The theory rested on the premise that Cugel's mental capacity was of a low order.

Formal logic and empirically verifiable data ought to be the foundation upon which any theory should rest.

In so far, therefore, as Stout's theory of introspection rests upon this assumption, we are compelled to reject it.

They sought both to contest his method and to expose the political values on which his theory rested.

It is just one record, and the prevailing theory rests on many lines of evidence.

All this theory rested upon the utterances of an old charwoman who had been nearly knocked down by a man in a hurry.

The classic statistical theory first developed by Flory rested on two critical assumptions.

The theory rests to a huge extent on the dynamism of new firms, which constantly introduce innovations into the economy.

This theory rests on the embedded premise that human beings actually have a "subconscious mind," a belief not held by all people.

From the beginning, American political theory has rested on the idea of popular sovereignty.