Claiming the gods were hers because they were born of her necklace, and the goddesses were his, she decided that she had won the challenge, as his item produced women.

Claiming that Ælfgifu wanted to have a son by the king but was unable to, she secretly adopted the newborn children of strangers and pretended to have given birth to them.

Claiming to see individuality and emotion in chimpanzees, she was accused of " that worst of ethological sins ", anthropomorphism.

Claiming that " hubristic, pompous displays of group pride might actually be a sign of group insecurity as opposed to a sign of strength ," she believes that those that express pride by humbly focusing on members ' efforts and hard work tend to have high social standing.

Claiming to have first healed herself and then others, and having learned from these experiences, Eddy felt anyone could perceive what she called " the Kingdom of Heaven " or spiritual reality on earth.

Claiming of remaining tricks is possible as well, but for a defender only if he or she would be able to take the remaining tricks herself.

Claiming that her delicate health demands spending the winter in a warm climate, she is back in London in the following spring after having enjoyed six months of freedom but now must face reality again and no longer delay her return to her husband.

Claiming that she " never puts out ," she goes on another tirade, garnering media attention.

Claiming that her lawsuit was in the public interest, she attempted to raise funds from the public to repay the debt.

Claiming that his opinions constituted " conspiracy theories ", she compared his arguments to adding " two and two " together and getting " minus six ".

Claiming to act on Bruce's best interest, she pushes Selina into confessing her feelings to Bruce, thus stealing him from Jezebel Jet before it's too late.

Claiming fidelity to each lover, she said about Hollywood life, " I don't wear panties anymore – this startles the Hollywood wolves so much they don't know what to pull at, so they leave me alone.

Claiming that she had been in an automobile accident, the severely bruised Homolka returned to work on 4 January 1993.

Claiming to still love Goring from their early days of courtship, she offers to exchange Sir Robert's letter for her old beau's hand in marriage.

Claiming that persons with ' other agendas ' had misinterpreted her actions, she said: " I inadvertently allowed those with other agendas to corrupt the most precious and inviolate basis of our profession – the attorney-client relationship .".

Claiming that there are not meant to be Guardians of the Galaxy at this point in the timeline, and that Major Victory's appearance there has put the entire future in flux, she again attempts to kill Astro and the Guardians.

Claiming that she is allergic to the offered medication, Susan requests a prescription for the addictive pain-killer Demerol.

Claiming that " You don't need a Think Tank-You just need a thinker ", she attacks the Baxter Building and lays a trap that ensnares the Fantastic Four, several soldiers and Fantastic Four supervisor Lt. Lumpkin.

Claiming she was a young widow, Vera arranged to meet " Vince " at The Rovers.

Claiming initially to be apolitical, she presents an elaborate alibi ; she and her brother had nothing to do with the fliers, she merely noticed them in the hall and pushed a stack off the railing because it is in her nature to play pranks ; she had an empty suitcase because she was going to visit her parents in Ulm and planned to bring back some clothes.

Claiming the Norfolk area was unhealthful ( although it became an area of entrepreneurs ), Francis Nicholson, governor of the colony, and William Byrd, a wealthy and influential planter, offered the French settlement at Manakin Town, an abandoned Monacan village about 20 miles above the falls of the James River.

" Claiming that the members needed " punk rock names ," Livermore began calling him " Tre ," a play on the French word " très ," or " very.

Claiming ownership of a rations store and weapon store increases the size and improves the fighting abilities of the owner's army respectively.

Claiming that the army and police are an arm of class-rule, an isocracy also argues in that public peace, defense and emergency services can be managed through inclusive militia.

Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony, this is one of the most isolated islands in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa.

Claiming his theories corresponded to Marxism, he managed to talk Joseph Stalin in 1948 into banning population genetics and several other related fields of biological research ; this decision was only reversed in the 1960s.

Claiming that " Southern negros deserve a genuine lynching ," they lynched several blacks.

Claiming that their trial, conviction and imprisonment violated Articles I and Article III, the Fifth Amendment, and other provisions of the U. S. Constitution, laws of the United States and provisions of the Geneva Convention, they petitioned the District Court for the District of Columbia for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, and several officers of the Army having directive power over their custodian.

Claiming important domestic events in Russia to which he was required to attend, Peter had left Narva just days before and was therefore not present during the actual fighting.

Claiming that his remarks were based on " intelligence ," Chen also said Soong promised during the meeting to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow for popular referendums on future constitutional amendments, in exchange for Beijing's approval for Soong to visit China.

Claiming descent from Huangdi and the other five emperors was set during the western Han dynasty in Sima Qian's time.

# Claiming the contribution tax credit may be deferred until a later year ( when the expected marginal tax rate is higher ), but there is an opportunity cost penalty for the delay ; the potential income the tax credit could have earned during the delay.

Claiming to possess psychic ability, he claimed to have told women of their loved one's whereabouts and often deaths during the World War II years of 1942 – 1945.

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty was an erotic trilogy published in the 1980s by Anne Rice which contained bondage scenarios, as part of a wide range of BDSM acts.

Claiming Umbach was under attack, Schmidt asked flight control permission to fire his 20 mm cannons, to which flight control replied " hold fire.

" Claiming only the universal right to act correctly ," it acts correctly according to its own lights, which happen to be the only lights with the strength so to act.

Claiming to find a new will which required " investigation ", Means plundered the remainder of the woman's finances until they were nearly all gone.

Claiming that the then-reigning Mutasa had made a " voluntary submission " to them in 1876, they expanded the area of Manyika on their maps to the enormous territory to which they laid claim:

Claiming that he was the victim of unfair persecution, he applied for political asylum in the Dominican Republic, which was granted on August 11, 2003.

Claiming Goldwyn had fired him for " frivolous, spiteful, or dicatatorial reasons not pertinent to the director's skill or obligation ," he brought his case to the Directors Guild of America, which notified all its members, including Preminger, they could not enter into a contract with Goldwyn.

Claiming to be the uncle of Mary Batson, Mary Marvel's teenage alter-ego, from California, Dudley attempted to con his way into the Marvel Family.