Sentence examples for rest on the assertion from inspiring English sources
The 3Rs rest on the assertion that research questions about humans can be answered by studying animals.
Mr. Sutyagin's defense has rested on the assertion that he never had any access to classified materials.
The question of whether the rift is the result of a political vendetta or a breakdown in Port Authority police operations largely rests on the assertion that the airports have become crime-ridden, as Mr. Kerik contended on Thursday.
4. Romney's claim that he will reduce the deficit rests on the assertion that he will offset huge tax cuts by closing loopholes — but he refuses to name a single example, because tax breaks are popular.
His plan rests on the assertion that lower taxes for high-income taxpayers will increase economic activity and employment – that lower taxes for job creators create jobs and will do so quickly.
Mr. Gallagher's claim rests on the assertion that managers of the Van Kampen fund did not use available market prices to determine the values of the bank loans in which the fund invested.
Kevin Law, the managing partner in Nixon Peabody's Long Island office, said their strategy rests on the assertion that, while designated Indian reservations are exempt from municipal zoning regulations, Westwoods is miles from the Shinnecocks' 800-acre reservation near the Village of Southampton.
In this regard, the paper would have to be revised greatly because it currently rests on the assertion that these are "truly non-photosythetic Cyanobacteria".
Civilians' authority rested on the assertion that as taxpayers, they funded the military, and thus should have a say in its operations.
In this regard, the paper would have to be revised greatly because it currently rests on the assertion that these are "truly non-photosynthetic Cyanobacteria".
The whole idea that this is an LTP-like excitatory feedback loop, while not inconsistent with data, rests on the assertion that this is an excitatory and potentiating connection.
