Sentences with phrase «on assertions»

Dating websites often claim attraction between two people can be predicted from the right combination of traits and preferences, but a new study casts doubt on that assertion.

One of their main claims rests on the assertion that he is unqualified and therefore not worth the time.

In a philosophical setting, if challenged on an assertion you made, you must prove it.

A day later, the president doubled down on his assertion in a tweet that kept trade officials shaking their heads.

It puts a new perspective on the assertion that whatever you really dislike about others is something you most dislike about yourself as well.

Taking on the assertion that the wind is always blowing somewhere, the analysis found that there were 124 times when winds dropped so much that just 4 % of expected output was generated.

But it must be said that, even at the level of historical analysis, he relies almost entirely on assertion rather than demonstration.

I sat disappointed in silence instead of challenging my colleague on his assertions about women or over the appropriateness of his very public tale telling and I bit my tongue at the urge to correct the man on my other side on both his assumption about what type of bucks I made and whether or not I was a scumbag.

The Telegraph did an investigative report on the Coventry City new stadium based on assertions by CCFC Chair Tim Fisher.

But Weaver also filed a libel suit centered on the assertions that he was an unqualified and corrupt researcher.

You didn't actually use «Football» as an example as somehow validating your arguments on your assertions of Jesus... did you...?

The Nunes memo, in short, is long on assertions and short on evidence — and by the end, it has fatally undermined its own reason for existing, providing political ammunition against the Russia investigation.

In a statement responding to the blog, the school said, «While the blog post presents a limited perspective on the assertions raised, Moody is engaged in a comprehensive review of these matters to confirm that past events have been properly cared for and that any other matters are handled in an appropriate manner.»

[More detail on this assertion in the May, 2008, e.politics article «Has Facebook Jumped the Shark as a Political Tool?»]

President Trump campaigned on the assertion he would revive the job market but President Trump is seeking to destroy the perpetually growing renewable energy industry that employs hundreds of thousands of American workers and improves our nation's energy independence.»

(C) Developmental trajectories on Assertion dimension.

The panel C in Fig 1 illustrates the trajectories on the Assertion dimension for low (3.8 %), moderate (58.3 %), and high (37.9 %) groups.

Franck surveys the many ways in which proponents of gay marriage and other progressive social causes ignore the arguments made by conservatives, falling back on the assertion that resistance is based on «hate.»

In its decision, the court found that the SEC «can not justify the adoption of a particular rule based solely on the assertion that the existence of a rule provides greater clarity to an area that remained unclear in the absence of any rule.»

This step draws on the assertions of psychological theorists such as Jean Baker Miller and Carol Gilligan who assert that the strength of women is in their sense of relationship with others.

I don't go on your assertions, I go on facts and fact is the Bible prophecy so far has been 100 % accurate and I have no reason to believe that the remaining prophecy won't be also.

Alas, I wasn't able to get him to bite on the assertion that Obama wouldn't be president without the internet....

But such views are often based largely on assertion and anecdote.

But he has increasingly based his argument for a cap on assertions that regulations are needed to ensure that Uber does not mistreat its drivers or riders.

The mayor pushed back mildly on that assertion on WNYC.

The popularity of massive open online courses (MOOCs) hedges on the assertion that openly providing courses to a massive audience levels the playing field for any student from any walk of life.

I didn't bother to research my comment before I made it, so I could be a little off - base on my assertions above, but still, yeah, I used to love watching knight rider when I was a kid.

It is a huge relief to me that the books on the shelf of the store generally went through multiple pairs of eyes, the owners of which all staked in part their livelihood on the assertion that «This is good.

Basu and Drew follow up on that assertion with a set of lifecycle strategies and their contrarian counterparts: whereas a the lifecycle plan starts high stock exposure and trails off near retirement, the contrarian ones will invest in bonds and cash early in life and move to stocks after a few years.

Addendum: On Sunday, the climate scientist Judith Curry was sharply critical of McNutt's editorial, particularly on the assertion that «the time for debate has ended.»

I agree with you, Donn, that the CO2 and global warming issues have been politicized, and I think you win the day on your assertions that present policies will cause great economic harm to the U.S.

In this case, the Lord Ordinary had found that Ms Steel generally expected NRAM to check her requests before complying with them, and therefore that she had not foreseen that they would rely on her assertions without checking their accuracy.

He was firm on his assertion that nothing physical had occurred between him and Laura.