Sentence examples similar to a disputed assertion from inspiring English sources

The family has denied that it benefited unfairly from tax breaks and other favors and said government contracts had been subjected to competitive bidding, a widely disputed assertion.

At several institutions listed on Beato's résumé, officials said they could find no evidence of her service, while former colleagues at the University of New Mexico and an affiliated hospital in Albuquerque disputed assertions she made, saying at a minimum she had puffed up her role in several projects.

In an interview, Mr. Holt disputed assertions by Justice Department and national security officials that the overcollection was inadvertent.

Later, in a brief interview, Mr. Spitzer disputed assertions that the Securities and Exchange Commission lacked the staff to police corporations.

Rush Holt, a Democratic congressman and chairman of the House Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, disputed assertions by Justice Department and national security officials that the overcollection was inadvertent.

But Ms. Holley has publicly disputed assertions that Ms. Lohan stole the necklace.

The government's lead negotiator, Camilo Gómez, disputed assertions that the plan failed to include substantive measures.

Mr. Kaplan disputed assertions that the benefits of his plan were too small to be worthwhile.

The American ambassador in Kenya, William M. Bellamy, has disputed assertions that Washington is to blame for the surge in violence.

Mr. Brown disputed assertions that the tomato pickers were ill paid, saying that they averaged $12.46 an hour, and that did not include free transportation to the fields.

And they have disputed assertions that they are appeasing energy companies, which have been critical of the administration for being too restrictive.