Sentence examples for Vague assertion from inspiring English sources

This was not some vague assertion; Jalil provided names, details and places.

The main objections are the justices' own concerns about privacy and a vague assertion that televising proceedings would somehow diminish the court.

This may be a vague assertion, but it does have a kind of accuracy, with Ancient Greek, 18th-century French, 1930s Soviet and 20th century Australian variations.

The first, he said, was whether the I.R.A.'s vague assertion that its "strategies and disciplines will not be inconsistent with the Good Friday Agreement" meant an end to "targeting, procurement of weapons, so-called punishment beatings and so forth".

Over time, however, as the presence of Indian blood evolved from racial embarrassment to something potentially interesting and exotic, Métis identities started to be expansively and controversially claimed by any otherwise white person willing to make, a la Elizabeth Warren's claim of Native American heritage, a vague assertion of aboriginal background.

"However, the conclusion by U.S.A.D.A.'s review board -- whose members were all chosen by U.S.A.D.A.'s chief executive, Terry Madden, and is hardly an independent body to proceed with the adjudication process based on some vague assertion of Tim's alleged involvement with Balco -- further underscores the basic lack of fairness in this entire process.

We should also demand clear, specific commitments for the future, and we should be skeptical of vague assertions, implausible promises, and excuses for prior failures.

Vague assertions are sometimes made, but there is very little hard evidence and often a lack of candor on that side of the argument.

The rise of Maxwell House was a triumph of advertising: like most successful coffee companies, it promoted itself with vague assertions of excellence.

The content was indistinguishable from the rally content: riffs about his various political opponents, vague assertions about his policy goals, disparagement of the news media.

The Bush administration's record for truthfulness is not such that one should rely on its often meaningless and vague assertions.