Sentence examples for long-held interpretation from inspiring English sources

"This judgment confirms the OFT's long-held interpretation of this important aspect of consumer law, and is one that consumers themselves would identify with.

In restating a view he espoused as a senator, Mr. Ashcroft allied himself with pro-gun groups and some academics who in recent years have challenged the long-held interpretation of the amendment.

Welcoming the ruling, the OFT said it confirmed its "long-held interpretation" of the law, adding that it expected to reach a decision on the fairness of the charges later this year.

"Broad View of Gun Rights Is Supported by Ashcroft" (news article, May 24) contends that Attorney General John Ashcroft's belief that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms challenges "the long-held interpretation of that amendment".

The Justice Department's interpretation of long-held tenets of American and international law provided the executive branch with the unlimited power to treat detainees as it saw fit.

The publication of the first interpretations of the human genome sequence this week overturns some long-held beliefs about human biology.

The authors acknowledge that it is plausible that high-pressure CO2 may facilitate some minor compaction of coal powder under applied load; however, the long-held belief in commonality of the appreciable CO2-induced softening of the coal matrix was evidently based on erroneous interpretation of the observed experimental artefacts.

These findings challenge a long-held view.

She gave it, with long-held dimples.

There are long-held attitudes.

Citing Saint Laurent is a long-held tradition.