Sentence examples for statements the idea from inspiring English sources

But sure enough, even in 1977, at the height of disco fever and its terrible fashion statements, the idea that a major network -- ABC, in this case -- would broadcast a show that depicted three single, sexy 20-somethings living together under the same roof was positively revolutionary.

Wardle told the court in a witness statement: "The idea of discontinuing the investigation went against my every instinct as a prosecutor.

The draft included the statement: "The idea that foreign state representatives need special protection against insults does not accord with the era".

Mitt Romney issued a statement: "The idea that she would be a credible commander in chief of our armed forces requires the willing suspension of disbelief".

Although subsequent philosophers were to question the assumption that there could ever be a definitive logical analysis of a given statement, the idea that ordinary language may be systematically misleading has remained.

The American Magazine dismissed the project with the statement, "The idea of engaging swallows in war is a pretty one, as, in future, all European wars will have to be conducted in 'swallow time' when the warm winds blow from the sunny south".

Collectively, these statements convey the idea that textile design is driven by market needs or demands, rather than by a designer's personal sense of aesthetic quality or creativity, and that the product's end use will provide a solution to a consumer problem.

Setting aside the prejudicial overtones of such statements, the very idea is absurd.

As we have seen, the equivalence schemas are crucial in providing a general statement of the idea that truth is a norm of assertion, but there seems for all that no internal connection between truth and the norm in question, and thus no internal connection between the equivalence schemas and that norm (cf. Price 1998).

In response, the Clinton camp issued a statement attacking the idea.

For Adichie, it's political: her hairstyle is a statement against the idea that "beauty has become this homogenous thing".