Mainstream medical groups say the fetal brain is not developed enough to feel pain at that stage of development, but a handful of doctors contend otherwise.
Mr. Viederman and a handful of others, however, contend that foundations are also obligated to consider, as he puts it, "the social and environmental consequences of their investments".
Indeed, many would say that talk of "meaning" by definition excludes the possibility of it coming from time spent in an experience machine (although there have been a small handful who disagree and contend that a meaningful life just is a pleasant life. Goetz 2012, in particular, bites many bullets).
And Manager Joe Torre made the best of a really bad game, giving work to a handful of relievers contending for the last couple of spots on the Yankees' postseason roster.
At a hearing on the conversion of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company from ownership by its policyholders to ownership by shareholders, a handful of policyholders contended yesterday that they and the company's more than 10 million other policyholders were not getting a fair shake.
At 36, Gordon remains a top competitor and among the handful of drivers who will contend this year.
The best moment of his performance was an instinctive dart in front of Mesut Özil to head clear, after the German looked set to head home a Jerome Boateng outswinger, though it had to contend with a handful of other vital interceptions.
As Shipster expands, it will have to contend with a handful of more established startups in the shipping and logistics space.
While more-than-human powers contend for control of Ventus, a handful of humans, often working at cross-purposes, try to avert a tragedy of cosmic proportions.
In the end, most difficult to explain is not why today's young players have been unable to contend for championships but how a handful of teen-age players once did.
