Anything within the scope of this operator is asserted to be true in the named story; what is outside its scope is to be understood literally.
Is the White House counsel explaining to the president the scope of the powers being asserted in his ill-advised orders?
Bill Gates, protesting the government's antitrust initiatives against Microsoft, has asserted from the first that limiting the scope of his company's activities or breaking it up would stifle the innovation that helped Microsoft catalyze the information revolution into existence.
In a federal lawsuit filed in October, residents asserted that the Federal Highway Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation had expanded the scope of its reconstruction without proper environmental review.
We cannot be certain that our insurance will be sufficient in amount or scope to cover all claims that may be asserted against us".
Dimbleby will assert that reducing the scope of the BBC to just a few genres such as news and drama would have "disastrous consequences", adding: "It would tailspin down into a broadcasting vortex".
The Five Year Forward View blueprint by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, which claims that the NHS could deliver £22bn of annual savings in five years' time, is the latest of a long line of reports to assert that there is scope for the NHS to make major savings.
The attacks, he asserted, were overseen by the Muslim militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, and he said investigations were continuing to determine the scope of Pakistani involvement in the attack, which killed 166 people and injured 304.
As a result he asserted that beyond 3.15pm there were no actions that could have changed the fate of the victims and he limited the scope of the inquest accordingly.
Then James asserted his authority.
