basic proposition
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"The basic proposition that you should look for work is right," he replied.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024
This basic proposition of public finance explains why separatist civil wars so rarely succeed against modern states, at least not without the support of outside powers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022
In some sense, this is Musk’s basic proposition: ambitious goals, borne out by intense deadlines and flat-out suffering.
From The Verge • Sep. 7, 2018
Rakoff: Judge Posner may be a hard-nosed “realist,” or maybe just a cynic, but I am amazed that he disagrees with the basic proposition that a judge who doesn’t exercise reason is lawless.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2017
Now, when Malthusians are asked to prove that this their basic proposition is true, they adopt one of two methods, not of proof, but of evasion.
From Birth Control A Statement of Christian Doctrine against the Neo-Malthusians by Sutherland, Halliday G.
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