bold assertion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofboldandassertion
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bold
adjective
uk/bəʊld/us/boʊld/
not frightened ...
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assertion
noun[C + that]
uk/əˈsɜː.ʃən/us/əˈsɝː.ʃən/
a statement that you strongly believe ...
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(Definition ofboldandassertionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbold assertion
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Many nuances are thus lost in theboldassertionquoted above.
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It is aboldassertionto make, and one that immediately invites competing claims.
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The reasoning is wrapped up in oneboldassertion: we live in a unitary and not a federal state.
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It may well be that thatboldassertionrepresents a triumph of ministerial will over an otherwise inert departmental recommendation.
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Why was there noboldassertionof that ancient right?
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There will be other occasions to explore thatboldassertion.
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He relies on aboldassertionand makes no attempt to back it up with facts.
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Aboldassertionis not sufficient.
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I am not entirely certain, after my limited tenure of this office, of my authority to make such aboldassertionto those who run another place.
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That could help the ethereal voices of musical instruments to stimulate an image was then a new andboldassertion.
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There are bold assertions made, especially in the overview, yet the empirical base and research time-scale were limited.
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Bold assertions are made and left to dangle totally unsupported.
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This is not a book for bold assertions, but for cautious statements on the state of research and the strength of proof.
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I do not like making bold assertions without offering some basis of support.
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He makes bold assertions about corruption in other countries and about lower standards and incompetence, but he is never able to justify those observations.
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I should put a question mark at the end of these statements, because it is not for me to make these bold assertions.
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Those may be bold assertions.
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