central premise

collocation in English

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central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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premise
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprem.ɪs/us
/ˈprem.ɪs/
an idea or theory on which a statement or action ...
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(Definition ofcentralandpremisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcentral premise

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Acentralpremiseis that social systems generate inequality, which is manifested over the life course via demographic and developmental processes.
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There would often be no football action for several weeks, which was odd given that thecentralpremiseof the strip was football-based.
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Though still beloved by fans, thecentralpremiseof a country family was lost without a motherly figure.
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Thecentralpremisewas that the classical concept of motion does not fit at the quantum level, as electrons in an atom do not travel on sharply defined orbits.
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Thecentralpremiseof the argument is that value is choice-guiding.
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As noted, one earliercentralpremise+ that when grammatical features do not match, the derivation is blocked + is untenable.
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Hiscentralpremiseis that people are irrational: 'we never fully understand what we do while we do it'.
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Thecentralpremiseof the collection is that to 'understand contemporary societal ageing there is a need to recognise its diversity' (p. 1) in terms of culture, lifestyle and experience.
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Thecentralpremiseof ' successful ageing ' theories does not differ substantially from that of its ancestor, activity theory : stay active and keep impending depression at bay.
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Although cunningly couched in euphemisms and evasions, the concept of the 'feckless and fertile' continues to be acentralpremisein family planning and population studies.
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Acentralpremiseof the scheme is that membership cards will not be transferable.
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I question thecentralpremisein that statement.
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I do not agree with hiscentralpremise.
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I accept that, as acentralpremiseand as a general way of working, it would be good for the whole of society to operate along those lines.
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Thecentralpremisestands repeating.
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The book'scentralpremiseis that there is no universally acceptable way of classifying information.
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Thecentralpremiseof the 2004 edition was the sole participation of celebrity contestants.
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Both the writing and the performances ensure that everything but the preposterouscentralpremiseremains entirely believable.
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