Sentence examples for member arguing from inspiring English sources

According to this official's account, Rice was the "only cabinet member arguing for what we ended up doing in Libya" — a military intervention, backed by a strong U.N. resolution Rice managed to secure, that saved Benghazi and ended with the ousting of Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein, who attends cabinet meetings but is not a member, argued against the bill.

This member argued that I don't have the necessary level of clearance to obtain access for classified information.

Not only was Mr. Belhaj an Islamist, the council member argued, but he had done less than the western rebels in the fight for the capital.

At a recent meeting, one Board of Education member argued that charter schools skim the best students from the other schools, creating a "schism" in the system.

"I've never seen a Congressional member argue so strongly against Executive Branch oversight as Sen. Feinstein did today re the FISA law," said Micah Zenko of the Council on Foreign Relations.

One OULC member argued that Hamas was justified in its killing of Jewish civilians and claimed all Jews were legitimate targets.

One committee member argued that Intermountain (which is nonprofit) should not overcharge for a treatment, even if it helped the hospital cover its overall expenses.

At least one panel member argued with the companies over the content of this document.

One admissions committee member argues that a 3.5 at an Ivy League university is far superior to a 4.0 at a nonselective college.

Ajit Jogi Ajit Jogi, a leading opposition congress member, argued that the government was selling control of the profitable company at ten times under-market value.