Sentence examples for the weaker idea from inspiring English sources

Much of his subsequent discussion of underdetermination takes place in terms of the weaker idea that our theory might have empirically equivalent alternatives such that "we would see no way of reconciling [them] by reconstrual of predicates" (loc. cit, emphasis added; cf. also 1990, 97).

"Wet Hot American Summer" is generous in its comic opportunities, and the cast -- especially Molly Shannon and Christopher Meloni -- gamely pushes even some of the weaker ideas for a laugh or two.

The weakest idea in Iraq may be the idea of Iraq itself.

"I think the Islamist theory of the killing is the weakest idea investigators have provided," Mr Vatchagayev said.

Amis falls back on the weak idea that he was mad, an envious loner driven into homicidal lunacy by the taste of power, and argues that when he did sensible things, like defeating Hitler, he stopped being mad.

The trio had a passion for billiards and felt that they could make a success of even the weakest idea if they had ready access to a pool table.

It's not just the weak ideas that get killed; good options or ideas at the wrong time also need to go.

If you iterate enough and continuously toss out the weak ideas, you will (hopefully) eventually find a great one.

Take a good listen to what they have to say, weed out the weak ideas and consider what they're saying.

Instead, Rawls argues, legitimacy is a weaker idea than justice: particular political institutions and the decisions made within them may be legitimate but not just (Rawls 1995).

But I also culled weaker ideas very harshly, which has helped my creativity hugely.