Word: argumentative
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...that way. He bases his supposition on the Ark's frequent association with trumpets, and on aspects of a Bible passage where King David dances in its presence. Parfitt admits that such a multipurpose object would be "very bizarre" in either culture, but insists, "that's an argument for a connection between them." (See pictures of spiritual healing around the world...
...that the government has not allowed us to implement Shari'a through peaceful means. They say, 'You have tried yourself and failed completely. So it is time to vacate the stage for us,'" says ul-Haq. "The problem is that we cannot condemn them because they have a valid argument...
That's one argument for easing the embargo. Here's another: failing to do so might risk buoying the very Fidelista hard-liners whose power Raúl has worked to undermine in the past year and a half. Not so long ago, it seemed the next generation of Cuban leaders would be an ideological cohort fiercely loyal to Fidel, known as los Taliban and led by Foreign Minister Felipe Peréz Roque, 42. But since Raúl took over as interim President, the likes of Peréz have seen their power checked while pragmatists like Vice President Carlos Lage, 56, who share...
...That's an argument long made by Pakistan's secular parties in their push for an end to Musharraf's reign. The coming months will surely see it tested...
Advocates of a new Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) program in Quincy House, whose dining hall will stop putting out trays on Thursdays during the month of February, say it will reduce waste by forcing students to take less food at a time. In the end, the argument goes, undergraduates will learn about the true cost of unfinished food. But getting rid of trays—a move that effectively puts a very small price on eating more than a few plates worth of food—doesn’t come close to addressing the root of the problem...