But my chief of operations claims that your technical skills are superior.

The chief of police, John A. Gustafson, later claimed that he tried to talk the crowd into going home.

The chief of the tribe claims descent from Bhati Rajputs.

It was the sort of thing the chief could plausibly claim as an "ongoing effort" to deal with a minor problem.

In the bond the two chiefs claimed to "come from ane house and one lineage", promising to lend aid to each other.

But soon bad blood began to develop between the two villages: each chief claimed that the other was plotting to murder him and take over his village.

Should their defense fail, the houses, said to be worth $1 million, would become the property of Uncle Sam and the chief could claim his share.

These same chiefs claimed "extraordinarily exalted" grades, but Regardie found them lacking.

De Soto demanded canoes from the people of Piachi, but the chief claimed his people did not have any.

The palace's chief of protocol claimed that Verity would feel grossly insulted if I ever set eyes on another queen.