Word: argumentative
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...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...
...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...
...most interesting part of all these jobs was the time I spent talking with potential donors, voters and volunteers. Churchill said that the best argument against democracy is five minutes with the average citizen. Those five minutes can sometimes also be the best argument for insane asylums. When I asked a middle aged man which issue was most important to him this year, he responded “oh… issues about life.” I asked him if he was referring to, say, abortion and he said...
...a.k.a. “the Hotti Gottis”) living with their mother in the shadow of the Cosa Nostra. But let’s hope Bill Fitzsimmons happened to miss episode three this summer, when John called his mother a “bitch” during an argument over an unauthorized tattoo memorializing his grandfather. Yes, that grandfather...
...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...