Sentence examples for disputing the use from inspiring English sources

When Mr Gates was disputing the use of the word "monopoly", one of them swivelled round and put a question to the astonished audience at the hearing, "How many people own personal computers?" About three-quarters of those present.

There's no disputing the use of "classic" here: the eight films contained in this essential boxset have more than proven themselves over the years, in terms of enduring artistry as well as commercial value.

He would dispute the use of the word "uprising," saying that it normally implied some slight prospect of victory.

Turkey, however, disputes the use of the word "genocide" to describe the killings and says the death toll has been inflated.

The Spanish Tennis Federation disputed the use of the surface, known as Indoor Hard Premiere, saying it was not on the list of 91 manufacturers approved by the International Tennis Federation.

Brazil disputes the use of a method that considers the difference between the price of a product in its home country and in the United States, except when the product is sold at a higher price in the United States.

Though he disputed the use of the word "vouchers," saying it had come to acquire negative connotations, Dr. Paige said children attending failing public schools that did not improve should be permitted to use "their share of federal funds to pay for another option, including tutoring, a charter school, or a nonpublic school".

Readers have written to dispute the use of the term "false rape" on the basis that there is no evidence of a false claim and that the Metropolitan police has concluded that there was "no case to answer" over the rape allegations.

While Liberty does not dispute the use and value of intrusive surveillance powers per se, we believe that the mass speculative interception of communications and data retention are unlawful, unnecessary and disproportionate.

Martha Holler, another Sallie Mae spokeswoman, disputed the use of commercial paper rates to measure the company's margins on private student loans.

No one disputes the use of these procedures for those with either a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, which convey a lifetime risk of developing breast cancer as high as 85percentt.