18 collocations for rebut

Uneasy at he knew not what, fearful of some exposure he knew not how, when Sir Herbert alluded to the occurrence, with a view to rebut the charge, if Denbigh should choose to make one, and with the near-sightedness of guilt, he pretended to know the occurrence, and under the promise of secresy, mentioned that the name of the officer was Denbigh.

It is not my purpose, nor would it be possible within the limits of a prefatory note, to attempt an account of Schopenhauer's philosophy, to indicate its sources, or to suggest or rebut the objections which may be taken to it.

When Lord John Russell formed his first Administration his opponents alleged that it was mainly composed of his cousins, and one of his younger brothers was charged with the impossible task of rebutting the accusation in a public speech.

Even the wretches that plied the African slave trade, tried to rebut Clarkson's proofs of their cruelties, by speeches, affidavits, and published pamphlets, setting forth the accommodations of the "middle passage," and their kind attentions to the comfort of those whom they had stolen from their homes, and kept stowed away under hatches, during a voyage of four thousand miles.

Upon being called to rebut the testimony I, in truth and simplicity, confirmed his testimony in every particular!!

That avarice was one of Seneca's temptations is too probable; that expediency was a guiding principle of his conduct is but too evident; and for a man with such a character to rebut an innuendo is never an easy task.

But if you are ordered, or should attempt to enter this port in a hostile manner, my oath and duty to the government compels me to rebut your intentions at the expense of my life.

"Thou art too winning even to be resisted by one wearied with rebutting plausible pretensions," he added.

The evidence to rebut the receipt must, however, be clear and indubitable, as, after all, written evidence is of a stronger nature than oral testimony. 2731.

But my readers will remark, that Mr. Martineau, writing against me, and seeking to rebut my replies to him(nay, I fear I must say my attack on him; for I have confessed, almost with compunction, that it was I who first stirred the controversy)was very favourably situated for maintaining a calmly judicial impartiality.

I am almost ashamed to stand up before you and endeavour to rebut a story so plausible

I was forced to admit with confusion that I could cite no circumstances to rebut the suspicion, but all was good-natured though pungent, and when we broke up I retired to the guest chamber in a pleasant excitement.

But none of these things would restore her maiden pride; would remove from her the stain of his false love, or rebut the insolent taunt of the eyes to which she had bowed herself captive.

I observed the prisoner shrink from this part of the accusation with the abhorrence natural to a brave man; and as I would wish to make my words impressive, when I point his real crime, I must secure his opinion of my impartiality, by rebutting every thing that seems to me a false accusation.

By spring, much of the church's energy was directed at rebutting the doctrinal challenge from the mountains.

Motives for invention of the pre-Patrician myth are alleged, scil.:to rebut certain claims to jurisdiction, tribute or visitation advanced by Armagh in after ages.

Time has not been allowed us for rebutting this evidence by counter-evidence.'

" "A circumstance," said the fiscal, "in itself sufficient to rebut the frolic.

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