Word: argument
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...otherwise perfectly lucid individuals insist that the Europeans and their unmistakably anti-American cohorts don’t despise us at all. Crazy, I know, but I’ll continue for the sake of argument. This view attributes the world’s emulation of the United States not to a plan to eliminate our well-deserved dominant status, but to a feeling of admiration and a desire to share in our prosperity...
...team contended that the Wolverines’ right wing left the circle early, planting herself before the corner officially began. In the ensuing argument with the referee, who declared the goal good, head coach Sue Caples was given a card and asked to leave the field...
...invitations not received and phone calls unreturned. Some families have split up on Sundays, and others have fought. Irene Parker wanted to "follow my heart" and go to Holy Cross. Her husband, a St. Alban's vestryman, wanted to stay. "Todd and I had a huge fight, the biggest argument of our marriage," she says. "Todd said he didn't believe God meant to split our family. I read Scripture and prayed and decided to stay and fight for St. Alban's and the Episcopal Church...
...easily hire English speakers in India, it's not so easy for German or French companies to find native speakers there. Many economists and corporate executives call offshoring a natural process that can be of benefit to all. Cost savings help secure jobs at home by improving competitiveness, the argument goes; and offshoring can boost revenue, stimulate exports and prompt the creation of jobs that generate more wealth than is lost. But even the biggest optimists admit that the effects are wrenching for those who lose their jobs. A few unions are trying to mitigate the impact. One success came...
...handbook “Writing with Sources” advises students that most cases of plagiarism ordinarily warrant withdrawal from the College for at least two semesters (with exceptions sometimes granted for “genuine confusion” over citation procedures, though Professor Tribe could hardly make that argument), in comparison, Harvard’s disciplinary policy towards its professors is laughable. In Ogletree’s case, the Law School has refused to provide any details about how Ogletree will be punished, but it is safe to say that a scholar of his stature will walk away relatively...