Sentence examples for contradicting assertions from inspiring English sources

The opposition leader said the attempt to "micromanage" schools was an example of the government's "wrong priorities" – contradicting assertions by the environment minister, Greg Hunt, that the scheme had bipartisan support.

Along with Mr. Obama's order, on Monday the administration will release two government reports that mostly blame a dysfunctional marketplace for drug shortages, directly contradicting assertions by some commentators that government rules are to blame.

Some drug manufacturers, meanwhile, are saying they have no objection to letting employers see their contracts with the pharmacy benefit managers, contradicting assertions by those companies that it is the manufacturers who have insisted on secrecy.

The study – carried out over the past three years at the University of Kansas in the US grain belt – has found that GM soya produces about 10 per cent less food than its conventional equivalent, contradicting assertions by advocates of the technology that it increases yields.

"This contradicts assertions that felony crime statistics declined as a result of downgrading to misdemeanors, which would have experienced corresponding increases".

The report contradicts assertions made on Thursday by Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, that the systems were on their way.

But the Australian authorities' confirmation appears to directly contradict assertions from Malaysian officials that no such route had been found on the captain's simulator.

If that is the case, it would contradict assertions at the time by the paper's parent company, Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, that after the arrests The News of the World cracked down, putting a stop to phone hacking.

The studies published by the Financial Stability Board and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, whose members include central bankers and regulators from the United States, Europe, China and most other major countries, contradict assertions by the banking industry that the new regulations could throttle growth.

Clemens's denials directly contradict assertions by his former trainer Brian McNamee, who testified that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone on numerous occasions from 1998 to 2001.

Revellers have been warned, meanwhile, about the downside of all this hot weather, such as rising levels of toxic air, as well as misery for commuters as high temperatures cause steel tracks to buckle – which somewhat contradicts assertions made by Billie Holiday that in summertime "the livin' is easy".