Sentence examples for activities argued from inspiring English sources

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Peterhead skippers, burning the log books in which they are obliged to record their activities, argued that they were entitled to abandon their rules since the executive had ignored Parliament.This is not the first time that the coalition has been under strain; this time, though, Henry McLeish, the embarrassed first minister, declared that "enough is enough".

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Perhaps more troublingly, the World Bank has also been supporting their activities, arguing that the plantations bring investment to the countries.

Some of the participants, like Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., who was in the O.S.S. and knew about some of the C.I.A.'s cultural activities, argue that the agency's role was benign, even necessary.

He also focused heavily on the counter-productive nature of the NSA's activities, arguing mass surveillance made it harder to catch specific terrorist plots such as the Boston Marathon bombing.

She claims that "librarians actively try to get students Internet access to pornography" and that those who challenge her antiporn activities argue that "people are not influenced by what they read or see," misrepresentations that belie the praise she gives herself for being a good listener.

But Pennsylvania's attorney general, Mike Fisher, sought to block any sale in the Dauphin County Orphans Court, which oversees charitable trust activities, arguing that court approval was needed for any deal and contending that a sale could devastate the town, where about 6,200 people work for the company.

He doubts that the Iranians will do more than offer to broaden the temporary suspension of their activities, arguing that they feel they are in a strong position, with the United States bogged down in Iraq, oil prices high and the Iranian government's domestic political position stronger than it was before.

But Pennsylvania's attorney general, Mike Fisher, has sought to block any sale through the Dauphin County Orphans Court, which oversees charitable trust activities, arguing that court approval should be required for any deal and contending that a sale could devastate the town, where about 6,200 people work for the company.

This section reviews the literature on the role of the state in migrants' transnational activities, arguing that immigration-control policies may constrain cross-border action.

"This threat of litigation creates immediate uncertainty for companies engaged in critically important R&D efforts and export activities," argues the brief on behalf of Hewlett-Packard.

Under India's previous, colonial-era Section 377 law, gay sex and homosexual acts were considered criminal activities, arguing that, by engaging in these acts, LGBT people were living "against the order of nature".

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