Sentence examples for has long purported from inspiring English sources

Mr. Dacre, in the job for 26 years, was a snarling Fleet Street character deeply attuned to the grievances and resentments of 'Middle England," the working-man-at-the-pub viewpoint that The Mail has long purported to represent.

For instance, the DSM has long purported to be "phenomenological" given that it describes signs and symptoms based on patient observation.

"The RNC has long purported to support getting more women into office, but they don't do anything," said Lim, who added that a lot of the GOP women running in primaries this year couldn't get enough funding from the party.

Multigenerational Travel Marketing studies have long purported that boomers, the "me generation," have a fascination with themselves.

Though hippies have long purported to identify with various underclasses, the movement's principles (free love, drug experimentation, far-flung travel) were quickly taken up by those best equipped to practice them: the filthy rich.

Cheerfully moronic, imbued with an almost infantile racism to which Stallone and the film's enthusiasts have long purported to be oblivious, Rocky lionizes a small-time South Philly hood who somehow manages to wangle a bout with the reigning heavyweight champion of the world, and thereupon gives him the fight of his life.

Contrived "prisoner's dilemma" experiments have long purported to show the futility and irrationality of cooperation with others.

It also has an eclectic population and has long been purported to be the inspiration for the Alaska town in the 1990s television series "Northern Exposure".

Low-carbohydrate diets in particular have long been purported to have metabolic and clinical advantages over other dietary patterns [ 5– 7].

There has long been a tiresome parrying of points between the National Farmers Unionn – purporting to speak for all of farming – and the environmental zealots purporting to speak for all things "natural".

In short, purporting to abhor inequality, advantage and dynasty has long been as red-bloodedly patriotic as loving mom, adoring apple pie, and, yes, booing teams like the Blue Devils -- teams that seem to wear their privilege on their jerseys.