idea
Usage
Example Sentences
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"The idea that no one works at the end of it is the bit that doesn't hold any water with me," he said.
From Barron's
An idea will please some, but not others.
From BBC
That’s viewed as a negative by the consultants, as is the long tenure of many board members—another negative due the idea that leads to “entrenchment.”
From Barron's
“While the U.S. administration has touted the idea of insurance guarantees and naval escorts, neither has materialized yet,” ING’s Warren Patterson says in a research report.
Opposition to that idea is rooted in the Christian religious tradition and has been expressed forcefully by 21st Century church leaders.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
