Sentence examples for splendid discussion from inspiring English sources
The speculative philosophers of the past were certainly not averse to analysis: witness the splendid discussion of the concept of knowledge in Plato's Theaetetus, or, for a more recent example, Bradley's account of the meanings of "self".
Fast-forward to the present moment, and America's shale bounty -- its surge in domestic supply of oil and gas produced via hydraulic fracturing, or fracking -- has once again given rise to discussions of "splendid isolation".
However, as pointed out previously, there is a critical difference between evaluative acts that operate on a high/low parameter (e.g., major, important) and those that are categorized in terms of a positive/negative polarity (e.g., worthwhile, splendid) (see Bednarek 2009 for an in-depth discussion of this issue).
The single most splendid monument in the Baroque style, the Buen Retiro Palace just outside Madrid, has not survived (for a discussion of the fine porcelain manufactured there later, see Buen Retiro ware).
A joke, sure, but like all good comedians, it does make a rather splendid point: It is harder for founders who don't fit the standard patterns to raise money — and that's a discussion we ought to be having.
