Example sentences of "he argued for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Solarz is celebrated in Hong Kong because he argued for ( and got ) more American visas for anxious would-be emigrants . |
| 2 | He is notorious in Islamabad because he argued for the cut-off in American aid to Pakistan , implemented last autumn . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , reflecting upon the record of the Labour government of 1945–51 and on the policies which its successor should pursue , he argued for a coherent socialist policy which would be freshly committed to ideals and be capable of realization . |
| 4 | In so far as he argued for the separation of economics from politics for the purpose of analysis , in a theoretical examination of the Soviet economy he seemed to be following in the footsteps of Marx . |
| 5 | In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor . |
| 6 | In 1920 Birkenhead put forward both lines of argument when he argued for greater coalition cooperation in the press . |
| 7 | This article was followed by a reply from BC 's finance director , in which he argued for the appropriateness of the Board 's accounting policies . |
| 8 | He was at his most sincere when he argued for the South and defended it ferociously against the feebleness of Yankee and British snobberies and prejudice . |
| 9 | He did n't mind that at all , he argued for me . |
| 10 | Newlands 's tables did contain errors and anomalies , but after 1869 , when more accurate and comprehensive studies by Mendeleyev and J. Lothar Meyer began to appear , he argued for recognition of his priority . |
| 11 | In place of the anonymity of the ‘ reign of the street ’ he argued for ‘ enclosed space ’ ; instead of large impersonal urban squares , space should be internalized to promote the values of community . |