premising

By premising its concept of "world" (or an all-encompassing framework by some other name) on an originary act of reflexive self-possession, Cartesian epistemology and the political philosophy of classical liberalism revolve a model of agency constituted ex negativo — that is, defined by the alleged absence of any inner pre-determination.

The Melancholic Gift: Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy and Fiction 2008

You cannot create a successful education system by premising it upon dumbing the school down.

Educational "Fairness" Matt Johnston 2010

You cannot create a successful education system by premising it upon dumbing the school down.

Archive 2010-02-01 Matt Johnston 2010

If I was premising my argument on inaccurate data, then I certainly am wrong.

Report: Obama To Ask Voters For Patience At News Conference 2009

“In whichever direction your worship chooses to travel, and to require my services as guide,” answered the palmer; “always premising, you allow me leisure for my devotions at such holy stations as we pass on our route.”

Anne of Geierstein 2008

The remaining imitations, &c., known to me I shall place roughly in chronological order, premising that I fear the list must be very incomplete, and that I have met with very few except in

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

These Songs from the Elder Edda we will now briefly compare with the prose of the Volsung Story, premising that these are the only metrical sources existing of those from which the Sagaman told his tale.

The Story of the Volsungs 2008

You're not at all wrong though when you say those papers are premising their studies on the assumption that there is a Tree of Life, but that there is a Tree of Life is pretty much beyond doubt amongst biologists.

But it's not Science! 2006

It should be especially deeply disturbing for those who were planning to vote for the fellow, and yet exponentially more so for those who were premising their conclusions because of his "experience."

When can McCain misstatements be called lies? 2008

Sir Hugh complied; premising only that they must none of them expect him to be of their play-party again till after dinner.

Camilla 2008