Sentence examples for frivolous assertion from inspiring English sources
Everyone complains about media overload, but no one, including me, wants to give up access to magazines, newspapers, TV, blogs, or Web sites — the thousands of sources of urgent or frivolous assertion.
"Our family was deeply affected by the war," she said, "and we do not make frivolous claims, and that assertion is frankly insulting".
What dawned on me as the night went on is that even in apparently frivolous conditions the establishment asserts control, and won't tolerate having that assertion challenged, even flippantly, by that most beautifully adept tool: comedy.
But in their multiple legal responses, they have alternately dismissed Ms. Hoang's claim as "selfish, contrary to public interest and a frivolous abuse" of the court, and bluntly denied the assertion that credit card information had been used to identify her.
Even when challenged with rigorous and seemingly unassailable arguments like The tax code applies to income, but I earn a wage, or Income taxes apply to persons, but I am not a person, the courts have consistently held that such assertions are -- believe it or not -- frivolous.
But the sacrifice in power and weight offered a significant compensation: you had a clear view of what Pergolesi was up to, and the readings countered the often-heard assertion that Pergolesi's use of operatic techniques in his sacred works made some of his text setting seem frivolous.
This does not mean frivolous or "puff pieces" but the application of journalistic rigour and scrutiny, focusing on evidence and case studies to back up assertions.
That might sound frivolous.
That is hardly frivolous.
She called the lawsuit "frivolous".
