Sentence examples for was a refutation of from inspiring English sources

His work Adversus haereses (Against Heresies), written in about 180, was a refutation of Gnosticism.

"This election was a refutation of the idea of selling our greatest asset to the highest bidder," Mr. Newsom said.

Especially since this was a refutation of the national security critics and a vindication for Mr. Obama the candidate.

His Isteni igazságra vezérlő kalauz (1613; "Guide to Divine Truth") was a refutation of non-Catholic religious doctrines and a masterpiece of Baroque prose.

After it had been written and widely believed that the subtle, inward bossa nova aesthetic was a refutation of the more emotive and purple bolero form, Mr. Gilberto recorded some boleros in his own way, including "Bésame Mucho".

And Cruz is playing fast and loose when he says that on the heels of the CNN report, "the Carson campaign put out another statement saying that he was not, in fact, suspending his campaign". Cruz makes it sound as if the Carson statement was a refutation of the CNN report.

The first is a refutation of Malthus's prediction of exponential population growth.

The frenetic second section begins with a burst, but the third is a refutation of that anxiety.

The "metaphorical memoir" that she attempts is a refutation of literal-minded storytelling, as well as a response to the exaggerations that color many memoirs anyhow.

The ghost's silent contemplation (and dramatic response) and, for that matter, the entire film itself, is a refutation of that materialist point of view.

His goal seems to be "a refutation of Adam Smith's theory of the modern market economy," Sam Sifton wrote in these pages in 2003.