Sentence examples for asserted that far from inspiring English sources

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.

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.

The invitation that brought him to campus was criticized by some Southern alumni, prompting Dean of the Chapel Ernest Gordon to assert that far from being a revolutionary, King "has prevented a revolution from taking place" through his commitment to nonviolence.

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.

Do you think that the government's gone too far in asserting that kind of privilege?

One of them, Chris Lehane, said last week that Mr. Bush would be "held to presidential standards when it comes to describing his policy views," and asserted that "thus far he has not met the Quayle standard," a reference to former Vice President Dan Quayle.

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.