Among those most opposed to the allowance are young parents whom it aims to help, and who economists argue are desperately needed in the work force to keep Germany competitive.
Rogers desperately argued his corner, trying to persuade the Qataris they were making a mistake, but he could tell the game was up.
In rambling comments that reflected his frustration and dismay, Mr. Bloomberg also criticized officials from largely agricultural states who have argued that they, too, desperately need federal money to protect the nation's food supply.
Her trials have turned her into a hardened, disciplined, occasionally ruthless, but often inspiring boss exactly the sort of leader, it could be argued, that Yahoo! now desperately needs.She was born in Minnesota but lost her mother when she was a child, so her grandmother raised her in a small town in Wisconsin.
This sort of thing happens in football, as the much-maligned Luis Suarez has been desperately arguing.
South Korea wants the ban lifted, arguing that it desperately needs to reprocess its accumulating spent fuel from nuclear reactors to reduce its stored waste.
Goldstein seems to me weakest when she rather desperately argues by inference that his detachment and loftiness were defenses against the sufferings of Jewish history.
The flip has emboldened Mr. Walker, the new Republican governor who has proposed the cuts to benefits and bargaining rights, arguing that he desperately needs to bridge a deficit expected to reach $3.6 billion for the coming two-year budget.
Concerned about contractual provisions that limit its ability to lay off or transfer workers, Verizon is arguing that it desperately needs more flexibility to manage its work force to cope with the fierce competition in telecommunications.
Mr. Cornyn argues that Republicans desperately need to become more inclusive, a factor that drove him to challenge the attacks on Judge Sotomayor and helps govern his view of the nomination.
