A key assertion in the dossier was that Iraq had the ability to deploy chemical and biological weapons within 45 minutes.

Proponents in favour of stakeholders may base their arguments on the following four key assertions:

A key assertion of the AIM is that the effects of mood tend to be exacerbated in complex situations that demand substantial cognitive processing.

The interviews also raise questions about key assertions that have been made by the Government about Mr. bin Laden.

A key assertion was that he had slowed the American hydrogen bomb program, allowing the Soviet Union to speed ahead.

The key assertion was that the bomb was "dry," its fuel a chemical known as lithium-6, which yielded a form of heavy hydrogen known as tritium.

This is a key assertion because under antitrust laws monopolies cannot engage in practices that would be legal for other companies.

Mostly a doctrine was spread by people who didn't even subscribe to it as a whole, but simply took for granted that certain key assertions were true.

The judge declared that Microsoft "enjoys monopoly power in the relevant market" - a key assertion that potentially makes other actions illegal.

In the meantime, the Supreme Court was knocking down some of the administration's key assertions of presidential power in the battle against terror.