Sentence examples for by refuting from inspiring English sources

Do the authors imply that by refuting some dozens (or hundreds, or thousands) of clades, all remaining un-refuted ones (or the refutable ones among them) are increased in status?

Science moves forward by refuting theories.

Powers starts by refuting some common conceptions about bohemia.

Franzen also echoes climate deniers by refuting scientific modelling.

England had already responded last night by "refuting any suggestions of ball-tampering or malpractice".

For the moment, Vivendi has gone on the offensive by refuting Vodafone's claim that Vodafone would gain control of Cegetel by owning a majority of its shares.

May has undermined that agenda altogether by simply refuting its primacy.

We did not observe a significant relationship between subjective happiness and activities done by retirees, refuting our first hypothesis.

Kroll's investigation (like many others, including one for this magazine by Seymour Hersh)refuted Washington's claims.

Mr. Englebright, a coastal geologist by training, refuted the cottage dwellers' claims that bungalows kept the beach intact.

Which is why these points need refuting, one by one.