Sentences with phrase «on his assertions about»

Tempterrain, to reapply Wolgang Pauli's comment on an assertion about Quantum mechanics similar to yours about macroeconomics, «So bad it is not even wrong.»

Justice Halprin frequently sparred with Mr. Brudz, challenging him on his assertions about availability and level of technical competence that is prerequisite for an attorney to make an informed judgment about either premise or cloud - based tools.

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.

Not exact matches

Most notably, the upcoming OIG report detailed by The Times stands in contrast to Trump's assertion, given its focus on McCabe's authorization of disclosures that ultimately resulted in a negative story about Clinton.

Lyons assertion came as part of a discussion about the government's approach to Brexit, and the growing likelihood of a so - called «hard Brexit» — leaving the EU without a trade deal or access to the single market, in return for gaining control on immigration.

Be it with nonsensical assertions or statements (which either have zero basis in fact or reality, or are just a one - dimensional, self - promotional view on things), or random what - about ism arguments (one response to the launch of a social enterprise incubator in Dubai was essentially, «What about Yemen?»)

Not only is this type of warfare deeply antithetical to our form of government, but assertions about enemy safe havens also rest on the faulty logic that the past will repeat itself, exactly.

Trudeau's concern about an untargeted reduction in the small business tax rate being used by wealthy Canadians to save on their tax bills is warranted, in Wolfson's view, but one could quibble about his assertion that a «large percentage» of small businesses are doing so.

The first story on Fox's website about Hannity's interview didn't even mention the payment, leading instead with Giuliani's assertion that people can't blame Trump for feeling that he is being mistreated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's «garbage investigation.»

[I disagree with the assertion that Mars Hill is a cult, but I think Fred's point about our tendency to see sexual betrayal as bad «because it involves sex rather than because it involves betrayal» is spot - on, and his concerns about Driscoll's preoccupation with sex and power are, of course, warranted.]

But if he and Polanyi are right about nihilism (Polanyi's «empty self - assertion») being at the heart of the mentality of a culture dominated by Scientific Positivism then its occurrence is obviously not dependent on the specific form of the doctrine, be it Marxist, Fascist or whatever, in which it is expressed.

Any examples to enlighten us with why you came up with this assertion and conclusion based on your knowledge about the Quran and the writings therein?

The Hawaiian court has thus set itself on the same course of action as the misguided Supreme Court in 1973 when it thought that laws about abortion were merely an assertion of the rights of a living mother and an unborn fetus.

«I have to, on all consciousness in Christ caution against tribalism and an anti C of S rhetoric [that does have female leaders and is considering ordaining gay clergy] in the light of the agreement I have with the assertion you have made about the centrality of Christ, not church politics».

A moment's reflection on the history of Judaism will lead to doubt about Fowden's assertion.

As we look at the implications of self - involving language for Christian education, we need to deal with what Evans calls preunderstanding, for performatives rely on some kind of descriptive assertions about reality.

I should add that I am on record in several publications supporting this assertion about psychology in particular.

For example, we might confront a man about whom we could make several positive partial assertions but feel on the whole that he was not a good or trustworthy man.

However, making an assumption about his purpose for making such assertions like the one you just did is completely unfounded in reality and based on no real evidence.

Religion has accordingly come to focus less on metaphysical assertions about the world and more on exclusively subjective concerns about individual meaning and integration.

The emphasis on God's immanence should be noted, because most of the attempts to show that God is dead or that assertions about him can not be verified are directed toward God as transcendent only.

This indicates why so many adolescents reject religious beliefs as they hold on to childish views too long and then can not make the adjustment to other ways of thinking about religious stories and assertions.

While conceding that there is «some basis» for concerns about «the negative social effects of globalization», it contends that it is «not true that globalization is an overwhelming supra - national force that has largely usurped national policy autonomy...» It asserts that «national policies can, and should, give priority to mitigating negative effects on globalization» of financial markets), and the desperate and helpless attempts by the national regimes to come to grips with the soaring unemployment situation in the face of the continuing onslaught of the «supra - national» financial markets, the above bland assertion about «national policies» has an air of unreality about it.

Your assertion that believers can't be expected to be any different from other human beings... and I agree, on the whole, they aren't... only shows that religion has no such power, and thus, is evidence there's nothing especially divine about it.

It may well be true that self - consciousness about standing on such shaky ground is the reason why the talk of a woman's «right» to abortion services has become an uncritical mantra, rising to a aggressive assertion when challenged, for this kind of feminist.

By contrast, in Italy philosophers speak incessantly about communita — while practicing an almost medieval and princely self - assertion and exhibiting a fiercely proud individualism that borders on anarchy.

Another argument against the banning of junk food advertising to children claims that assertions about causal influences of food advertising on children's diets and weight are flawed because they do not take into consideration other risk factors.

Oddly, he fielded no questions about that assertion on Tuesday.

Despite his assertion this week that losing to Arsenal on Sunday would not really mean all that much to Chelsea or have a say on their ability to retain the Premier League trophy they won at a canter last season, not many Arsenal fans or anyone who knows much about football really believes Jose Mourinho.

On retiring at the end of last season, Heynckes spoke about leaving successor Pep Guardiola «a team in a perfect shape» and no one was prepared to deny that assertion.

Pastors preached about her brand and her type of music, politicians could not help but pass commentary about her, lawmakers contemplated her endeavours as an artiste with some making audacious assertions of her brand and music having some ripple effect on security.

I've read on a few other blogs today about an email I received that is eye - popping in assertions about Alfonse D'Amato.

It is a crowing and unabashed assertion of English superiority, unreconstructed from the Imperial era, deeply reliant on fraudulent history and denialism, and involving the ritualistic reproduction and invocation of racial stereotypes about «foreigners» (both in Britain and outside it).

The assertion about the huge financial involvement in my views is in order but may not be completely correct, as the argument was not only sophistry but antithetical to building a nation devoid of corruption and goes against the global warning on corruption as succulently pointed out.

Both those demanding unilateral disarmament and those calling for the full replacement of Trident rely on confident but evidence-less pronouncements about the threats Britain faces, and bald assertions that their opponents are out of touch with both reality and morality.

When I asked Malliotakis about that allegation today she responded with a mashup of replies, first saying that she would «stay on topic today,» then dismissing Dietl's assertion as «outrageous» and «ridiculous» and ending by saying «there's no comment on that... it's frivolous» as her staffer moved to end the press conference.

Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat like Mr. Cuomo, seemed to throw cold water on Mr. Cuomo's assertion from earlier today, when he gushed at length about how close he and the mayor really are.

On Thursday, de Blasio was asked about Mark - Viverito's assertion and said, «we're in a budget discussion and all items are being discussed.

Despite the Lagos State Attorney General's simplistic and foolhardy assertion that the State Government would «pursue the case against TB Joshua and his Church to a logical end», the truth is that what the government is dealing with is a premeditated and well - orchestrated act of terror carried out by highly proficient, skilled and experienced operatives and not one of involuntary manslaughter which came about as a consequence of negligence on the part of the Church authorities or a faulty foundation.

He was referring to Clinton's assertions during her talk that fake news about her was spread on Facebook, and that the Democratic Party, unlike the well - funded Republicans, did not have a sophisticated data system.

The TVC also makes assertions on its website about disproportionate homosexual pedophilia and attacks the idea that people are born gay and the claim that gays want the right to marry for the same reasons that heterosexuals do — the TVC suggests the real purpose of marriage equality is to destroy the concept of marriage and ultimately replace it altogether with group sex and polygamy.

We spoke with Astorino in Glendale and asked him about Democrats heavy focus on a remark by Republican Assembly Member, and Astorino supporter, Steve McLaughlin referring to New York City voters as too «lazy» to vote and about Governor Cuomo's assertion that he will not let Republican «hate» divide New York.

«The same applies to his assertions that I misinformed senior executives about what was going on and that I forbade people from reporting to Rebekah Brooks or to James Murdoch.

ALBANY — It's absolutely time to talk about raising taxes, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Tuesday, adding his voice to several on the institutional left of the Democratic Party who pounced on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's assertion on Monday that there's «no reason or appetite» for a tax hike in the current election year.

Wilson is calling on DiNapoli, who was in Buffalo yesterday raising concerns about the state budget, not to sign off on the spending plan (once it's officially finished), insisting that the comptroller has the power to refuse to certify — an assertion DiNapoli insists is false (as did one of his predecessors, H. Carl McCall, who was needled on the same point by his then - primary opponent in 2002, Andrew Cuomo).

Mike Murphy, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats, said the Republicans» assertions about the mayor's influence on its slate of candidates were simply untrue.

On July 28, at a late - announced economic development event in Buffalo that constituted his first public appearance since the publication of the Times» Moreland story, the usually nimble governor struggled to respond cogently to questions about his various, contradictory assertions about his handling of the committee.

«I have many correspondences from Dave Tellier at Nawrocki Smith about Mr. Cohen's assertions, and none of them say he was correct on anything...» Mr. McCracken's response, which came back on that same day and which lies at the crux of the dispute, stated that the comptroller never sent Mr. Cohen any such correspondence and asked Mr. Bernard to «please keep us updated regarding Mr. Cohen's assertions.»

«The chairman of the committee on Science Space and Technology is making what to us is a pretty ludicrous assertion, that rather than trying to protect the rights of citizens to ensure that business fraud, and could be very significant business fraud we could talk about inflating up assets by many billions of dollars, their claim is that this is a politically charged effort to silence descending views on climate,» Schneiderman said on a recent visit to Syracuse.

While Exxon Mobil provided plenty of details about the company's thinking on climate change and disclosed steps it was taking internally to meet regulatory and other challenges around carbon emissions, it held fast to the broader assertion that the world's energy needs over the next three decades can not be met with low - carbon energy alone.