But nothing of this is communicable except the assertions which one has to accept upon his word; consequently he cannot convince.
Let no one, however, be deceived by dogmatic assertions and brazen assurances that the questions are decided, settled, and generally recognised.
I confess my inability to decide, from any data that have come to my attention, which of these contradictory assertions is true.
These imprudent assertions of Patience, Edmee's tender cares, the departure of M.
Before this letter was read, she finished her deposition, and ended it with some assertions which perplexed me considerably; for I could no longer distinguish the boundary between truth and perfidy.
The assertions of Ravaillac, as far as they have any weight, discountenance the belief of an extended political conspiracy.
Assertions commonly made as to French plagiarism of Flinders' charts.
However extravagant these assertions might appear," said the incredulous naturalist, "it was necessary to collect precise information on the subject.
Were one to consult only reason and analogy, such assertions would appear to be doubtful, as a matter of experience they are found to be absolutely false.
The first of these assertionsis evidently an utter mistake.
Thayer preserved Karl Wegeler's article in the library copy of his biography, and had he lived to revise his work he would undoubtedly either have corrected his assertions or confirmed them.
For all that, the girl's assertions had been startling, and once more Anthea wished that she had not heard them.
Anthea had sense enough to attach as little credence to his assertions as the others had done.
Camilla felt a pleasure that bounded to her heart, though the late assertions of Mrs. Arlbery prepared her to expect him.
Besides such explicit assertions as the above, there is a tone of authority running through the apostolic writings which can be explained only from their claim to speak with divine authority.
A company of men who should attempt to give a portraiture of a divine being simply from their own conceptions would doubtless put into his lips many direct assertions of his deity, and make his life abound in stupendous miracles.
The Ross claim is based upon the assertions set forth in a paper read in 1870 by Mr. William Canby before the members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Assertions and statements similar to the above may be quoted by the score, wherein reasons are given based upon theory and imagination as to the origin of the devices which compose our national banner.
Ptolomie, and such as folow his assertions in the same.
Neuerthelesse, I hope we may without offense examine how these assertions hold, so long as we vse them rather as Indices than Causas mutationum.
Indeed if (as Leland saith) Maldon should be written Malodunum, it were a likelihood that there assertions should be probable.
It is only the simplicity, of faith, that is to say, an implicit confidence in the assertions of our guides, which can make us see miracles, or cause us to believe in those we have not seen.
Both parties found their doubts or assertionsupon these grounds.
At this point of the story Madame Ducamp would no longer be restrained, and returned to the charge with redoubled assertions of her own friendship to “the poor lady,” and bonne nature in general.
In tithe cases, they showed no sort of partiality to the clergy; and never would pay the least attention in any instance to assertions from the board of first-fruits without putting the clergy to the trouble of producing their witnesses.
Other and yet more revolting assertions of the same principle are cited by Moehle, in his Symbolik, I.
Yet thus the Scotch scribes must contend; or they must give up all their assertions about the ancient beggary and want of population in England; for, as in the case of the churches, what were these shelves made for?
Finally, the Earl's assertions that James had ridden away, assertions repeated after he had gone upstairs to inquire and make sure, are absolutely incompatible with innocence.
I agree with you that my course is clear; but, notwithstanding his repeated assertions that he loves me as Adele Chabot, I am convinced in my own mind that he still believes me to be Caroline Stanhope.
I have seen him every day almost since then; he has given me his name and made proposals to me, notwithstanding my reiteratedassertions that I am Adele Chabot, and not Caroline Stanhope.
We may differ with some of these assertions because dissent is supported by the highest authority, both German and English.
In this Maynard case the contentions were conflicting, the assertions contradictory, and the facts uncertain so far at least as the World knew them.
Where bolder assertionsof the rights of mankind, than in Tacitus and Thucydides?
In support of the continuance of such a traffic, he knew of nothing but assertions already disproved, and arguments already refuted.
On the contrary, they had now the clearest evidence, that all the arguments then used against the abolition were fallacious; being founded not upon truth, but on assertions devoid of all truth, and derived from ignorance or prejudice.
They, who spoke against it, brought forward, as usual, nothing but negative assertions and fanciful conjectures.
Other testimonies might be added; but these were sufficient to refute the assertions of his opponents, and to show the kind services we had done to Africa by the introduction of this trade.
In the campaign of 1916, in which Governor Cox was re-elected, assertions were made of large improper expenditure of money in defiance of the law.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "assertions" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
