Word: rebutting
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...bosses in the provincial capital created their own team to investigate his allegations. But the implicit tension between growth and fighting graft was visible when the team was told to "strike a balance between the struggle against corruption and economic development," according to documents released by the city to rebut Huang's essay. In the event, the committee ruled that the case was an "economic dispute" rather than corruption and that construction should continue. After lobbying against the ruling for two years, Huang contacted the People's Daily website, which posted his essay after dispatching reporters to interview...
...under his leadership, there would be more room for consultation, and so on. But what struck many observers was a warning: when any opponents engage in criticism intended "to show that the government is not pursuing good leadership or making good policy," Lee said, the government has to "rebut or even demolish them." Singapore's continued success may depend on whether its talented people come to see their new Prime Minister as a man who revels in such tough talk?or as someone whose smile lasts longer than just an hour-long ceremony...
...attempt to rebut charges against Israel, Dershowitz catalogued historic grievances brought against Israel by her Arab neighbors. Dershowitz said that the accusation that Israel is a criminal state “frankly, makes up history...
...press secretary suggested that all the others who can’t recall Bush’s presence in 1972 might be suffering from a collective attack of amnesia. “We’re talking about 30 years ago,” McClellan said to rebut pesky questioners wondering why the president’s supposed comrades had completely forgotten him. It’s hard to argue with that kind of logic. Dartboard won’t mention what debauched activities from Bush’s younger years might have worked to cloud his memory...
According to the GSE’s Student Handbook, both the accuser and the accused can present witnesses during a committee hearing, and the witnesses are questioned by members of the committee. The accused is also “entitled to rebut any evidence presented and to present his or her own information on pertinent matters. Rules of evidence applicable to civil or criminal proceedings do not, however, apply...