Sentence examples for two different propositions from inspiring English sources

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Two different propositions for the NCL for sands are available in the literature [22].

Rather, the phenomenon arises because a single sentence can be associated with two different propositions, one that is necessary and another that is contingent.

This suggests that 'someone likes everyone' is ambiguous, in that this string of English words can be used to express two different propositions.

As mentioned above, monists explain the data described by Kripke by holding that the sentences that figure in Kripke's examples are associated with two different propositions, one that is necessary and another that is contingent.

When combined with the conception of a sentence's content as the set of worlds where it is true, the distinction between the two concepts of truth in a world yields a distinction between two different propositions expressed by a sentence.

Tony Kenny, himself a former SNP member who left the party over its decision to support NATO membership, argues that Alex Salmond and a yes vote are two different propositions.

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They go back to market three weeks later with three subtly different propositions and real life MVT them.

It may, however, be objected that it is problematic to operate with two different kinds of propositions: 1) propositional constants with truth-values that do not vary with the chronicles and 2) other wffs with truth-values that may vary with the chronicles.

If this is so, then the two sentences express different propositions.

If they do not, then they are in a position to believe what is expressed by an utterance of 'Today is fine' without believing what is expressed by an utterance of 'The day of this utterance is fine', in which case, by Accept, the two sentence express different propositions.

One point brought out by the example of (9) and (10) is that two sentences can express different propositions while having the same truth-value.

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