Sentence examples for thought being that from inspiring English sources

But many linguists (following Chomsky [1995, 2000]) would now posit only two levels of grammatical structure, corresponding to PF and LF the thought being that constraints on DS and SS can be eschewed in favor of a simpler theory that only posits constraints on how expressions can be combined in the course of constructing complex expressions that can be pronounced and interpreted.

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Naming a bill "The Patriot Act" is a simple example, the thought being that voters would want to re-elect politicians who supported a bill called "The Patriot Act," even if it went against the public's actual interests.

After the conservative, recently revived 4 e3, Grischuk brought about a Dutch Defense with 4... f5, the thought being that after 5 Bd3 Nf6 6 O-O Bd6 7 b3, the white development is harmless.

Pomfret, Sterling and Eastford, all in Windham County, have also managed to survive without restricting land use, the thought being that we're all neighbors, we're all reasonable people who want the best for the community.

In Phoenix, where Mr. Quayle is an investment banker, there is talk among some Republicans and speculation in some newspapers that he may run for governor in 2002, the thought being that his conservative ideology might be a good fit with Arizona voters.

That, everyone thought, was that.

So that you might think is that.

What do you think is driving that?

"He thought, What is that?

I never thought we were that bad.