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Although the word "democracy" did not appear, the report argued for greater political participation by China's citizens.

I felt that the combination of poor sentiment, valuations and the length of the downturn argued for a reversal of the bear market.

Stung by the concerns of voters about petrol, governments around the world have argued for an increase in fossil fuel supplies.

It's amazing and discouraging to see what is argued for in the name of patriotism.

My best friend and I argued for an hour, but finally he realized I was right and he had to cave .

Those who have argued for the beneficial effect of the Olympics on China have made three specific claims, none of which holds water.

We argued for a whole day over what I should pay, but finally struck a bargain.

Astronomers have argued for years about how stars condense out of the diffuse clouds of dust and gas called nebulas.

After the tax presentation, Roger Altman and Larry Summers argued for a short-term stimulus package to go with the deficit-reduction plan.

Others have argued for a more coordinated approach to exchange rate policy involving target zones.

In my own defence, and as my diaries show, I argued for some years with Tony Blair that we needed to act on the culture of our media.

Everyone argued for a lower number to avoid jeopardizing the deal, but the higher number actually increased our chances.

Critics argued for a shift away from killing polio to free up money for controlling multiple diseases.

She had argued for the extension as a low-cost "bridge" to a future based on renewables.

The deal was discussed at a fraught board meeting on February 3, at which Mr Leng made his objections clear and argued for a rights issue.

Mr. Putin has, in contrast, argued for greater protectionism and for building a trade bloc of former Soviet republics.

Greece has argued for weeks that the interest rates of more than 6% that it must pay to borrow money from bond markets are unacceptable.

Others have argued for a middle course involving a smaller troop increase and less nation-building.

Some economists have argued for moderate inflation as a deliberate policy, as a way to encourage lending and reduce private debt burdens.

He thinks Eris is a fitting name for the new dwarf planet because astronomers have argued for so long over how to define a planet.

Because of China's substantial current account surplus, policy makers in Brussels and Washington have argued for such a move.

Others argued for a giant port on the Pacific side with containers crossing the isthmus by rail.

This newspaper has long argued for such a move.

The Imperial College professor argued for a new way of classifying the harm caused by both legal and illegal drugs.

Mr Brown has long argued for a new definition of Britishness around which the country's different peoples could unite.

She has argued for them to be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or advertisements.

This newspaper has long argued for a global carbon tax as a reasonable way to tax all forms of pollution.

Some have argued for a system of Eurobonds in which every country's debt is backed by all.

argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.

They believed in the capability of people and argued for management practices that would increase employee satisfaction.

They argued for an hour, Alice the entire time clutching the closed teapot.

It was kind of funny that the car wouldn't start, after they'd argued for hours about where to go.

John Geanakoplos of Yale University has argued for special federal trustees, empowered to insist on modifying or foreclosing impaired loans.

Scholars of the 20th century who have argued for the priority of Matthew include "Jameson, Chapman, Butler, and Wenham. "

Marie argued for the elimination of additional, difficult tests given only to the female students.

Like we've argued for Google, Facebook might consider dropping its margin for mobile apps to attract developers.

In a speech intended as a wake-up call to the government, he argued for raising the age at which Italians left work.

He argued for collective work on the ground that it could achieve better and faster result.

Then I argued for Al Gore, emphasizing his strong convictions, good ideas, understanding of the future, and fundamental decency.

The third chapter shows how Whorf established his linguistic relativity principle and argued for it step by step.

At B1-66ER's murder trial, the prosecution argued for an owner's right to destroy property.

Vice Premier Wang Qishan has regularly argued for open markets and cross-border investment.

The workers argued for the right to strike.

The dispute of "spirit likeness" and "appearance likeness" in literature translation has been argued for a long time.

She argued for acknowledging 'the internet's prominent role in foreign affairs'.

The conclusion of the research on 10A manganese minerals in the oceanic polymetallic nodules have argued for a long time.

Because you are a good customer, we argued for, and to seek long-term development of the important guests.

Governments in emerging economies have long argued for this.

He often argues philosophy with James. ? He argued for immediate action .

They argued for the right to strike.

Yet the logic of their situation argued for exactly the opposite course.

The Opposition has long argued for changes in parliamentary rules.

It was Marshall and the NAACP's legal team who argued for Montgomery's blacks before the courts.

The President argued for more aid to schools.

Supports the Iraq war and argued for additional troops to quell the violence.

During their divorce, the actress argued for rights to keep Flossie .

That is a 'smoke screen, ' he argued, for Apple's plan to keep its own lock over software development for its mobile devices.

a native American chieftain in the 16th century who argued for peace with the European settlers.

A new study argued for tougher standards for arsenic in drinking water.

Gun control is a subject about which Americans have argued for a long time .

It is the first step towards the inflation targeting that some economists have argued for.

They argued for days without any decision being taken.

The opposing camp argued for "dumb" networks.

Many members argued for changing the rules.

Things like that can be handled with class actions, too. A lot of people can be argued for, and if you win for one, you've won for all.

He and others argued for pumping about $100 billion into the economy as soon as possible.

They have argued for a long time against the plan.

The clash of civilizations "by Hentinton has been argued for a long time. "

He argued for the five-day work.

So we know exactly what is being argued for because that's what the conclusion isn't it?

They argued for two days over how they wanted Australia to change by 2020.

Academics have long argued for developing countries to adopt "systems of innovation" . Now it looks like politicians have got the message.

I have forgot what we argued for long since we met last time.

Zapthink has long argued for more targeted approaches to SOA, or Pragmatic SOA as they called it. As we reported in an earlier article