But Clegg defended the idea of applying the policy nationally.
He had the idea of applying to the graduate school.
By comparison, the idea of applying bans on religious discrimination in hiring to religious bodies themselves is much more recent and debatable.
The idea of applying neural networks to solve tricky problems in AI isn't confined to DeepMind, but the technology is notoriously tricky to refine.
Others, less taken with the idea of applying commercial information to political behavior, argue that faith in technology is at best premature.
Dr ElBaradei and the former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix have supported the idea of applying the North Korean model to Iran.
Sometimes, before he comes home, I think of his warnings, caress my degree certificate and toy with the idea of applying for a job in the law.
The commission's chair William Shawcross is a fan: he recently aired the idea of applying charges to charities with annual incomes above £100,000.
A few years ago, she had the idea of applying for legal status through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
When Mr Kahneman and his colleagues first started work, the idea of applying psychological insights to economics and business decisions was considered quirky.
But the idea of applying a software algorithm to determine something as unique as someone's personal style might seem anathema to dyed-in-the-wool fashion lovers.
