Sentence examples for misrepresentation it from inspiring English sources

There is also the problematic fact that postcolonial theory has, in its account of the colonial encounter, focused almost exclusively on the matter of imperial misrepresentation: it largely ignores what non-western cultures were up to in the last two centuries, unless they were seen to be actively engaged in rebutting the coloniser.

But this perspective is a misrepresentation: it's a reconstruction with meaning, and as such bears little resemblance to the event.

To insinuate that depictions of Erechtheus' daughters are evidence of a darkly barbaric culture of virgin sacrifice is a risible misrepresentation; it's like claiming that those old posters of a white-bearded Uncle Sam, pointing a bony finger and saying "WE WANT YOU!," are evidence of a nationwide cult of elderly pedophiles.

To fully appraise this misrepresentation it is illuminating to compare a statement in the media and the corresponding facts.

Whilst we attempted to account for such misrepresentation, it is still possible that therapeutic duplication was overestimated.

Mr. Hamilton, the federal spokesman, said that if the Education Department "becomes aware of material factual misrepresentations," it could terminate the grant.

"There's no reason for 10 days of what appeared to be total misrepresentations — it creates a situation were America looks weak, it creates a situation where the American people don't have confidence.

The ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee said today that he wanted to know whether Enron could be criminally liable for any financial misrepresentations it made to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Export-Import Bank of the United States when it sought taxpayer-backed aid for overseas projects.

"We disagree with the allegations in the complaint and will vigorously defend against the misrepresentations it contains about Wells Fargo and all of the Wells Fargo team members whose careers have been built on doing the right thing by our customers every day," a Wells Fargo spokeswoman told the Guardian.

There are so many examples where truth is mixed with misrepresentations it would be difficult to list them all.

It is so immersed in legend and colorful misrepresentation that it's a shame to spoil it all with truth.