Though witnesses against them were numerous, the evidence cited was nearly all hearsay or outright fabrications.

This allegedly misspoken line is cited as evidence of either Lugosi's failing health / mental faculties, or as further evidence of Wood's incompetence as a director.

The 2003 discovery of the fossil remains of Homo floresiensis was cited by paleontologist Henry Gee, editor of the journal Nature as possible evidence that humanoid cryptids like the Orang Pendek and yeti were " founded on grains of truth ".

A person cited for indirect contempt is entitled to notice of the charge and an opportunity for hearing of the evidence of contempt and, since there is no written procedure, may or may not be allowed to present evidence in rebuttal.

* the AIDS epidemic in Thailand cited by Duesberg as confirmation of his hypothesis is in fact evidence of the role of HIV in AIDS.

This decision by the court to accept Smeaton's evidence is widely cited as the root of modern rules on expert evidence.

Suiko's refusal to grant Soga no Umako's request that he be granted the imperial territory known as Kazuraki no Agata in 624 is cited as evidence of her independence from his influence.

The presence of the Warrah has often been cited as evidence of pre-European occupation of the islands.

Faunal succession was one of the chief pieces of evidence cited by Darwin that biological evolution had occurred.

In 1993 the newly-appointed Secretary of State for Wales John Redwood was embarrassingly videotaped opening and closing his mouth during a communal singing of the national anthem, clearly ignorant of the words but unable to mime convincingly ; the pictures were frequently cited as evidence of his unsuitability for the post.

Megdal's article cited this walk percentage statistic as evidence of American League teams not wanting Greenberg to break Babe Ruth's record due to anti-Semitism.

This publication has been widely cited as evidence that hydra do not senesce and that they are proof of the existence of non-senescing organisms generally.

A large woodpecker was videotaped on 25 April 2004 ; its size, wing pattern at rest and in flight, and white plumage on its back between the wings were cited as evidence that the woodpecker sighted was an Ivory-billed Woodpecker.

Galen ( 1st and 2nd centuries AD ) wrote about the large number of parts of the body and their relationships, which observation was cited as evidence for creation.

The false information he gave under torture by Egyptian authorities was cited by the George W. Bush Administration in the months preceding the 2003 invasion of Iraq as evidence of a connection between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.

This closeness between the two men is often cited as evidence that they were lovers, though some FBI employees who knew them, such as W. Mark Felt, say that the relationship was “ brotherly ”.

A commonly cited example would be attempted prosecution of a crime that was discovered by illegally obtained evidence.

According to Agassiz, the different races were created in different provinces, each race was indigenous to the province it was created in, he cited evidence from Egyptian monuments to prove that fixity of racial types had existed for at least five millennia.

Mesolithic adaptations such as sedentism, population size and use of plant foods are cited as evidence of the transition to agriculture.

Skeptics such as Antony Flew have cited the lack of such a theory as their reason for rejecting the evidence for psi.

This is cited as evidence that the animals have a very descriptive language and have calls for any potential threat.

Our presence here should also be considered further, sincere evidence of the attempts by our people and their chosen government to seek any and all possible ways to effect closer, peaceful ties among all people.

" Williams states that while evidence of conflict is present in some cases, there is also substantial evidence demonstrating peaceful coexistence between the two traditions.

It is generally said that the conversion of the Maldives to Islam was peaceful, but historical evidence suggests the contrary.

This was an apparently peaceful transition and there is little evidence of religious fervor or intolerance in Shetland's recorded history.

A third is archeologist Lawrence H. Keeley, who has criticised a " widespread myth " that " civilized humans have fallen from grace from a simple primeval happiness, a peaceful golden age " by uncovering archeological evidence that he claims demonstrates that violence prevailed in the earliest human societies.

Most evidence suggests that relations between the Hutu and Tutsi were mostly peaceful at this time.

Some words and expressions suggest there may have been friction, but other than that evidence supports peaceful interaction.

Although many Egyptologists have claimed that her foreign policy was mainly peaceful, there is evidence that Hatshepsut led successful military campaigns in Nubia, the Levant, and Syria early in her career.

Most recently, there has been evidence that North Korea is attempting to leak sensitive nuclear technology to Burma / Myanmar, although experts are unsure about whether the technology is for peaceful or weapons-based use.

Feng shui is so important to some strong believers in the Chinese communities, that they use it for healing purposes ( although there is no empirical evidence that this practice is in any way effective ) in addition to guide their businesses and create a peaceful atmosphere in their homes.

Many of the people targeted were peaceful farmers with no interest in politics ; despite this, the boycotts were later cited by the British as evidence that the Rhodesian electoral system was biased towards the European minority.

He gathers some evidence and returns to the ship unharmed thanks to a simple anti-detection device and his calm and peaceful behaviour.

He emphasized the demonstrations and the peaceful response were evidence of the stability of China overall under the One country, two systems policy.

The exhibits as a whole provide evidence of a very long and violent history, though the Moties had carefully portrayed themselves to the Expedition members as completely peaceful.

Chief Constable, Hampshire Constabulary, Sir Douglas Osmond emphasised the peaceful nature of the event in his evidence given to the Stevenson Report, 1971, ( submitted to parliament as evidence in favour of future Isle of Festivals ) "... By the end of the festival the press representatives became almost desperate for material and they seemed a little disappointed that the patrons had been so well behaved.

One general criticism motivating research of different explanations is that actually the theory cannot claim that " democracy causes peace ", because the evidence for democracies being, in general, more peaceful is very slight or non existent ; it only can support the claim that " joint democracy causes peace ".

The heroes then travel to Greece to find the peaceful green countryside destroyed and in flames which is evidence of Prometheus's attacks.

After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, evidence began to emerge of failed attempts by the Iraqi government to bring the conflict to a peaceful resolution.

The party supports peaceful protests and the collection of evidence for prosecution should be concentrated on those groups or individuals who threaten the physical well-being of other people.

Although founded with peaceful motives ( its name means Good and Peaceful ), Pai Mārire became better known for an extremist form of the religion popularly known as Hauhau, though there is evidence the most violent activities, committed in 1864 and 1865, were led by subordinate prophets acting against the wishes of Te Ua and the basic precepts of the religion.

If defendant is charged with a violent crime, defendant may introduce evidence tending to show defendant's peaceful character.

While there is ample evidence of peaceful contact, some contact was hostile.