The evidence they offer in support of this claim might appear compelling: despite the money spent, annual emissions of these pollutants have been increasing steadily.

他们提供的支持这一说法的证据似乎很有说服力：尽管花了很多钱，但这些污染物的年排放量一直在稳步增加。

youdao

This claim seems to us to be rather dubious.

这项声明在我们看来相当不可信。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Why has this claim become so popular?

为什么这种说法会如此流行呢？

youdao

Analysts have also been skeptical of this claim because the Pakistani Taliban have been targeting Pakistan, not the U.S.

VOA: standard.2010.05.05

Milton elaborates on this claim that we should read and prove anything we want, for we are sufficient to judge aright.

弥尔顿详尽阐明了这个论点，我们应该多读书,去求证自己想知道的所有事，因此我们才能够做正确的判断。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

But it's a difficult claim because even as Milton makes this claim, he manages to undermine its force.

但这是困难的，因为即便是弥尔顿做出了这一宣告，他也打算降低它所蕴含的威力。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

But this claim was rather dented by the exposure of several leading groups to Bernie Madoff.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

The OPA investigators will be actively searching for any information that will support this claim.

FORBES: Pregnant Occupy Seattle Protester Has Miscarriage After Being Pepper-Sprayed by Police [Update

Others dispute this claim sensing that the economy has traction of its own these days.

FORBES: Dennis Lockhart Dumbs Down Jobs Recovery