Government lawyers said they believed the company knew the design change would cause pollution problems, an assertion the company denied.

He further contended that the Pritzkers and Hyatt had offered him "a very substantial sum of money" to settle his lawsuit - an assertion the defendants deny.

He said "most of the demands" for improved conditions in prison had been met, an assertion Israeli officials quickly denied.

The committee said the department had had trouble offering a balanced program and attracting students, assertions the chairman, Laurence R. Horn, denied.

A bare assertion denies that an issue is debatable.

India regularly accuses Pakistan of training and arming Kashmiri separatist groups, assertions Pakistan denies.

He claims he was told by a Parks Department official he didn't have to, an assertion the agency denies.

The Iraqis charged that the marines had stormed the vessels with guns blazing, an assertion Navy officials denied.

Black students charged that the article and the confrontation with Mr. Cole were racially motivated, an assertion the four students denied.

By closing as many 14 of the district's 176 schools, parents argue that the neighborhood schools concept would be upset, an assertion the administration strongly denies.