Word: contends
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Lawsuits happen even in the best-kept homes. Hyperhomemaker Martha Stewart has been taken to court by a gardener, Renaldo Abreu, for overtime pay. He maintains that Stewart never paid him for nonhorticultural tasks, such as cleaning up after the cat. Stewart's lawyers contend that agricultural workers aren't entitled to overtime and his $56,000 salary was fair...
Whenever the Big Red (4-5, 0-1) plays tough teams, the offense seems not to score. Cornell has been shut out by Princeton, Rider and most recently, Syracuse and Boston College. Cornell did beat Columbia, 4-1, and Millersville, 3-2, but that won't help the team contend for the crown...
...Some contend that the Undergraduate Council is not legitimate because not enough students run in elections, or because not enough students vote. I disagree. The council is not legitimate because it has not really represented Harvard students. A democratic election is merely the first step to ensure that representatives share the same goals as their constituents. If the link between representative and constituent is weak, however, the council degenerates into an elected club, not a representative government...
Vinik typified the dual problem Fidelity has struggled with recently. On the one hand, it has had to contend with disappointing performance; on the other, it has come under criticism for being too unpredictable in its investments. Magellan underperformed because Vinik put an enormous chunk of the fund in bonds, believing that stocks were overvalued. Stocks kept going up, and Magellan's relative return suffered. The results numbers aside, there was the question of what Vinik was doing investing so heavily in bonds in the first place, since Magellan is supposed to be a diversified stock fund...
Wilson's colleagues call him "reserved" but also contend that underneath his tweed jackets with leather patches and flannel slacks he has "a twinkly...