Sentence examples similar to contested this idea from inspiring English sources

For decades, Ketchum has contested the idea that soldiers were tricked into participating in the tests.

But Mr. Bini Smaghi contested the idea that "there exists such a thing as an orderly debt restructuring".

Greenwald contested the idea that the killing in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was an act of terrorism, per se.

State toxicologist Nu-may Reed already had contested the idea in a memo to her superiors when Dow began to float it.

Mr. Bush has contested the idea that the marriage was ever so severely strained, and some friends say they saw no signs of strain beyond typical marital spats.

A senior administration weapons expert strongly contested the idea that the PARD behind the indictment was any less important than more concentrated data on nuclear arms.

The mayor, who said he occasionally drank a diet soda "on a hot day," contested the idea that the plan would limit consumers' choices, saying the option to buy more soda would always be available.

A senior American official who deals with the Middle East contested the idea that the Iranian corridor was open, saying that there were still many actors on the ground who could frustrate the Iranians' efforts to pass.

Secondly, he contested the idea that a qualitative mental leap from myth is required for Africans to embrace philosophical thought.

The judiciary, for its part, has not contested the idea, though admittedly there has been no real test case in which substantial evidence of a president's personal criminal wrongdoing existed in the absence of impeachment proceedings in Congress.

These instances of victim-blaming provoked protest throughout the nation as people contested the idea that the women who are victimized hold responsibility in cases of rape.