We have his (initial) rejection of a controversial settlement of the SEC/Citigroup case, in which he criticized the settlement on multiple grounds; his sua sponte direction that the parties brief whether the death penalty is constitutional, taking into consideration exoneration evidence; and, in certain cases, his passionate condemnation of the sentencing guidelines -- to name a few.
"The NAACP and its members are deeply and rightly concerned about this case, as passionate civil rights leaders, engaged citizens and most of all as parents," he said.
The case is passionate, thoughtful, internally consistent, and poignantly -- human.
I know the NAACP and its members are deeply, and rightly, concerned about this case – as passionate civil rights leaders, as engaged citizens, and – most of all – as parents.
Sadiq Khan and Ruth Davidson, who represented remain, both made passionate cases for a more open, tolerant Britain.
This can be a very contentious issue, with both camps making very passionate cases.
By the time all the views within the administration had filtered up to Obama, he had heard passionate cases both for and against intervention, said Perry Cammack, a staffer for then-Secretary of State John Kerry, at the time.
A huge number of critics I respect (including Ken Tucker, Todd VanDerWerff, Willa Paskin, Alan Sepinwall, James Poniewozik, Alyssa Rosenbaum and Andy Greenwald, among others), have made passionate cases for and against not just the episode but the show in general and even serialized TV as a species.
Roberto Ridolfi's landmark biography, of 1954, made a passionate case for its subject's Italian warmth of spirit.
Somary made a passionate case, although he simplified a tortured relationship.
Rather than rant about noise, we need to create a passionate case for silence.
