Sentence examples for the common theory from inspiring English sources
He disproved the common theory that the disease came from a miasma or "bad air".
She dissented from the common theory that young men, unable to afford marriage, are left full of sexual frustration.
QUESTION FROM DAVE: I was confused about one aspect of the article — it cites the common theory that humans descended from Africa about 200,000 years ago.
An addiction psychiatrist has said smoking marijuana does not necessarily cause addiction to other drugs later in life, contradicting the common theory it is a 'gateway drug'.
An influential university textbook, the Theoricae novae planetarum eventually replaced the widely used, anonymous 13th-century Theorica planetarum communis (the common "Theory of the Planets").
For example, as the Rutgers scientist Randy Gallistel has argued, the common theory that equates neuron-wise connections with memory may be wrong; smaller molecules like RNA might be a significantly more energy-efficient substrate for memory.
One of the common theories is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which helps to study the implementation of different healthcare IT applications.
Such studies may represent important arguments in the common theories that given families of M. tuberculosis are currently emerging in various parts of the world.
The vegetable is actually a member of the sunflower family, and the most common theory is that the Italian word for sunflower, girasole, could have been corrupted into Jerusalem.
The origin of the breed itself is unknown, but the most common theory is that the ancestors of Herdwick sheep were introduced by early Norse settlers.
The most common theory (in the world of women's magazines, anyway) is that one should look for an alpha partner, and you surely can't get more alpha than the future ruler of the realm, Prince William.
