Examples of refuting

• The book has the standard classical kalam objective of proving - the religious creed of the author and refuting the views of opponents.

• However, the results from cross-national analysis are useful for validating or refuting some of the controversial theoretical issues discussed in the literature.

• However, the results from cross-national analysis are useful for validating or refuting some of the controversial theoretical and generic issues discussed in the literature.

• In fact, perhaps rather than refuting any fundamental misconception concerning the nature of law, this passage points to incommensurability between different uses of 'law'.

• Her conclusions would be greatly strengthened by a clearer demonstration of this point; otherwise, her opening argument refuting the "clash of civilizations" thesis is diminished.

• But refuting past predictions by an appeal to time series does not make the underlying ecological and socio-economic processes disappear.

• How far the author has succeeded in refuting the ' autonomy thesis ' could be a matter of debate.

• The sophistication and power of the result is beyond refuting.

• We certainly do not believe that science is only about refuting established theories, and we certainly do believe in formulating and testing theories.

• For each reviewed study, the outcome of interest is classified as supporting a linkage, refuting a linkage, or neutral.

• Part of the process consists of refuting commonly assumed obstacles and other misconceptions.

• That is, research should commence from theoretical propositions, testing, refining and sometimes refuting those propositions.

• A time series in tax expenditures dating from before the pension reform would be invaluable in confirming or refuting this possibility.

• The value of the electrocardiogram and chest x-ray for confirming or refuting a suspected diagnosis of heart failure in the community.

• But what do we do with a concept that has both supporting and refuting evidence?