Sentence examples for asserted that the authority from inspiring English sources

The Commissary acknowledged that he had no specific permission to build the bakeries but asserted that the authority "belonged to the officers commanding the troops who were placed in the building".

The union asserted that the authority's proposal would reduce workers' take-home pay by 2.3percentt by requiring them to divert that percentage toward pension contributions.

The M.T.A.'s chief negotiator, Gary Dellaverson, asserted that the authority's insistence on a wage freeze and concessions had nothing to do with a lack of respect but was caused by the authority's deficit of more than $2 billion.

Spokeswoman Lisa Marie Alley asserted that the authority is not facing opposition.

The first applicant asserted that the authorities were responsible for the death of her husband and she and the other applicants asserted that the authorities had failed to take appropriate measures to mitigate the risks to their lives posed by natural hazards.

Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein, who voted against the proposal, asserted that the agency lacked the authority to rule as it had.

The revised complaint (see below) continues to assert that the authority "constitutes an exercise of Congress's power under the Bankruptcy Clause".

Despite Mr. Kessel's denials, Mr. Sabatino continued to assert that the authority had been collecting more than $135 million annually through an undisclosed 5.1percentt rate surcharge.

Four days before the transportation authority board voted on the contract, City Comptroller John C. Liu sent a letter to the authority's chairman, Jay H. Walder, asserting that the authority needed to use extra care in selecting a contractor for its radio system upgrade.

After meeting the visiting Egyptian minister Thursday night in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Mr. Arafat asserted that the Palestinian Authority was serious about making arrests and that Israel was unfairly shrugging off his efforts.

Mr. Stephens asserted that the Swedish authorities had said that "they will defer their interest in him to the Americans," and that a grand jury had been impaneled in Alexandria, Va., that was currently hearing evidence of Mr. Assange's role in exposing the diplomatic cables.