Example sentences of "[unc] assertions [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Cassidy put forward fairly Burmin 's assertions that gold mining on Croagh Patrick would in no way interfere with the pilgrimage : ‘ I say in all fairness that should planning permission for mining ever be granted Burmin have given me repeated assurances that there will be no interference with the Pilgrim Path , there would be no interference with Patrick 's Peak or that particular part of the mountain range . ’ |
| 2 | Software602 , the Czech Republic 's largest packaged software vendor , announced it has shelved plans to prosecute a group of Czech teenagers that it alleged had illegally copied software packages belonging to it after the Business Software Alliance refuted the company 's assertions that it was backing the case . |
| 3 | However , Smith effectively confirmed Muhlfeit 's assertions that a case is to be brought against an electronic bulletin board service company , which is reported to have been distributing software for free as part of its service to its subscribers . |
| 4 | She brushed aside Mrs Singh 's assertions that her son was not making progress by telling her repeatedly that it was unreasonable to expect anything more ; she used phrases like ‘ He is well below average ’ , ‘ He is slow ’ , ‘ He is in the bottom set , you must accept that . |
| 5 | The government , publishing its reply on the same day , stated that it had no legal liability to pay compensation , rejected the report 's assertions that actions fell short of the standards appropriate to the regulator , and further asserted that the general handling of the licensing of the Barlow Clowes partnership was careful and considerate . |
| 6 | Had they conceded the truth of Mrs. Morgan 's amply corroborated testimony instead of challenging it and simply argued belief in consent on the basis of her husband 's assertions as to her sexual proclivities , they might have been believed . |
| 7 | Perhaps more variety , too , although enthusiasts ' assertions that not everyone is obsessed by the ‘ Big Five ’ are countered by East who , as a football nut and a director of Derby until he moved into his current post , knows all the arguments . |