Theory in example sentence

The theory of “debt overhang” – the intellectual origin of the proposal – explains why troubled banks are reluctant to issue new equity: the benefits accrue mostly to the bank’s bondholders and dilute existing shareholders.

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I can, however, give you at least a taste of what I regard as the most powerful theory of beauty we yet have.

No, this theory comes from an expert on barnacles and worms and pigeon breeding, and you know who I mean: Charles Darwin.

It is, in theory, the global commons, belonging to us all.

And so, you tell them your theory and they say, "No, no, that's not the way consciousness is! No, you've got it all wrong."

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