Sentence examples for basis in fact to from inspiring English sources

"There is, I don't think, any basis in fact to it". said Scott McClellan, a White House spokesman.

But he added: "I do not see in this case that there is an evidentially established basis in fact to find that the husband's costs were in some way inappropriately occurred or wantonly expended".

And when things don't feel quite right, when they make us uncomfortable, we often leap, with no basis in fact, to the conclusion that they are unnatural, immoral, degenerate, against the will of God.

"Sticky Fingers have assured us categorically that there is no basis in fact to these allegations.

Qatar flatly denied the allegations, calling them "unjustified" with "no basis in fact," according to a statement posted by Qatar's foreign ministry, which also accused the Arab countries of lying, saying that Qatar "has been subjected to a campaign of lies that have reached the point of complete fabrication".

Mr. Shah was not advised of his right to counsel, and as an immigrant from India, "had no basis in fact or experience" to expect that right, according to a motion filed by his lawyer, Lawrence K. Feitell.

Nutty as it seemed onstage, Simone's acquaintance with the rabbi appears to have some basis in fact, and helps to explain the Hebrew songs she performed at the Village Gate (where he also performed) in the early sixties.

Without some acknowledgment that the S.E.C.'s allegations have a basis in fact, Citigroup had agreed to pay $285 million to dispose of a case quickly.

One lawmaker said "It is a clear attempt to intimidate judges and to make the judiciary subservient to the legislature," and Michael Conroy, former President of the Maryland State Bar Association, said that "No basis in fact or law exists to support any suggestion to impeach Murdock for her recent decision on same-sex marriage".

Leaving aside the unsupported perpetuation of stereotypes, sweeping statements with no basis in fact and utter failure to be witty or clever, I have to take issue with the impugning of a true virtuoso of song: Céline Dion.

"Nigerians who unlawfully occupied an offshore drilling platform and held some 200 Nigerian and expatriate workers hostage for three days have no basis in fact or in law to claim that their rights were violated when the Nigerian military restored order".