Ah, the beauty about Christmas is that stories - already rebutted - can get a second life after the holiday season.
"In the course of that campaign we think there are a number of assertions about the management of the Great Barrier Reef and its vulnerability which are not grounded in fact and which need to be rebutted.
Greece has vigorously rebutted speculation that it will declare a debt default and plunge out of the eurozone if it fails to strike a deal with lenders to keep its bankrupt economy afloat.
Allan Mayer, co-chairman of American Apparel, rebutted Charney's defence and said the investigation was continuing.
Helena Morrissey, chief executive of Newton Investment Management, which backed the research, argued that the study rebutted the frequently-voiced criticism that getting women on boards was an elite issue irrelevant to workers outside the corporate power circuit.
Horowitz also made it clear that accusations made against Rodriguez were never rebutted by the Yankees' third baseman, who did not testify on his own behalf.
It has rebutted the claims as without merit.
The argument, which is likely to outlive us all, has been made elsewhere, and rebutted, and made again, and rebutted.
Questions from male journalists were rebutted with a charming subtext of 'I can't remember if I ever slept with your wife/girlfriend but if I did, then no harm done eh?'".
According to court papers seen by the Guardian, Goldman Sachs have not opposed the hearing or rebutted the claims directly.
All the assets involved remain not just the property of the city but under its management, so political attacks on "privatisation" can easily be rebutted.
