Sentence examples for authorities maintained that from inspiring English sources

The Italian authorities maintained that it had been illegally dug up and smuggled from an Etruscan tomb in Cerveteri, 20 miles northwest of Rome, in 1971.

But in its report, the Israeli authorities maintained that their use of white phosphorus munitions "was consistent with Israel's obligations under international law" and said the military advocate general found no grounds for any disciplinary measures over their use.

Early authorities maintained that white sharks are descended from the extinct Carcharocles megalodon, the largest shark in the fossil record, which grew to more than 13.7 metres (45 feet) in length.

Even as the newspaper confirmed Mr. Tanveer's death with jail officials, and tracked his body's path from a Freehold morgue to the cargo hold of an airplane at Kennedy Airport, immigration authorities maintained that they could find no documents showing such a person was ever detained, or died in their custody.

For many months after Mubanga was seized in Zambia with the help of British intelligence and sent to Guantánamo, the American authorities maintained that he was a dangerous 'enemy combatant', an undercover al-Qaeda operative who had travelled from Afghanistan on a false passport and appeared to be on a mission to reconnoitre Jewish organisations in New York.

For days after Michael Slager fatally shot Walter Scott in April 2015, authorities maintained that the former North Charleston, South Carolina, police officer had done everything by the book.

The Russian authorities maintain that the dispute is purely economic.

Some authorities maintain that the sail was actually a hump used to store water and lipids.

Many authorities maintain that this scheme would take decades to unfold.

Estonian authorities maintain that the coins feature an "artist's impression" of the country.

In fact, some authorities maintain that the masks of the ancient theatre were crude affairs with little aesthetic appeal.