Example sentences of "argue [conj] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frege argued that in asserting an existential proposition one is in effect saying something about the relevant concept , namely that certain things fall under it , or , conversely , that nothing falls under it , i.e. that the concept is empty , as the case may be . |
| 2 | Van den Boogaard argued that in entering Anglo-Norman , fabliaux underwent a radical transformation because they were aimed at such an isolated audience ; an audience isolated from the full French literary frame of reference that a truly French audience would have had . |
| 3 | As with Hitler 's nazis , Blackshirts argued that in using weapons they were merely copying the tactics of their opponents . |
| 4 | It argued that in talking about inner cities it was vital to think in terms not just of individuals , but of society ; that the multiple deprivations of the worst hit areas affected all the residents ; that the consequences included a pervasive sense of neglect and decay , a decline in community spirit , a low standard of neighbourhood facilities , and an increase in crime and vandalism ; and that , without government intervention , the future was one of reduced job opportunities , deteriorating housing , and a decline in public services . |
| 5 | He argued that by helping Men protect themselves against Chaos they would create an invaluable bulwark against the forces of darkness . |
| 6 | Although he was an American citizen , the prosecution argued that by taking a British passport he owed allegiance to the Crown . |
| 7 | Speaking against the movement C Hughes argued that by passing this they would ‘ be voting for pacifism , and there would be no patriotic Stratford society after that ’ ( SE 3 August 18 ) . |
| 8 | Enthoven argued that by separating the purchase of health care from its provision and management , and subjecting providers to an element of competition for contracts , providers would now have a financial incentive to cut costs , improve quality and be more responsive to what consumers wanted . |
| 9 | In company law it can equally be argued that by casting trustee-like duties on directors so that they are required to act only in the interests of the shareholders the law aims to ensure that the will of the shareholders is implemented . |
| 10 | Nevertheless it could be argued that by practising as an illustrator , working to deadlines and within an acceptable style , Minton was gradually weakening his compulsion to paint . |
| 11 | Finally , it can be argued that by focussing on pecuniary compensation , other victim issues are ignored by the ‘ Son-of-Sam ’ model . |
| 12 | Some have argued that by becoming involved in local government we had brought the whole disaster upon ourselves . |
| 13 | It could be argued that in agreeing to a single date the project leader is taking decisions more properly the province of higher management . |
| 14 | It could be argued that in agreeing to a single date the project leader is taking decisions more properly the province of higher management . |
| 15 | Her article is clearly argued and worth reading in full . |
| 16 | Hoggett and Hambleton ( 1987 ) argue that in seeking to make public services more user-centred two approaches are discernible : consumerism which focuses on the responsiveness of public services ( broadly the approach of the Major government ) and collective responses which emphasise the democratisation of services . |
| 17 | But many Scottish broadcasters argue that in deploying minimum resources there will be instances where the new directorate wo n't authorise Manchester to fill the gap and they are faced with the choice of hiring independents at what might prove a greater cost , thereby going over budget , or perhaps losing the programme . |
| 18 | People argue that by adopting a voluntary approach you lose the good and the bad . |
| 19 | In West Germany the leader of the opposition , Kurt Schumacher , and his Social Democrat Party rejected entry on nationalist grounds , arguing that by binding the country so closely to western states which were also members of a military alliance led by the United States , Adenauer was making the possibility of German reunification even more difficult and remote . |
| 20 | Now , in two pamphlets issued in September , David Damant argues that in pursuing the principle of ‘ unfudgeability ’ , the Accounting Standards Board is imperilling the true and fair view ( Unfudgeability and Earnings , available from MAP Securities , 2–3 Philpot Lane , London EC3M 8AQ ) . |
| 21 | He argues that by maintaining the job environment at an acceptable level then feelings of dissatisfaction can be avoided . |
| 22 | The second argues that by concentrating on specialist work the generalist nature of the CAB upon which it was founded is disappearing . |
| 23 | However , if we looked at the total costs of using the vehicles one could argue that by using reducing balance the repair costs in later life would be compensated by the additional depreciation in earlier years so achieving a matching of costs and revenues over the assets ' life . |
| 24 | One may argue that by moving the magnetic field nothing has changed at the position of the wire . |
| 25 | The question remains as to whether British policy-makers can fairly argue that by fighting ‘ from within ’ , although they may not have entirely succeeded in limiting the battleground to issues of trade and markets , they have nevertheless ensured that the economic policy itself has pointed in the right direction . |
| 26 | I will argue that in seeing child abuse and child abuse research as distinct from child care and child care research more generally , practitioners and policy makers are , at best , forgetting and , at worst , refusing to recognize what we already ‘ know ’ about good practice with children and families . |
| 27 | Alternatively , A could argue that in attempting a rescue C was volens to the risk of injury . |