Word: argument
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...strongest argument that can be made in favor of including the wind energy fee on the termbill is precisely on this issue of relevance. Unlike the extraneous possibilities that have been thrown around by opponents, the wind energy fee is specifically targeted at an existing aspect of student consumption. Part of the room and board fee assessed to each undergraduate at the beginning of the term goes to providing electricity. The proposed optional fee would allow students not to change the goods and services offered, but to indicate their willingness to pay extra for the College to purchase a portion...
...course, tainted Yankee Jason Giambi at least is an adult; teen athletes, however, have started using the same drugs the pros do. Again, setting a good example for kids is a noble argument-but one that society hardly heeds otherwise. If steroid scold John McCain were a woman, he might be pushing laws against plastic surgery among pop starlets, the better to save girls from deadly eating disorders. President George W. Bush denounced steroid use in the State of the Union. "It sends the wrong message-that there are shortcuts to accomplishment," said the Yale legacy student...
...debate as to which is better—contract or proprietary (inhouse) service—has been going on for years,” says the jargon-heavy Guide to Contracting on their website. “With a shift toward quality orientation, the argument is transformed into a problem solving opportunity...
...scientific community is fractured on the medical use issue. Some argue that medical marijuana can be very useful for dealing with the symptoms of certain diseases or the treatment side effects. Others argue that we already have drugs…with the fundamental ingredient of marijuana. The argument is that some people indicate that smoked marijuana is more effective than the pharmaceutical form...
...none of these myriad reasons satisfy the stubborn critics in University Hall, we offer, finally, the simple argument that providing these various components in a centralized building is the most economically efficient way to ensure they get maximal use. Students are far more likely to attend student group events and utilize study and social spaces if they pass by these spaces and offices in their daily routine. Harvard students are notoriously busy; a centralized place to ground the essence of the College’s effervescent extracurricular life is imperative. Moreover, an imaginatively designed student center—that actually...