Sentence examples for conceding the argument from inspiring English sources

Implicitly, the administration is conceding the argument that trade, unless properly regulated, really does militate against good labour standards and a clean environment.

Hawking himself, despite conceding the argument more than a decade ago, continued to actively publish on the topic, often declaring that he had finally solved the paradox.

If the Osama Defense is what Petraeus has to offer by way of defense of the current policy after 10 years, more than a thousand Americans dead, hundreds of billions of dollars spent, he is essentially conceding the argument: two-thirds of Americans are right, the war is not worth fighting.

Ellis, in later editions of his biography, graciously conceded the argument.

The tragedy for denialists is that they concede the argument in advance.

Or do they accept that their social order is structurally failing, and concede the argument to the enemy?

Japan, too, has made similar points.Some of this criticism, of course, is posturing: no negotiator concedes the argument at the preliminary stage.

Last week, Oriel conceded the argument, generally receiving congratulations amid the expected brickbats, and said it would launch a six-month consultation.

Yet, he concedes, the argument for neutrality still has a powerful attraction for the country's older, rural, often German-speaking population.

In other words, the Knicks, who have thrived all season with unconventional lineups that emphasized ball handling, passing and shooting, conceded the argument of styles to the brutish Pacers.

When that terrain is conceded the argument moves from "this shouldn't happen to anybody" to "it shouldn't have happened to this person because they are a somebody"; from "I can't believe they're treating black people like this" to "I can't believe they're treating a black A-student like other black kids".