Sentence examples similar to verify assertion from inspiring English sources

Foreign journalists are generally not allowed in Syria, so there is no way to independently verify assertions of either side.

(He also claims to know how much of each material is used to make each item, an almost impossible-to-verify assertion).

There was no way to verify that assertion independently.

The authorities did not immediately verify his assertion.

It was impossible to verify that assertion, but Mr. Larijani said that Iranian leaders held Mr. Chalabi in high regard.

If something is important to us — as our own heritage should be — we will verify every assertion.

The police were checking the father's medical records to verify an assertion by relatives that he has Alzheimer's disease.

There was no independent means to verify this assertion, and military officials in Washington said they had no confirmation of his death.

The Iraqis say new technology in analyzing the soil will allow weapons inspectors to verify its assertion that it literally poured its stocks of VX nerve gas and anthrax into the ground in 1991.

Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio, the House Republican leader, said it was up to Ms. Pelosi to either provide material to verify her assertion or apologize to the intelligence community if she could not.

Instead, he reminded reporters that he ended his statement about Mr. Gore and the N.R.A. with the phrase "if I'm not mistaken," and told them it was their job to verify the assertion and Mr. Gore's responsibility to show that he was not a member of the group.