Word: argumentative
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...argument is that many problem drinkers can be helped with this approach - people who think the total abstinence route taken by Alcoholics Anonymous is (in the cagey phrase) "not for them...
...Bush: The choice of Cheney strengthens the argument that even though George W. himself may not be widely experienced or knowledgeable, he has the good judgment to select sound people to work with him. This is a solid, low-anxiety choice (no devious political calculations in the decision, no faction-pleasing, no cunning) that reflects well upon W.'s leadership quality...
...mood, consider that their neighbors to the south are a hyperthyroid, overprivileged, overbearing, overstimulated, venal crowd, self-important to the point of narcissism. Who can deny it? To the American's cartooning imagination, on the other hand, the Canadian seems - if you will forgive a circular argument - an awful lot like Al Gore...
...Roses won the APOE4 argument. Everyone now agrees that this gene is indeed a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. But unlike APP and the Presenilins, it is a susceptibility gene. People who carry it do not invariably develop Alzheimer's, but if they do, their brains appear to be more riddled with plaques and tangles than the brains of Alzheimer's patients who carry slightly different versions of the APOE gene. Even more intriguing, APOE4 appears to have a broad impact on the well-being of nerve cells. Among other things, people who carry two copies of APOE4...
...more dust that gathered on my analog music tapes and VHS cassettes, the more I resolved never to abandon the trusty old paper- ink-and-glue devices that proliferate on my shelves and pile up on my floor. As a die-hard bibliophile, I'd trot out every argument in the book against e-books: they're too clunky to curl up with; they're too expensive; they can't re-create print- perfect text or the smell of a new hardback...