Sentence examples for rebut the assertion from inspiring English sources

The White House was at pains Monday to rebut the assertion.

In a statement Wednesday, lawyers for Contador tried to rebut the assertion that tainted beef had been ruled out as a reason for Contador's positive test.

During the question period, Senator Chuck Grassley (R IA), the cosponsor, with subcommittee colleague Senator Dick Durban (D IL) of a bill to tighten the H-1B program, asked Hira if he could "rebut the assertion that some, including your co-panelist Brad Smith, have made that the U.S. does not in fact have enough highly skilled workers".

If a company passes the first two hurdles, it would then be considered for heightened regulation and be given a chance to rebut the assertions.

The fax, though City Hall did not comment on it, appeared to be an effort to rebut the assertions of teachers that they routinely work far more hours than their contract requires.

In a statement, Gunvor rebutted the assertion in the diplomatic cable, saying that Mr. Putin "is not a beneficiary of this company or its activities".

The singing and dancing are also designed to rebut the government assertion that the protesters are jihadists, because most Islamic extremists abhor singing and dancing.

The executives are expected to begin a more aggressive campaign to rebut the families' assertions that the deal is not in the company's best interests.

Mr. Garre responded that Mr. Marri, who was held incommunicado for his first 16 months in the brig, was eventually given access to lawyers and a court hearing in which he was given the opportunity to rebut the government's assertions, an opportunity Mr. Garre said Mr. Marri had "squandered".

Can we define it by a single, simple standard that will rebut the self-justifying assertions by rulers who pay cynical homage to democracy, but violate its spirit every day?

The White House spokesman, Jay Carney, sought to rebut that assertion, describing the released detainees as "low-risk, noncriminal".