Proponents ( especially of majoritarianism ) deny these accusations, and argue that any faults in Athenian democracy were because the franchise was quite limited ( only male citizens could vote — women, slaves and non-citizens were excluded ).

They cited the time delay of ten years between the alleged behavior by Thomas and Hill's accusations, and noted that Hill had followed Thomas to a second job and later had personal contacts with Thomas, including giving him a ride to an airport — behavior which they said would be inexplicable if Hill's allegations were true.

As with most lurid tales of native cannibalism, these stories are treated with a great deal of scrutiny, as accusations of cannibalism were often used as justifications for the subjugation or destruction of " savages ".

Under the latest such decree, president Turbay had implemented security policies that, though of some military value against the M-19 in particular, were considered highly questionable both inside and outside Colombian circles due to numerous accusations of military human rights abuses against suspects and captured guerrillas.

Accompanying the speculation was a change in the critical reaction to Charlotte's work and accusations were made that the writing was " coarse ", a judgment more readily made once it was suspected that " Currer Bell " was a woman.

Historically, Japanese attempts to normalize their relationship with China were met with Taiwanese accusations of ingratitude.

The expulsion of the diplomats followed accusations by leader of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, that Australia and New Zealand were interfering in Fiji's internal affairs and " wage a negative campaign against the government and people of Fiji ".

The expulsion of the diplomats followed accusations by leader of Fiji, Frank Bainimarama, that Australia and New Zealand were interfering in Fiji's internal affairs and " wage a negative campaign against the government and people of Fiji ".

There were accusations of bribery by all sides.

By the Opposition rank and file the gravest accusations were raised against Andrassy.

His moves against people who maintained contacts with subversive elements, some of whom were members of the civil rights movement, also led to accusations of trying to undermine their reputations.

These elements were often taken to reflect Page's interest in the occult, which resulted in accusations that the recordings contained subliminal satanic messages, some of which were said to be contained in backmasking: claims generally dismissed by the band and music critics.

The film contains themes of religious satire that were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups.

The most controversial cuts were the scenes involving Otto, initially a recurring character, who had a thin Adolf Hitler-esque moustache and spoke with a German accent, shouting accusations of " racial impurity " at people whose conceptions were similar to Brian's ( Roman centurion rape of native Judean women ), and other Nazi-based phrases.

These accusations were rebutted universally — most prominently by Andrew Tanenbaum himself, who strongly criticised Kenneth Brown and published a long rebuttal on his own personal Web site.

Despite accusations that midwives were " incompetent and ignorant ", some argued that poorly trained surgeons were far more of a danger to pregnant women.

Seventy charges were brought against her, including accusations of witchcraft and dressing as a male.

The commission concluded that the accusations were groundless.

When national elections were held in May 1989, the elections were marred by accusations of fraud from both sides.

Phrenology from its inception had never stopped being followed by accusations of promoting materialism, atheism and being destructive of morality were also factors that led to the downfall of phrenology.

The channel was criticised at launch for its style of presentation, with accusations of it being less authoritative than the BBC One news bulletins, with presenters appearing onscreen without jackets.

Even Ebony magazine delayed publishing his essay, " I Choose Exile " until he suggested it would be better to publish it in a white periodical, " since a white periodical would be less vulnerable to accusations of disloyalty.

The State Duma may not be dissolved on these grounds if it was elected less than a year ago, if it has already initiated impeachment proceedings against the President of Russia himself by bringing respective accusations, if less than six months is left until elections of the President or if there is a state of emergency or martial law throughout the whole territory of Russia.

In response to accusations of insensitivity by including scenes of New York City being devastated less than three years after the September 11 attacks, Emmerich claims that it was necessary to depict the event as a means to showcase the increased unity people now have when facing a disaster, because of 9 / 11.

In response to accusations of insensitivity for including scenes of New York City being destroyed in The Day After Tomorrow, less than three years after the September 11th attacks, Emmerich claims that it was necessary to depict the event as a means to showcase the increased unity people now have when facing a disaster, because of 9 / 11.

Guicciardini resigned this post after the Medici pope's death in 1534, and returned to Florence, where he was enlisted as advisor to Alessandro de Medici, “ whose position as duke had become less secure following the death of the pope .” Guiccardini defended him in Naples in 1535 before Charles V, contesting the exiled rebels ' accusations of tyranny.

As a result of this change in attitude, he stopped his accusations and briefly assumed a less prominent leadership role.

During the following years, their preliminary glimpses of the contents, which suggested that the new tablets would reveal a dramatically new view of Mycenaean religion, gave rise to accusations that the project was moving too slowly ; when the tablets were finally published in 2001, the impact of their overall content was perceived by some reviewers to be rather less than expected.

Ian Parkinson, Radio 1's head of specialist music programmes, puts it another way: " There had been tabloid accusations of us being closely linked to Manumission, where sex is openly promoted on stage ... But then we lost Lisa I ' Anson in Manumission-later found in a less than coherent state.

Additionally, a trusting relationship with the family means the child's parents are less likely to believe potential accusations.

), the comment: For the first time “ since the conspiracy of Aaron Burr, a high officer of the Army has been accused publicly of the violation of the Articles of War, which he must certainly realize the penalties and the punishment .” Lee was in fact never indicted much less convicted of perjury or any other crime despite the accusations of his alleged co-conspirator Bentley.

First he attempted to hold Vienna against the imperial troops of Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, and, after the capitulation, hastened to Pressburg (, today Bratislava, Slovakia ) to offer his services to Lajos Kossuth, first defending himself, in a long speech, from the accusations of " treachery to the Polish cause " and " aristocratic tendencies " ˙— which the more fanatical section of the Polish émigré Radicals repeatedly brought against him.

He also expressed his outrage at accusations made against his father.

Given this popular understanding of the term, it can also be used illegitimately and inappropriately, as a means to dismiss what are in fact substantial and well-evidenced accusations.

Using this format can also lead to accusations that the reporter has created a misleading appearance that viewpoints have equal validity ( sometimes called " false balance ").

At the same time, the concentration of media in private hands, and frequently amongst a comparatively small number of individuals, has also led to accusations of media bias.

This was not only due to strong opposition of phrenology by French scholars but also once again accusations of promoting atheism, materialism and radical religious views.

There were also accusations of subversive activities in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Colombia and in the case of Honduras and Costa Rica outright military operations by Nicaraguan troops.

The term is also now used more generally to describe reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries.

" The ' hit squad ' accusations against Alkatiri were subsequently rejected by a UN Commission, which also criticised Gusmão for making inflamnatory statements during the crisis.

He also encouraged the formation and efforts of Sodalitium Pianum ( or League of Pius V ), an anti-Modernist network of informants, which was seen negatively by many people due to its accusations of heresy against people on the flimsiest evidence.

* The story has also been briefly alluded to in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, both when Benedick states that Leander was " never so truly turned over and over as my poor self in love " and in the name of the character Hero, who, despite accusations to the contrary, remains chaste before her marriage.

Moreover, they point out that the anti-whaling lobby within the IWC are also led by wealthy developed nations and are equally susceptible to accusations of vote-buying and influence-peddling.

Morris replied to many of Karsh's detailed accusations, but also returned Karsh's personal invective, going so far as to compare Karsh's work to that of Holocaust deniers.

There were also accusations of disrespect to the king in his choice of warcry for his company (' God aids the Marshal ') and the way his men trumpeted his fame above the king's.

The impartiality of his censures, which he directed not only against the prevailing sins of the laity, but also against heresy, simony, avarice, and impurity among the secular and regular clergy, provoked the hostility of the clergy, and accusations of heterodoxy were brought against him.

He also showed great respect towards the Roman senate, as suggested by the message he addressed it on the eve of his crowning: he promised the senators he would not take into account the accusations of the informers, who were very feared as they were often instruments in the hands of the Emperors, used to cause the fall of influential figures.

Finished in 1968, The Gulag Archipelago was microfilmed and smuggled out to Solzhenitsyn's main legal representative, Dr Kurt Heeb of Zürich, to await publication ( a later paper copy, also smuggled out, was signed by Heinrich Böll at the foot of each page to prove against possible accusations of a falsified work ).

His decision to join the United States Air Force for his active service was based on both the wonder of what the next fifty years may bring in aeronautics, and also to avoid accusations of nepotism if he joined the Army where, among other things, his uncle, General J. Lawton Collins, was the Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

Spouses may also request an a mensa et thoro separation to protect themselves from accusations of desertion or abandonment — such as in cases where one must depart from the other for an extended period of time.

However, his facile grace also lead to accusations that he was a " lazy " batsman who was vulnerable to soft dismissals.

In 2003 the British court rejected the extradition request due to lack of evidence and declared the accusations to be politically motivated, also saying that there was substantial risk of Zakayev being tortured if he was returned to Moscow.

CAIR also says that accusations against it have their roots in its refusal to endorse the U. S .' s blanket condemnation of Hezbollah and Hamas, though it says it did criticize Hamas for civilian deaths.

Griswold also suggested, in Latin, that Whitman was guilty of " that horrible sin not to be mentioned among Christians ", one of the earliest public accusations of Whitman's homosexuality.

Youthdale also claimed their reputation was damaged as a result of various actions by the named defendants, which Youthdale alleged included the creation of websites and blogs containing complaints against Youthdale, including alleged accusations of unlawful administration of psychotropic medications.