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单词 argument
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argument
(ɑːʳgjʊmənt )
Word forms: arguments
1. variable noun [NOUN that] B2
An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
There's a strong argument for lowering the price. [+ for]
The doctors have set out their arguments against the proposals. [+ against]
It is better to convince by argument than seduce by example.
Synonyms: reason, case, reasoning, ground(s)  
2. variable noun B1
An argument is a discussion or debate in which a number of people put forward different or opposing opinions.
The incident has triggered fresh arguments about public spending. [+ about/over]
The issue has caused heated political argument.
Synonyms: debate, questioning, claim, row  
3. countable noun B1
An argument is a conversation in which people disagree with each other angrily or noisily.
Anny described how she got into an argument with one of the marchers. [+ with]
...a heated argument.
[Also + between]
4. uncountable noun
If you accept something without argument, you do not question it or disagree with it.
He complied without argument.
It should of course be given back. There is no argument about that.
5.  See also counter-argument
Quotations:
Argument seldom convinces anyone contrary to his inclinationsThomas FullerGnomologia
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progressJoseph JoubertPensées
Collocations:
argument ensued
Other monks went to the police station to protest against the treatment of their colleague and an argument ensued.
Times, Sunday Times
A terrible argument ensued in the car park.
The Sun
The flight staff insisted that he board the plane and an argument ensued.
The Star (South Africa)
An argument ensued and the police were called.
Times, Sunday Times
A long, rambling argument ensued in which residents discussed the pros and cons of the babywear retailer, vented their spleens at chains and — bizarrely — agitated for a sushi bar instead.
Times, Sunday Times
argument erupted
When they collapsed last week, a bitter argument erupted over who should, and could, compensate whom.
Times, Sunday Times
Soon they were digging trenches and lobbing shells; an argument erupted.
Christianity Today
Another argument erupted over the type of brick to be used in the building.
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argument rests on
His argument rests on an illusory contrast between an idealized past and a dystopian present, a myth that recurs through the ages.
The Times Literary Supplement
The argument rests on trust.
Times, Sunday Times
The book's argument rests on three separate types of consciousness.
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But this argument rests on how government deficits affect interest rates, and the relationship between government deficits and interest rates varies.
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The formal version of the argument rests on a number of premises, many of which have received some degree of contention.
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basic argument
Over recent years, the basic argument has shaded ever farther into incoherence.
Times, Sunday Times
The basic argument echoes the overarching thesis: as resources become more scarce, the price rises, creating an incentive to adapt.
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The basic argument was that satellite providers pay for the right to rebroadcast local affiliates' signals, and that cable operators should, as well.
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The credit crunch has not altered the basic arguments.
Times, Sunday Times
The basic arguments in favour of equity income remain intact.
Times, Sunday Times
bitter argument
When they collapsed last week, a bitter argument erupted over who should, and could, compensate whom.
Times, Sunday Times
They had a bitter argument.
Times, Sunday Times
This entrance of theirs makes no sense anyway - if they're having a bitter argument, why couldn't it be heard when they were outside the door?
The Times Literary Supplement
I tried having an open discussion with him on the issues but it always ends up in a bitter argument.
The Sun
A bitter argument raged during the summer over the large salaries and perks of university chiefs.
Times, Sunday Times
bolster an argument
He could have used this to bolster his argument for the government's policy shift.
Times, Sunday Times
He consistently turns to archeological evidence to bolster his arguments, but counsels caution, setting out the running battles between the academics down the years.
Times, Sunday Times
Fans and foes of private equity investing have had plenty to bolster their arguments in recent months.
Times,Sunday Times
Advisers said the rate rises further bolstered the argument for paying off credit-card balances every month - though this might become increasingly difficult for some borrowers as household costs increased.
Times, Sunday Times
Some would argue that the experiment's success bolsters the argument of retentionists, who oppose elimination of smallpox stores largely so that they can continue to be researched.
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central argument
The central argument of the book fails because most of the premises are false.
The Bell Curve Wars: Race, Intelligence, and the Future of America (1995)
If they had not pressed this point, the central argument would not have held.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More importantly, the reviewer overlooks the central argument of my book.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
circular argument
It's a circular argument that's unlikely to convince all investors.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But such observations tend to turn into self-fulfilling circular arguments.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But they and the driving public know that this is a false, circular argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
cogent argument
Be clear about what you have to offer, on an academic and personal level (your ability to put together a cogent argument, and your excellent communication and time management skills).
Times, Sunday Times
That's the time when bright ideas are turned into elegant prose and cogent argument.
Times, Sunday Times
The author constructs a very cogent argument about contemporary culture, in particular its narcissism.
The Times Literary Supplement
Well that's a cogent argument.
Times, Sunday Times
We'd be glad to hear it and any cogent arguments you might have for becoming the tie's curator.
Times, Sunday Times
compelling argument
Experts say that both sides have compelling arguments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Those were compelling arguments in 2001 and they are compelling arguments now.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We can't ignore either the compelling argument of animal welfare.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
constitutional argument
Opponents will muster constitutional arguments by the hatful.
Times, Sunday Times
These kinds of arguments are distinguished from related constitutional arguments, statutory arguments, and general conspiracy arguments.
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Many states have also established court precedents which provide protection to journalists, usually based on constitutional arguments.
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No discussion ensued about any basis for the decision in the constitutional arguments.
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The last rural commandos were ordered disbanded by the central government over constitutional arguments.
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construct an argument
But one could construct an argument in which the premises are inconsistent.
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Each of these units of thought build on each other as the writer constructs his argument.
Christianity Today
In economic terms, leading politicians are constructing their arguments from factually inaccurate starting points.
Times, Sunday Times
Ritual constructs an argument, all while maintaining social order.
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contrary argument
He shows little sign of ever having acquainted himself with a contrary argument.
Times, Sunday Times
The contrary argument says that the controlling centre gets in the way of departments doing their business without being interfered with by an over-mighty centre.
Times, Sunday Times
Let them wait a while longer, the contrary argument ran, to prove themselves.
Times, Sunday Times
He therefore dismisses the idea that there exist any basic principles of debate to which we can all subscribe and to which a contrary argument might appeal.
The Times Literary Supplement
The courts should assist rather than impede such an exercise unless some strong contrary arguments could be made out.
Times, Sunday Times
convincing argument
This was the most common and convincing argument against it.
The Times Literary Supplement
Then comes a survey of the shape of things today, tapering into a not entirely convincing argument that commuting generally makes people happier and healthier.
Times, Sunday Times
She may lack edge, but she inhabits her genre so fully that she makes a convincing argument for this kind of music.
Times, Sunday Times
He said that the art of a successful campaign was developing a convincing argument.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a convincing argument, given she doesn't appear to be physically ageing.
Times, Sunday Times
defence argument
The court did not accept the defence argument.
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During his incarceration he used his newly acquired knowledge of the law to remarkable effect in providing brilliant defence arguments for many of his fellow prisoners.
Times, Sunday Times
But the jury presumably took into account her defence arguments this newspaper acted in the public interest by publishing the stories involved.
The Sun
deploy an argument
This argument is routinely deployed.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They are surprised at the range of arguments being deployed against changes to the current system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In deploying such an argument, you draw dangerously false lessons from history.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
dismiss an argument
The judges dismissed this argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This has led some critics to dismiss the genetic argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The campaign to end the transatlantic slave trade began with lonely activists whose arguments were dismissed as ludicrous.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
economic argument
In reality, the core economic arguments surrounding independence are unchanged.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As yet, neither side has won the economic argument convincingly.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But beyond the politics there is a social and economic argument to be made.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
endless arguments
I can't go to the gym or help out family and friends with things like gardening because it always means endless arguments with my wife.
The Sun
I wanted to go out with friends a lot, which caused endless arguments.
The Sun
Unless it's absolutely pouring with rain, it's quicker and easier just to set off at a fast trot, since car journeys seem only to lead to endless arguments.
Times, Sunday Times
The endless arguments are about fundamental things: social exclusion; fidelity; loyalty; social cliques; secret-keeping.
Times, Sunday Times
I used to compete as a bodybuilder, which caused endless arguments with ex-girlfriends.
The Sun
ethical argument
Not a very ethical argument, in my view.
Times, Sunday Times
But beyond the ethical argument lies the social and political cost: nothing tears a society apart faster than the perception of a tax burden unshared.
Times, Sunday Times
The aim of social theory, from start to finish, has been 'to answer the question of how to ground an ethical argument'.
The Times Literary Supplement
Yet the ethical arguments that stand behind the judgment are fraught and complex.
Times, Sunday Times
So there are moral and ethical arguments to which others have not referred.
ST
fierce argument
A fierce argument ensued while I tried to work out why he was accusing me.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Education excites the fiercest arguments.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were fierce arguments over energy supplies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
for the sake of argument
I'm not writing this for the sake of argument, but in the hope that it may be of some help to you.
The Times Literary Supplement
But for fun and the sake of argument, let’s try.
canada.com
For the sake of argument, though, pretend with us for a moment that such a survey has been conducted.
The Times Literary Supplement
Let's accept, for sake of argument, that 'the reason why' involves a mild redundancy.
Times, Sunday Times
Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that attempts to reflate the global economy succeed.
Times, Sunday Times
frame an argument
Government has the opportunity to frame the argument and to ensure that unwarranted risks are avoided.
Times, Sunday Times
The measure was the only new policy in a speech that was intended to frame an argument over how best to return the economy to full growth.
Times, Sunday Times
It can also describe a person's failure to frame an argument or issue in a historical context or to disregard historical fact or implication.
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Some advisers are framing their arguments in economic terms.
Times,Sunday Times
The way they are framing the argument seems to confirm that ungenerous description.
Times, Sunday Times
furious argument
Two boys were in the midst of a furious argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Sometimes we'd have furious arguments, often in the middle of the night.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He is reported to have had a furious argument with other band members soon after the incident.
The Sun (2010)
hear an argument
Even so we still hear the argument that leave voters didn't know what they were voting for.
Times, Sunday Times
We hear the argument in some quarters that darts has become overcommercialised, that we are in danger of losing the true meaning of darts.
Times, Sunday Times
We need to pay now to avoid the far greater costs of dangerous climate change later - though you won't hear that argument from any finance minister.
Times, Sunday Times
You can hear the argument already.
Times, Sunday Times
It would be nice to hear this argument from the platform at one of the upcoming party conferences.
Times, Sunday Times
heated argument
A heated argument developed, which continued until the teams reached the dressingrooms, and involved the visiting coaching staff and substitutes.
Times, Sunday Times
This insightful documentary meets people from both sides of the heated argument.
The Sun
I can honestly say, hand on heart, the three of us never had a heated argument.
Times, Sunday Times
Asked if his suspension was over a heated argument about food he said 'no, no, no', but added that he regretted the incident.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a continuation of a heated argument during the game's closing stages.
The Sun
intellectual argument
What compelling intellectual arguments you advance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I had one other intellectual argument against the small car.
The Sun (2008)
Forget all the intellectual arguments about austerity versus growth, let's have a football match to decide it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
legal argument
There will be more legal arguments in March before a trial is due in April.
The Sun (2007)
My father is a professor of law and I have always enjoyed legal argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the inquiry will now hear legal argument over whether the new evidence should be heard.
The Sun (2011)
legitimate argument
Not that they are failing to do enough - a legitimate argument - but that they are doing nothing.
The Sun
There's a legitimate argument that the necessary blood-letting was crisper in recent series without the reprise element.
Times, Sunday Times
These are all legitimate arguments and no doubt all of them have been discussed.
Times, Sunday Times
There are good reasons to avoid caesarean sections if possible and legitimate arguments against resorting to them at the first sign of difficulty in labour.
Times, Sunday Times
logical argument
He valued logical argument free of adjectival embellishment.
Times, Sunday Times
I cannot treat that like a logical argument.
Christianity Today
And so it was that the car thieves achieved something that my friends and family could not, despite hints, nudges and logical argument.
Times, Sunday Times
It seems like a logical argument, but what if that's how the majority of fans like it?
Times, Sunday Times
But these represent her own opinions and preferences, not a logical argument.
Times, Sunday Times
loud argument
Fragile panel paintings, they argue, should not spend so much time on the road, and there has been an increasingly loud argument made for confining the painting to home turf.
Times, Sunday Times
A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said that he used to hear loud arguments within the home.
Times, Sunday Times
There will, of course, be loud arguments about the facts of the case.
Times, Sunday Times
Eventually the two couples return to their suite, where they engage in loud arguments and fisticuffs.
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Those who worked with him soon perceived just how much he hated loud arguments, or hectoring language.
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main argument
His main argument doesn't depend upon this point, however.
Christianity Today
The defendant's main argument, that the case should have been withdrawn from the jury, was established.
Times,Sunday Times
But the main argument was that they were too heavy-handed and did not give the public clear instructions during demonstrations.
Times, Sunday Times
But at least those who made reference to its main argument would have read it, or most of them would.
The Times Literary Supplement
No, my main argument was just that they are breathtakingly old-fashioned.
Times, Sunday Times
make an argument
Yet no one in power seems prepared to make that argument.
Times, Sunday Times
You can make that argument for him to become the best fighter in the world.
The Sun
I did not make this argument, then, nor emphasise that novelists had been writing characters unlike themselves for centuries.
Times,Sunday Times
Get involved and help us make the argument for enterprise.
Times, Sunday Times
I rose, a little nervously, and began to make my argument.
Times, Sunday Times
moral argument
There is a moral argument for the public being involved in this process.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The moral arguments against it are surprisingly flimsy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And they did bad things to survive - though that makes for an interesting moral argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
oral argument
More can be done to cut the length of hearings, such as time-limits on oral argument.
Times, Sunday Times
Any civil lawyer will identify why our proceedings cost so much; lengthy cross-examination and oral argument and, above all else, disclosure of documents.
Times, Sunday Times
At the end of the oral argument, the judge announced that he would allow the appeal and quash the conviction for reasons to be handed down at a later date.
Times, Sunday Times
It was not even clear that it reflected the defendants' oral argument.
Times, Sunday Times
If selected for an oral argument, appellants may present a short spoken argument to the court.
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passionate argument
Is passionate argument and rudeness to be censored?
Times, Sunday Times
We shouldn't be apologetic about them because we didn't arrive at them haphazardly; they are principles agreed upon after centuries of passionate argument and protest.
Times, Sunday Times
In 2013, a judge said 'wind turbines generate passionate argument as well as energy' and there have been many legal challenges to wind farms.
Times, Sunday Times
But most of all he loved passionate argument with friends.
Times, Sunday Times
It's a passionate argument with many sides.
Globe and Mail
persuasive argument
We accept that there are some persuasive arguments for these programmes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But in spite of his persuasive arguments, he was dismissed by many of his colleagues as a crank.
The Antioxidant Health Plan (1994)
He delivered a persuasive political argument in favour of the raid and of doing it as soon as feasible.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
philosophical argument
You don't persuade them with a philosophical argument.
Christianity Today
The rich exploitation of empirical material was not a merely decorative appendage to a purely philosophical argument, but an integral element in a sustained train of thought.
Times, Sunday Times
And that gap between appearance and reality has been a perennial theme of philosophical argument from that time.
The Times Literary Supplement
A deeper, more philosophical argument raged about whether to consider the orang-utan 'in some respects as human' or in fact as totally distinct from us.
The Times Literary Supplement
They do not contain an elaborate philosophical argument, but simply try to point to the true nature of reality, especially through the use of paradox.
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plausible argument
There can thus hardly be a plausible argument against vellum on grounds of perishability.
Times, Sunday Times
This may seem to be a plausible argument for the weakness of the dollar, but can trade imbalances possibly explain the extraordinary strength of the euro and the pound?
Times, Sunday Times
It once seemed a plausible argument.
Times, Sunday Times
There are plausible arguments for cutting rates further.
Times, Sunday Times
Employers can make plausible arguments for extensive discovery.
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powerful argument
It's a powerful argument but one that affects a tiny percentage of the world's population.
Times, Sunday Times
Greenhouse gases cause far greater global warming when emitted at high altitudes - a powerful argument against expanding aviation.
Times, Sunday Times
Eight per cent were persuaded by something they had read, while 6 per cent were influenced by a powerful argument.
Times, Sunday Times
If people who have the opportunity to get higher skills and education are more fulfilled, isn't that a powerful argument for extending educational opportunity?
Times, Sunday Times
It's the most powerful argument for equality.
Times, Sunday Times
present an argument
We will try and present a balanced argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is an enjoyable read, presenting complex arguments with clarity and wit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Too often the argument is presented as a choice between organic production and GM.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
rational argument
Fanatics are not being convinced by rational arguments.
MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
What struck me most at the time was how little rational argument seemed to matter.
Trauma and Recovery (1992)
The popularity of the programme continues to defy all rational argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
reasoned argument
She listened to these reasoned arguments and said, 'OK, then'.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Will reasoned argument change their minds?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Let them form their own opinion after reasoned argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
rebut an argument
In a debate, one side will rebut the argument presented by the other.
Times, Sunday Times
The attempt to rebut an argument may involve generating a counterargument or finding a counterexample.
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And what was fascinating about the reaction to his ruling was that none of his conservative critics actually rebutted his arguments with fact.
Times, Sunday Times
In addition, most jurisdictions allow for time for the movant to file reply papers rebutting the arguments made in the opposition.
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refute an argument
Cross-national studies have also been shown to refute the argument for an innate biological difference in mathematical skills.
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If it refutes the argument, then it will have won the debate.
Times, Sunday Times
But the university responded by saying that they completely refuted the argument for judicial review.
Times, Sunday Times
The scientific data strongly refute this argument.
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But the judge refuted his arguments and upheld the sentence handed down in 2010 — five years in prison, including two suspended, and the repayment of the €4,915,610,154 that he had lost.
Times, Sunday Times
reinforce an argument
And this, in turn, will reinforce the argument for rationalising services into fewer but bigger centres.
Times, Sunday Times
The nuclear industry has been quick to reinforce the argument.
Times, Sunday Times
They reinforced the argument that we might have seen an energy-related inflation blip.
Times, Sunday Times
Sometimes they're reinforcing my argument, sometimes they're countermanding my argument.
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Elaborate reference materials at the back of the book reinforce his arguments and lead readers beyond his significant beginnings.
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reject an argument
That argument was also rejected.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She rejects the argument that many children will find classical music boring at first.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He also rejected the argument about costs as ' ridiculous'.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
resolve an argument
But the two men soon told the king that they were brothers who had come to ask him to resolve an argument between them.
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When they finally resolved their arguments and counter-claims, the two parties divided the ground.
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They would get calm at the end of the film, by resolving their arguments and/or marrying each other.
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settle an argument
United are believed to have offered 50,000 to settle the argument.
The Sun
Be wary when a style pundit cites 'the word's dictionary meaning' to settle an argument of usage.
Times, Sunday Times
Ever tried to settle an argument with a game of rock, paper, scissors?
Times, Sunday Times
These are the circumstances in which robust conventional deterrence would settle the argument.
Times, Sunday Times
A wrestling bout might be just the way to settle this argument in a way that would be comprehensible and engage voter interest.
Times, Sunday Times
silly argument
Silly argument; it wasn't your fault either, but it was your money.
Times, Sunday Times
We fell in love and it was great until she finished with me after a silly argument.
The Sun
It's a silly argument, because they need each other.
Christianity Today
We had a silly argument and didn't speak for a week.
The Sun
Silly argument over the pen.
The Sun
specious argument
But this specious argument deflects attention to the wrong issue.
Times, Sunday Times
Quite why the magistrate accepted this specious argument defies belief.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a specious argument.
Smithsonian Mag
Support for increased runway space also rests on a specious argument about the expense and unreliability of railways.
Times, Sunday Times
It was always a specious argument, and banks, investors and analysts told him so — often quite forcefully.
Times, Sunday Times
strengthen an argument
Which should, at the very least, strengthen the argument for the continuation of the winter fuel allowance.
Times, Sunday Times
The education secretary would greatly strengthen his argument for this were he to press for the same arrangement for parliament.
Times, Sunday Times
In the long term, the experiences of last week will undoubtedly strengthen the argument for developing high-speed rail links.
Times, Sunday Times
By doing so, he hopes to strengthen his argument by dealing with possible counter-arguments before his audience can raise them.
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Flight 370 has strengthened the argument for keeping electronic tabs on airliners in flight.
Times, Sunday Times
strong argument
The strongest argument is the inherent weakness and arbitrariness of the two-party system.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This was always our strongest argument.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
More than a dramatic memoir, his essay is a strong argument against the precepts of bilingual education in America.
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
This, incidentally, is a strong argument in favor of keeping natural monopolies under public regulation rather than under public ownership.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
The fact that this model is consistent with the growing information about apparently built-in perceptual skills and processing biases is certainly a strong argument in its favor.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
support an argument
It can help to build a case of evidence from the sales of similar homes in the area to support your argument.
Times, Sunday Times
Democrats will spin incoming data to support their argument that thanks to the president things are getting much better.
Times, Sunday Times
I failed to see any facts to support his argument.
Times, Sunday Times
The lawyer put forth two interpretations of the law to support his argument.
canada.com
The numbers support their argument.
Times, Sunday Times
the argument is simple
The argument is simple but persuasive.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The economic argument is quite simple.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His basic argument is simple: over the course of history, violence has declined.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
theological argument
Can anyone enlighten me in respect of the theological argument that precludes this natural progression?
Times, Sunday Times
Remember, narratives are grouped together to create a theological argument.
Christianity Today
Among other matters, they corresponded on the scientific proofs which could be used to support a theological argument.
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In the late colonial period, most pastors read their sermons, which were theologically dense and advanced a particular theological argument or interpretation.
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But those divisions exist already and the theological arguments have been exhaustively rehearsed.
Times, Sunday Times
theoretical argument
And the coalition should act now to close down the theoretical argument about fiscal stimulus.
Times, Sunday Times
Nevertheless, the theoretical arguments won't go away.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite theoretical arguments against the existence of faster-than-light particles, experiments have been conducted to search for them.
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Theoretical arguments regarding the relative merits of free market versus mixed economy policies do not always yield a clear conclusion.
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Support for the critical period theory stems largely from theoretical arguments and analogies to other critical periods in biology such as visual development.
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undermine an argument
The long-running debate about the nationality of the coach also undermines the argument.
Times, Sunday Times
But the analogy surely undermines his argument.
Times, Sunday Times
That fundamentally undermined the argument that the difference in treatment between the two prisoners in relation to early release was disproportionate, or putting it more plainly, unfair.
Times, Sunday Times
The findings undermine the arguments of climate sceptics who use the reported reduction in the warming rate since 1998 to oppose cutting man-made emissions.
Times, Sunday Times
valid argument
But that's by no means the only valid argument.
The Sun (2015)
There are simply no valid arguments against switching lights off in broad daylight.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Both sides have valid arguments to make and should feel free to do so.
The Sun (2016)
violent argument
One day, after a violent argument with his in-laws, he snapped.
Times, Sunday Times
Violent argument was casual and common.
Times, Sunday Times
This leads to a misunderstanding, which ends up in a violent argument.
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He described his former wife as a 'happy-go-lucky person', but their relationship had been tempestuous, with frequent, violent arguments.
Times, Sunday Times
weak argument
But he can spot a weak argument and there can be a ferocity in his response.
Times, Sunday Times
Then everyone would leave school having been taught how to spot the flaws in a weak argument and put together a good one.
Times,Sunday Times
It seems a weak argument to put the professionals in senior administrative roles when their core professional duties were found wanting.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet, in the modern game, where size and athleticism — two qualities that cannot be taught — are prized so highly, it seems a weak argument.
Times, Sunday Times
Vigorous handwaving or furious handwaving may also be used to indicate a very weak argument.
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weaken an argument
Tax digitisation may weaken that argument, of course.
Times,Sunday Times
Conversely, the inclusion of good books weakens the argument.
The Times Literary Supplement
But the growth of internet connectivity, allowing work on trains, weakened the argument for spending billions on specialised high-speed rail.
The Sun
The very breadth of her remit occasionally weakens her arguments.
The Times Literary Supplement
However, that did not weaken his arguments or dull his rhetoric.
Times, Sunday Times
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