the very idea!

Moreover, we recognize that the very idea of these universal rights presupposes the equal worth of every individual.

The very idea of a cautious revolutionary would seem, on the face of it, a contradiction in terms.

Dismissive of Waheeba, she scorns the very idea that this lump of a woman, "obese, menopausal, illiterate" , could be her rival in anything.

She said that the very idea that a game could be a reflection of her was ridiculous. Her money was promptly refunded and she left.

The very idea of choice vanishes, for to choose is to choose something in which freedom sees, at least for a moment, a symbol of itself.

The very idea is foreign to what most of us learn as kids. When I was a kid, it seemed as if work and fun were opposites by definition.

These types of walls seem to crumble at the very idea of being punctured by a screw, nail or dirty look.

The very idea of that much water, impossible to swim across or to drink, is fearful to them.

Just as our religious traditions are dynamic, so is the very idea of the United States.

It's not just bragging rights, they also like the very idea of each of these things and they want to 'possess' the experience.

Many thought the very idea ridiculous, since as an institution the Catholic church was dead set against the IRA and its violence.

A GUI is not written to be scripted (there are exceptions, but the very idea of a GUI presupposes a human element, the "user" ).

In their wake, she says, many Arabs have come permanently to reject the very idea of peaceful coexistence with Israel.

She thought the very idea of me playing rugby was hilarious.

Conservatives are suspicious of the very idea of a French or European Islam.

Furthermore the very idea of a "protected" conversation is nonsense.

It has been ongoing with the very idea that they could take world control of the whole population, and prevent you from ascending.

Can electricity cause cancer? In a society that literally runs on electric power, the very idea seems preposterous.

I'm scared of the very idea of a "message" in a novel.

At the same time, a conceptualization of the very idea of a profession was also ripening and maturing.

The very idea of presenting a list and having a background process populate it without interrupting the user experience is dead sexy.

This, however, seems unlikely, as the very idea of wabi-sabi requires us to get away from material objects as much as possible.

Second, the hot new stock -- in many cases, a current or recent IPO -- serves as a way to bet on the very idea of China's growth.

Dog people are horrified at the very idea of choosing a moggy (cat) instead of a pooch (dog).

The very idea would be foreign and unacceptable to main stream academics.

To David Cameron's new government, even with the pro-European Liberal Democrats on board, the very idea may sound fantastical.

The very idea that some cancers are not dangerous and some might actually go away on their own can be hard to swallow, researchers say.

The missile-defence row has also exposed a second fissure in NATO's ranks, about the very idea of deterrence.

What Westerners and Chinese alike tend not to realize is that the very idea of "Chinese-ness" reflects a triumph of strategic tolerance.

In the very idea of concrete being is contained the idea of an intersubjective world.

It would change the very idea of working on a computer altogether.

Even before the first one took place this week, the very idea of the hearings came under withering fire from liberal America.

it is a brave Democrat who will talk about gun control. Some of them dismiss the very idea as "insensitive" .

Does the very idea of holiday gift shopping make you want to run and hide?

The very idea of mixing garbage with music seems so incongruous as to be ideal.

Marcuse said that the very idea that you needed to control people was wrong.

At fault may be the very idea of highlighting a site's particular merits.

I can't do that she gasped, appalled at the very idea.

Go to Cornwall on the back of a motorbike? The very idea! I'm much too old for that.

For decades, some rejected the very idea of corporate responsibility.

I can't believe he expected me to walk there. The very idea!

And we must care for one another. Today, we do more than celebrate America; we rededicate ourselves to the very idea of America.

I thought I could depend on you, Old Bryson. You've hit on the very idea.

The very idea of characterizing a system by just one function is subject to doubt.

And since these messages have an agenda -- to lure us to open our wallets -- they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable.

When Dudley was in school in the 1980s, the very idea of plant sociality was practically taboo among scientists.

The very idea of Sebold's subject matter might make a reader queasy.

But the past year has called into question the very idea of a low-risk loan.

If you hate the very idea of a speech, fine.

The very idea of sniffing glue is repellent to me.

If you are struggling with the very idea of forgiving an offense, you are not alone.

The very idea will seem impossible. . . almost.

She balked at the very idea of compromise.

We must abandon our allies in Lebanon and the very idea of an independent Lebanon in order to win Syria's support for our retreat from Iraq.

Many people will find the very idea of individuals selling their organs repugnant.

This is because the very idea of these networks is so contradictory.

I leave these as questions because the very idea of ethics for science needs further discussion.

So, for them these miserable couples offend the very idea of marriage?

Some people, however, 8 to the very idea of persuasion.

The very idea of keeping up betrays you.

The very idea of doing it angered him.

They depend on a concept that is ill formed: the very idea of timesaving.

But William is just 5 years old, still struggling with his parents' divorce and with the very idea of death.

but the very idea of examining and analyzing ones inner feelings