Sentence examples for based on an assertion from inspiring English sources

Justice Scalia's question appeared to be based on an assertion in a brief Massey filed with the court in January.

That is based on an assertion that an undersea mountain range forms part of Russia's continental shelf.

The claim, he ruled, turned out to have been based on an assertion from a single unnamed person in a classified government document.

734 is so drastic, it was understandable that Parliament would require prior judicial review before any seizure takes place based on an assertion of violation of moral rights.

The program began after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, based on an assertion of unilateral executive power by President George W. Bush.

"Just as modern China was based on an assertion of national sovereignty, so China should always respect the sovereignty of other nations, including our own," he said.

Libraries and the digital archives associated with them need to model the best practices that we can in hopes that the most absurd kinds of copyright overreaching will become less common and rational policies based on an accurate assertion of rights and a realistic assessment of needs will begin to dominate.

ABC claims that the plaintiff takes the "extreme position" that "any defendant is entitled to immediate release based on an unverified assertion of indigency," and argues that bail is a "Liberty-Promoting Institution As Old As The Republic".

We understand that the segment and story are based on a misleading assertion by Gen. Thomas speaking at a conference in Aspen.

Moreover, modern liberal societies cannot be based on a simple assertion of group identity - the very idea of the rule of law, of equal legal treatment for everyone regardless of religion, wealth, gender or ethnicity, conflicts with it.

The drug industry and its administration allies now want the court to ignore the absence of express legal language and grant drug companies immunity based on a phony assertion that state lawsuits improperly usurp federal regulatory authority.