“Hybrids continue to refute the argument that their cost of ownership fails to justify their slightly higher sticker prices. Perhaps more importantly, this is the first time that two hybrids, the Ford Escape and the Toyota Highlander, dominate the SUV category. This is also the second year in a row that one vehicle, the Honda Odyssey, swept the minivan category.”
James Bell
“Who can refute a sneer?”
William Paley
“I must refute the implication ... that a landscape architect is a glorified gardener. A landscape architect -- unlike a landscape designer, nurseryman or gardener -- must complete a rigorous education from an accredited university program.”
Mark Epstein
“Every paragraph in this report deserves a comment to refute its contents.”
Fayssal Mekdad
“The 'harmonious world' theory ... will help dispel doubts in the international community about China's continued development and refute the absurd 'China threat theory'.”
Ye Xiaowen
“The refutation of a sacrifice frequently consists in its acceptance.”
Wilhelm Steinitz
“There's more than one individual, so they can refute the hypothesis that this is just some kind of freak. Also, the data suggest that [the remains are from] a fairly long time span, so that makes it tough to say that this is [due to some sort of disease].”
Daniel Lieberman