Taine asserted that far from promoting liberty, as most of the French believe, the Revolution merely transferred absolute power to even more illiberal hands.
Britain asserted that, far from ending a colonial situation, Argentine rule and control of the lives of the Falklanders against their wishes would in fact create one.
It submitted a study it commissioned that asserted that far more savings in health care costs — about $58 billion — could be generated if people simply cut 100 calories from their daily diets than if they consumed less salt.
A new report presented to 12 councils in the Association of North East Councils in Darlington yesterday, Borderlands: can the north east and Cumbria benefit from greater Scottish autonomy, asserts that far from being a greater threat, it could bring northern England greater benefits of economic, social and cultural partnerships.
He asserts that far from being good, human nature is bad because it includes a love of profit, envy and hatred, and desires of the eyes and ears that lead to violence and anarchy.
The Moderates' leader went so far as to assert that Sweden faced its worse crisis in decades.
The nature of terrorism has itself become a philosophically debated question, some philosophers going so far as to assert that terrorism is justified in some real-world circumstances.
When the report was issued, the two co-chairmen of the mission - a former Nigerian head of state, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, and former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser of Australia - asserted that far-reaching sanctions by the West offered the only hope to avert a cycle of terror and counterterror.
Do you think that the government's gone too far in asserting that kind of privilege?
The standards committee's inquiry will drag on for several weeks, giving the Scottish National Party and the Conservatives plenty of chances to assert that New Labour, far from bringing progressive politics into Scotland, is aping the worst habits of Westminster.Even when the inquiry is over, the row will not be done with.
