Sentence examples for try to contradict from inspiring English sources

Conversely, Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma has maintained his position as one of the most-talked-about contenders largely because his mild manner and long friendship with Mr. Bush suggest that he would never try to contradict, usurp or eclipse the Texas governor, Republican officials said.

Emails obtained through Freedom of Information request show Jenkins submitted "talking points" to the EPA to try to contradict IARC.

Try to contradict the part of you that says that life has no point by letting yourself have fun.

"I suppose we read the same books," Young said, "many of which they tried to contradict".

Some leaders of quasi-independent government agencies found themselves jobless when they tried to contradict Mr. Harper's government.

He said prosecutors "tried to downplay it, they tried to make fun of it, they tried to contradict it, but the reality is there is real love there".

At last week's Congressional hearing, Mr. Nordstrom tried to contradict lawmakers who insisted that the group was at least "loosely affiliated with Al Qaeda".

Ms. Palin tried to contradict him, but the most memorable part of her answer was that she got the general's name wrong.

Never in Mr. Kerry's command, but claiming to have served near enough, its members are trying to contradict the firsthand accounts of his crewmates who are vouching for his war record.

Sarah Palin, Phil Robertson, and others have managed to successfully "brand" their faith as rural, homophobic, racist, ignorant, and intolerant of anyone who tries to contradict their interpretation of their faith.

"I've tried to not contradict what was known, but I filled in things," Mr. Nelson said, describing accounts of Balanchine leaving rehearsal one day and returning with the funds needed to procure a curtain for the production.