Representative John D. Dingell, for instance, "claimed to show his fondness for the N.I.H.... by investigating it vigorously and frequently".
Deeming the nation alone to be sovereign, they, as its representatives, claimed sole authority to exercise that sovereignty.
Additionally, there was little evidence of effective communication between CCM representatives and those they claimed to represent, resulting in a failure to disseminate information necessary for holding CCM decision-makers to account.
A 2013 study by the University of the Sunshine Coast found that "more than half (51%) describe themselves as holding left-of-centre political views, compared with only 12.9% who consider themselves right-of-centre", and over 40% of ABC journalists who answered the study (only 34 people; yes, hardly representative of anything) claimed to be Greens voters.
Church of England representatives claimed some amendments tabled to the gay marriage bill risked opening the door to pagan, humanist and other forms of marriage.
Representatives of the Iraqi National Congress, however, claimed to control a vast underground network that would rise in support of coalition forces to assist security and law enforcement.
The report highlights nine "of our most serious cases" to illustrate the issues; these are not claimed to be representative, but are held to be indicative "that this is an area that needs attention".
We have never claimed to be "representative of the British Jewish community," not least because we see Jews in Britain as constituting a multifaceted rather than a monolithic community.
This is obtained by using a formula to produce a value that is claimed to be representative of the tissue pH in the gastric mucosa.
A study from a region in Sweden (n = 362 [sample size]/72.4% [response rate]) is the largest study, and claimed to be representative [ 29, 56].
