Sentences with phrase «to lay claim to»

And he also lays claim to be the tallest man in learning and development!

In fact, by allowing your child to honor the different people who who lay claim to him, you'll help him integrate the different parts of who he is.

Then you have the other religions, some of which lay claim to the same god.

Each console now lays claim to a respectable selection of fitness titles, but for better or worse PC gamers have been largely left out of the loop.

Many private schools do lay claim to a broader range of educational goals than do their public - sector counterparts.

A visit to our office is one large step in laying claim to the promise of a brand new future.

With no new competitors having appeared in the hybrid SUV segment, the Escape Hybrid can still lay claim to the title of most fuel - efficient SUV in the world.

«They state the total value of the transactions running through their pipes as «revenues» when they only lay claim to a tiny portion of it,» he writes.

In parts of the region, ownership can be attained simply by laying claim to a piece of land and cultivating it for a period of ten years.

It may no longer lay claim to the title of the world's largest smartphone, but with a 5.7 - inch display it remains on a hefty handset.

What, then, if we were to refrain from laying claim to it?

While the nation - state does not claim to be our extended family, it often lays claim to the family as one of its essential building blocks.

Might we say «He who lays claim to all his rights wins»?

He said: «I think a party who has come third can not then lay claim to providing the prime minister of this country».

Many patents lay claim to all possible approaches to a problem, instead of the specific solution proposed by the inventor.

I think they need to brush up on their defending set pieces a bit more before they can lay a claim to playing fancy football.

What authority does he have to lay claim to truth?

Along the way you get to lay claim to power - ups as well to make you even more deadly, of which the game also throws in a few new ones.

Since I own nothing, I can lay claim to everything - this unfamiliar apartment, for instance.

They think by using such terminology they can lay claim to holding some important position in the urban environmental elite.

His big brother laid claim to that four years ago.

Unfortunately, what a lot of us do is let one of these fragments of our personality lay claim to the whole of who we think we are.

Yes, business, politics, art, the world, may lay claim to authenticity, as you say.

If we do not so respond, we fail to meet the conditions he lays upon us and thus we can not lay claim to salvation.

Beyond the family, society lays claim to us.

But you know, it's actually really tasty, and why do the diet folks get to lay claim to fun foods?

How a nasty, contagious stomach virus lays claim to the digestive system just got a little less mysterious.

This time of year brings with it a host of predictions from various entities, all of whom can lay claim to professional insight behind their ideas.

No mobile phone network had laid claim to carrying the new colour of the mobile phone, or had even stated there will be any other variant — until now.

That's a fancy way of saying they are legally laying claim to an asset's value, because money is owed to them.

Without this filing, a lender could run into difficulties laying claim to the collateral in case of default.

There are very few investors who can lay claim to recognizing a major market turning point, let alone several of them.

Once a rabbit feels at home in the home, and around you, it will lay claim to various areas and furnishings.

The prospective adopters came to meet her and she immediately laid claim to them.

Only a handful of games can legitimately lay claim to establishing a new genre.

Individuals who lay claim to successful clients through their strategy, coaching and writing should be able to provide you with at least one designation through an accredited career professional association.

If you've been innovative in the past, describe those innovations rather than simply laying claim to that talent.

Few regions can lay claim to such a magical combination.

The range - topping extended - wheelbase 4x4 version can only lay claim to 15 mpg city and 19 mpg highway, for a combined 16 mpg.

It hurts public education not only by attacking its effectiveness and legitimacy but by laying claim to its revenues.

You can't lay claim to an original if it's a classic.

It is we who lay claim to a higher morality.