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So Hume is strangely happy to accept that we could imagine that missing shade of blue, even though he thinks it a vaid counter-example to his theory — an idea not born of an impression.

Creative Control - Part 5 Hal Duncan 2009

I just wanted to point her out as a useful counter-example to any nonsense you might encounter about how the Democratic party is a populist-friendly organization.

Tamyra d'Ippolito - An Inconvenient Democrat from Indiana | RedState 2010

We should stress that every such case (and we argue in our book that free-riding is ubiquitous) is a counter-example to natural selection.

About 'What Darwin Got Wrong' 2010

One salient counter-example, ironically enough, occurred in Iran in 1979.

What Makes a Revolution Work? | Heretical Ideas Magazine 2009

We should stress that every such case (and we argue in our book that free-riding is ubiquitous) is a counter-example to natural selection.

About 'What Darwin Got Wrong' 2010

While an optimist will recall that in 1993 and 2005 New Jersey and Virginia foreshadowed triumphs by the out-of-power party, one must not forget the counter-example of 2001, when Democratic wins in both states foreshadowed nothing at all.

Stromata Blog: 2009

While an optimist will recall that in 1993 and 2005 New Jersey and Virginia foreshadowed triumphs by the out-of-power party, one must not forget the counter-example of 2001, when Democratic wins in both states foreshadowed nothing at all.

Election Spin 2009

A major counter-example: Almost no one in the United States identifies himself or herself as "upper class" or "rich."

What, Me Rich?, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

While an optimist will recall that in 1993 and 2005 New Jersey and Virginia foreshadowed triumphs by the out-of-power party, one must not forget the counter-example of 2001, when Democratic wins in both states foreshadowed nothing at all.

Elections 2010 2010

I find this a nice counter-example to any claim that English suffixation is obligatorily logical.

2010 February « Motivated Grammar 2010