Word: contends
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...discussion. Castigating controversial speakers is antithetical to the Harvard experience; furthermore, holding forums in which the issues are framed in what some would call an inappropriate manner galvanizes the issue at hand. Opponents of the Muhammed/Mansfield genre of "race-speech" cannot deny that with controversy comes discussion. I contend that with discussion comes an enhanced understanding of the issues...
While Leverett residents admit that their house may not have been their initial choice, they contend that they grow to love their unsightly dwelling...
...statements by attorneys and the order of three dozen prosecution witnesses expected to testify over the next six to eight weeks suggest that the jurors will still be deciding the case on virtually the same information and arguments made by both sides in the first trial. The prosecution will contend that the officers violated police policy by hitting King in the head with batons and kicking him to make him comply with their commands. And the defense will continue to maintain that the officers' actions were "a managed and controlled use of force that followed L.A.P.D. policies, procedures and training...
...also health costs down the line. But Clinton's advisers acknowledge that his plans -- and the potential costs -- go much further. Clinton has been impressed by the arguments of counselors like Labor Secretary Robert Reich and Laura Tyson, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, who contend that the government must help America's industries to become more competitive players in the global marketplace. That means subsidizing new technologies and industries, retraining workers and pressuring foreign competitors on their trading practices...
Some go so far as to say that the prep school must go. These people contend that the prep school drains the best and brightest from the public school system, thereby weakening...