Sentences with phrase «helped counter claims»

Piot's research on AIDS helped counter claims that AIDS was a «homosexual disease» — the latter being a hypothesis based on the high proportion of early recorded cases occurring among the gay communities in San Francisco and New York City.

Not exact matches

The piece featured an interview with Jim Koch, co-founder of the Boston Beer Company, who claims baker's yeast mixed with yogurt helps him counter the effects of alcohol.

This has been routinely affirmed by the last UN special rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism, Ben Emmerson, amid claims that only emergency, derogations, suspension, or permanent restrictions could help the fight against terrorism.

(Another reason, by the way, for making sure your lab notebook is in very good shape is to help deflect any attempts to make counter claims.)

Counter staff in post offices would be unwilling, unable, or too busy to help, librarians claimed.

Seeing that credit will help counter the inevitable claim that the money is just going to solar power fat cats.

Despite industry claims that EPA standards could be a burden on American companies, panelists countered that standards would help them develop new products and more efficient technologies.

Energy efficiency helped California grow an extra $ 31 billion finds study: Countering Bush administration claims to the contrary, environmental officials for the state of California and the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo have found significant evidence that greenhouse gas pollution can be substantially reduced at a profit rather than a cost.

It is not enough for proponents of climate change policies to simply make counter scientific and economic «factual» arguments to the scientific and economic claims of the climate change policy opponents, advocates for climate policies need to help citizens understand what interests are responsible for the disinformation that is the basis for the false arguments made by opponents of climate change policies, why the tactics used the opponents of climate change policies are morally reprehensible, and why the arguments of those opposing climate change policies will continue to create huge injustices and immense suffering in the world.

If anything turns up damaged or missing, you'll have something concrete to show the attendant at the claim counter or an image to help jog your memory as you fill out those airline claim forms or the police report (depending on the circumstances).

Nevertheless, SCL Group, which claims to have mastered behavioral influence both online and in the field, recently signed a $ 500,000 contract with the State Department and according to The Washington Post is in negotiations with the Trump administration to «help the Pentagon and other government agencies with «counter radicalization» program.»

Airline counter agents help with ticket sales, traveler check - ins, baggage weigh - ins, baggage claims and general customer inquiries.