Sentences with phrase «often exaggerated claims»

There are a huge number of options to choose from and most of them go for a hard sell and make wild (and often exaggerated claims).

Not exact matches

Though the country's claims about its technology are often exaggerated, North Korea's latest advancement in its missile program have drawn concern from officials at the White House, who have said the country is «developing a pretty good nuclear reentry vehicle.»

The Pope assures his reader, nonetheless, that in communion with the Church's living Tradition and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit «we can serenely examine exegetical hypotheses that all too often make exaggerated claims to certainty, claims that are already undermined by the existence of diametrically opposed positions put forward with an equal claim to scientific certainty» (p. 105).

For one thing, kings claimed power from God according to the Christian faith and, often enough, especially in that age of exaggerated papal claims to universal worldly power, their power was tangibly and visibly legitimated directly through coronation by the pope of Rome.

Organic marketers and anti-GMO activists exaggerate these efforts, making claims that organics are «pesticide - free» and don't use «harmful» chemicals that they claim are the mainstay of conventional agriculture, and often linked in their campaigns to genetically modified crops.

They often engage in denial that their local collaborationist units participated in Holocaust and other atrocities (it was all done by the Germans, you know, but we only fought for freedom against Stalinism) and / or claim it was a mistake, excess, exaggerated (by the Soviets), or because of the general cruelty of the war.

Dr Gavin Jarvis from Cambridge's Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience re-examined data going back to the 1940's and concluded that previous claims about natural embryo mortality are too often exaggerated.

Exposing them inevitably undermined the case for the practices, and often the wider credibility of the scientific institutions supporting the exaggerated claims of safety.

Despite these concerns, advertisements for herbal remedies often make exaggerated and unsubstantiated claims.

In a column last week, I argued that journalists and other non-scientists have the right and even in some cases the responsibility to question the authority of scientific experts; after all, «even the most accomplished scientists at the most prestigious institutions often make claims that turn out to be erroneous or exaggerated.»

And be wary of exaggerated claims about the role of proteins, enzymes and peptides, as often these are just unsupported hype.

In 2006 two Dartmouth College scientists published an article speaking out against RLS coverage, claiming that the disorder's prevalence, and the need for drug treatment, is often exaggerated.

However the claims are often exaggerated for business purposes; knowing the science will allow you to separate the nonsense from the truth.

The claim that lifting heavy weights will lead to women building a manly physique is grossly exaggerated, female bodybuilders are often used as proof what will happen if a woman as much as touches any dumbbell or barbell.

These programs can be confusing, and the claims made for them are often exaggerated.»

But often, the claims are exaggerated and mortgage loan applicants are turned down because they are seen as too big of a risk.

Protecting Senior Investors: Report of Examination of Securities Firms Providing «Free Lunch» Sales Seminars Issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, North American Securities Regulators and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, this report concludes that free - lunch seminars focus more on sales than education and often make exaggerated or misleading claims.

The bass wasn't massively exaggerated like it so often is with anything claiming to be a «gaming» headset and thus retained better definition while still having a pleasing enough thud to emphasis explosions and gunfire, although if you happen to be a fan of very bass heavy audio then you might want to skip these.

Proponents of different energy sources often make wildly exaggerated claims about the unparalleled capabilities of their favourite technologies while conveniently forgetting their disadvantages.

They conclude such claims lack scientific foundation and often are grossly exaggerated.

Here, Lomborg will demonstrate how we're often told very one - sided and exaggerated claims about the environment and climate change, leading to unwarranted panic, instead of rationally assessing where and how we can do the most good.

Modern crematoriums often have «clean smokestacks» that ameliorate the associated emissions, at least to some degree, and the cremation industry has claimed that reports of pollution have been greatly exaggerated.

As a result, conflicting data and evidence, even if published in peer reviewed journals, are regularly ignored, while exaggerated claims, even if contentious or not peer - reviewed, are often highlighted in IPCC reports.

The firm places emphasis not only on aggressively defending often spurious or exaggerated claims, but also on objectively evaluating the chances of success, so that sound business decisions can be made about whether to settle the case or proceed to trial.

Generally the line where law society regulation needs to come in seems to be where a firm is sending demands threatening suit based on dubious or greatly exaggerated cause of action, seeking a settlement amount greater than the client would likely be entitled to at law, with the goal that a significant portion of recipients of the demands will settle to avoid the costs of court and embarrassment of the subject matter (the copyright claims often involve allegations of downloading various forms of pornography).