Sentences with phrase «preconceived notions rather»

In my field, my admonition is we need to ensure we give honest and guarded opinions on what we know lest we carry out foreign policy based on preconceived notion rather than hard data.

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Not for whether or not it fits your preconceived notion of God and how / why he would do what he does but rather for what it does for you in your life.
With hundreds of Christian sects with hundreds of different twists of their holy book, what makes you sure you can pick out the «right one», rather than the one that simply aligns with your preconceived notions?
So the tendency to link weather to joint problems may be based on people's preconceived notions, rather than scientific facts.
We're rather invited to throw all preconceived notions overboard, on any of the film's matters: friendship, trust, love, the relationships between men and women.
She wanted to be sure people were really reading and thinking about her work, rather than going into it with preconceived notions: «Oh here is a woman writer writing about feminism.
In other places, I am far more interested in the content of the statements, and want to evaluate them based on their own merit, rather than any preconceived notions I may have about their sources.
Spreading confidence to other women through delivering and keeping the priorities on the results and outcomes, rather than allowing any room for any preconceived notions based on gender.
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