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Called behavioral ecology, it starts from the premise that social and environmental forces select for various behaviors that optimize people's fitness in a given environment. Different environment, different behaviors—and different human "natures." —Sharon Begley, Newsweek, 29 June 2009 Although the Voting Rights Act served, in some measure, to formalize the notion of racial representation, its consequences undermined its premise—that a transparency of interests existed between the representative and the represented. —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., New Yorker, 24 Oct. 1994 Thirty years ago the modesty of the general expectation was still consistent with the original American premise of self-government. —Lewis H. Lapham, Harper's, November 1992

They were asked to leave the premises. The company leases part of the premises to smaller businesses. The premises were searched by the police. He disagreed with her premise. the basic premises of the argument a theory based on the simple premise that what goes up must come down Verb

Niebuhr … adhered to a form of liberalism more premised on a realistic assessment of human nature than Rauschenbusch's naïve progressivism was. —Alan Wolfe, New York Times Book Review, 21 Oct. 2007 Fears of a nuclear holocaust were fueled by President Nixon's "madman" theory of diplomacy. The madman theory was premised on the assumption that if the Soviets thought that Nixon was crazy enough to drop the bomb, they would leave us alone. —Will Manley, Booklist, 1 & 15 June 2006

let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning

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Come for the premise, stay for the discussion-worthy ending. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 The biblical premise concerns orphan Mufasa (Aaron Pierre) surviving a flood and being rescued by young prince Taka (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), who becomes his adoptive brother and eventually Scar after Mufasa proves to be the worthier king. —Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024

German corporations are premised on consensus in decision-making. —Andrew Binns, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 But her Blitz bid was premised on Ronan being the face of an all-around contender. —Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for premise