Word: argumentative
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...real problem on the Boeing side of the argument is that no one protested Airbus' role as one of two contenders for the contract when everyone thought Boeing had the deal sewn up. In other words, they liked the appearance of competition, but not its reality...
...realizes he is constructing and painting models of miniature bombs and battleships. Dunn’s shot of a flabby old man surrounded by his tiny instruments of mass destruction leaves no doubt as to where her sympathies lie.“The Unforeseen” is a compelling argument for the local over the outsider, for the community over personal gain. Unsurprisingly, the film is at its best when it focuses on the specific. In the last thirty minutes Dunn abandons her focus on the battle over Barton Springs to examine the issue of urban sprawl more generally...
...when he defends himself, convincing temporarily convincing both Sister James and the audience of his innocence. The acting is best when tensions escalate and Aloysius confronts Father Flynn. Although he towers over Sister Aloysius, the sister clearly makes up in confidence what she lacks in stature. Aloysius dominates the argument, remaining unwavering and composed. When she finally exits, it appears that she has upheld morality and saved the students from being victimized. Instead of the state of moral confusion I expected, I left the theater not questioning Father Flynn’s guilt, but rather the sister?...
...also written that your defense and military strategy is something that you thought all along would be something you'd talk about once the general election came along. I wonder why and whether you would be willing to critique Obama plan for withdrawal from Iraq. Is there an argument you should make that perhaps he is being incautious or unreasonable? Well, that is a subject for another day, Rick. I am not going to have an opportunity on this phone call to discuss in depth the seriousness of the challenges we face in Iraq. But I do appreciate the support...
...small brunch at her house at the end of 2002, when Obama was weighing a bid for the U.S. Senate. "It was Michelle, Barack, myself and maybe two or three others," she says. "All of us came in lockstep to convince him not to run. For all of our arguments, he had a [counter] argument ... and by the end of brunch, he'd convinced me to chair his finance committee." She remembers warning him, "'You could lose, and if you lose, you've lost two races in a row - you're done.' And he looked at me and said...