In the same way, Clukey contended, the decision made by officials to move the women's singles start to the juniors' start not only changed their route, but also disrupted the order of the medalists.
But the schools contend his decision was arbitrary.
Dish contended that its decision to stop carrying AMC's channels on July 1 was unrelated to the legal fight, but AMC said otherwise.
Back in Seattle in 1947, Professor Taylor contended that the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan had not been based on all the available evidence.
Mr. Bush also contended that a decision this week by a federal judge in a case involving Kathleen Willey, who accused the president of making a sexual advance, underscored the president's poor ethics.
Those dissenting from today's ruling, led by Justice David H. Souter, contended that the decision was so imprecise that it invited discriminatory redistricting efforts by lawmakers who did not have the interests of minority voters at heart.
While Argentine and American investigators have long agreed that the suicide bombing was carried out by a militant from Hezbollah, Mr. Nisman, the prosecutor overseeing the case, has contended that the decision to attack AMIA, as the cultural center is known by its Spanish initials, was made at a 1993 meeting in the Iranian city of Mashhad in Mr. Rafsanjani's presence.
In a country known for tolerance and free medical care for all citizens, Dr. Morgentaler was for decades at the center of battles between powerful forces like the Roman Catholic Church, which opposed abortion for any reason short of saving an endangered mother's life, and women's groups that contended that the decision not to bear a child is a personal one.
Opposition candidates and political analysts have contended that the decision to move the elections was intended to stop the exodus of Peronist politicians who backed Mrs. Kirchner and her husband, former President Néstor Kirchner, in particular those from rural provinces where farmers have battled the national government over export taxes for more than a year.
They have compared Assad to Adolf Hitler, and contended that the decision facing the United States is like the one the British faced in Munich, Germany, in 1938 of whether to appease or challenge Hitler.
