Sentences with phrase «argue such points»

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Many argue China's US$ 2 trillion in foreign reserves would protect it from any crisis, but Chovanec points out there have only been two times in modern history when a country accumulated such large reserves — America in the»20s and Japan in the»80s.

They argue that without proper (and expensive) preparations for the reintroduction of borders, such as customs points and truck parks, the U.K. has no fall - back position if it can't agree a settlement with the EU.

Proponents argue that blockchain technology could be used to reduce the risk of many IoT devices being compromised by a single point of failure, such as a server.

We have long argued that it is vital for investors to filter out the noise that creates short - term flash points and instead stay focused on the secular themes that are driving valuations over the longer run (such as demographic trends and technological innovation).

The Competition Tribunal ruling determined VOWs could conceivably save buyers and sellers money, but Sasso argued the Competition Bureau argued no such thing, rendering the point moot.

At this point, the vast majority of people my age — being honest, the dividing line seems to be around 45 years old — roll their eyes and, in a perfectly rational manner, argue that a currency is usually boring and backed up by meaningful institutions such as central banks.

These conservatives suggest that those opposed to torture argue like pacifists, but such conservatives have missed a critical point.

«it uses multiple handles.If it refuses to answer any of your questions directly there is no point in arguing with deceitful posters such as this one as there is no honesty in its position.»

Pointing to such factors as a low minimum wage, the declining number of well - paying manufacturing jobs, and the continuing segregation of jobs by race and sex, they argue that the central issue is the availability and quality of work.

but the point is this: is it logical to claim one group has such grand sophistication while * simultaneously * arguing for that level of naiveté?

He makes a point of arguing, however, that countries such as India, China, and multiethnic Russia should have major roles in the UN system that he envisions (if they ever get their own acts together).

Also, I noticed that you completely went off the original topic again because you realized what an utter fool you were being arguing such an idiotic point.

Lindblom argues that terms such as «government intervention» or «government interference» miss the point.

There is no point in arguing with an individual such as scotty, who is so far removed from reality he might as well be on the moon.

But if so, then this «going beyond the New Testament» should perhaps be done consciously and should always be identified as such with clarity and emphasis, especially where a constant effort is being made to argue from the point of view of the Bible, as is the case with Barth.

However, although I don't see how this could be argued successfully, the key point again is that such an argument is necessary if the challenges in question are to have any force.

No, God is intimately involved in our daily lives, but this first point of the chaos theory simply argues that God is such a believer in having true relationships with His creatures, that He gave us true and genuine freedom within creation, so that we can choose to love and serve Him (or not).

It was such a simple answer and how could one really argue the point.

There are a few points in the book in which it would appear that the authors depart from their own sense of what is licit and illicit out of deferrence to certain academic Catholic bioethicists who persist in arguing for the permissibility of so - called «borderline» assisted reproductive techniques such as Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer (GIFT) and Artificial Insemination by Husband (AIH) or insist that the Church may still allow for so - called embryo adoption.

Certainly there is much in the Bible that is inspirational, and while one could argue whether that is divinely or humanly inspired, such argument is at some point moot.

As such, it hardly warrants rousting the philosopher Hubert Dreyfus to argue about acuity being discursively codified — and perhaps the point is even weakened by this erudite reference.

They are shyte, no point arguing with these idiots, just factor it and prepare as such.

Much the same point is made by the authors of the new BJSM editorial and in Back in the Game, where Kutcher and Gerstner argue that suicide rates among former National Football League players, can be and have been affected by messaging in the media — a phenomenon called the «suicide contagion» — and note how, in its coverage of the suicide of players such as Junior Seau and Dave Duerson, the media has consistently ignored all seven of the recommendations of the Centers of Disease Control on how to avoid spreading that contagion, including not presenting simplistic explanations for suicide, not engaging in repetitive, ongoing, or excessive reporting of suicide, and not sensationalizing suicide.

But Bloom rejects that idea and argues that such preferences are a proxy for the desire to form coalitions, pointing out that such preferences are absent in kids raised in a racially heterogeneous environment.

We're not talking about examples of helicopter parenting run amok such as parents of college - age kids calling professors to argue about grades; but not supervising 9 - year - olds at all to the point that parents don't know who their friends are or what they are doing is not only opening a child up to potential risks and bad choices, but making them stressed as well.

When I pushed back and pointed out that 1) some women experience supply issues if they attempt to restrict calories enough to allow weight loss, even when they really * want * to lose weight and 2) not everyone is, in fact, overweight, and those women will indeed need to eat more to produce enough milk without causing nutritional problems for themselves they instead argued that it's such a small amount of extra food that it's inconsequential.

He calls for a Royal Commission on the future of policing, but wants to maintain both «operational independence» and the ability for chief constables to argue contentious and partisan political points, such as the detention of terror suspects for up to 90 days.

The minister argued that there were more than five million public sector workers in the country, and pointed out that they all had loved ones, such as parents, spouses and children, who might share their frustration at government policy.

Joe Guinan, a senior fellow, has argued that cooperatives are insufficient in themselves, but should be used as a jumping off point for more scalable forms of democratic wealth - holding, such as public banking and «pension fund socialism».

Exxon this week hit back against the California lawsuits in a filing with a Texas state court pointing out none of the cities disclosed such risks to bond buyers and arguing the lawsuits were politically motivated and linked to cases brought by the states of New York and Massachusetts.

And she pointed to the issue of individuals getting arrested for minor infractions, such as turnstile jumping, arguing that people should not be funneled into the criminal justice system.

Facing numerous analyses showing his signature jobs programs misallocated resources and put few New Yorkers to work, Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued today that any such assessments are only a matter of political point of view.

Although many of Freud's ideas have since been modified or rejected, researchers in the emerging field of neuropsychoanalysis have started to argue in favor of his theories, pointing out brain structures relating to Freudian concepts such as libido, the unconscious, and repressed desire.

The Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research argues that seven in ten Americans want to eliminate restrictions on public funding of embryonic stem cell research, while the Conference of Catholic Bishops points to a poll showing six in ten oppose such funding altogether.

When film director Wong Kar - Wai, who has been hired as the artistic director of the exhibit, points out that placing a gallery focused on the Mao era in a room featuring statues of the Buddha would be offensive, Bolton argues that the publicity from such controversy might be worth it.

In a recent feature, the outfit placed Choplifter HD in the chair and argued that, for a remake of a game with such a minimal core mechanic, the 1200 MSP price point was somewhat off the mark.

Some of these critical views have included parents voicing their concerns on social media describing the graduation ceremonies as ridiculous and even conservative critics have argued that «if this continues unabated down the age range, even to those too young to sit exams and receive grades, such awards have no point and could even damage the will to work for success.»

As my book Investing in Kids argues, it is also helpful politically to point out that such programs can increase the overall economic development of a state or local area.

A principal is likely to argue that such cream skimming will demoralize his school's staff, lower its rank in national - rating systems (like U.S. News & World Report's), and reduce its talent pool to the point where there aren't enough students to justify an AP course in calculus, world history, or music theory.

Students also learned about certain structural techniques, such as ways of organizing and presenting ideas and ways of arguing one's point.

Many other blogs and such out there want to paint a picture of one side being uglier than the other or argue why both have a point.

Yes, believe it or not, but I've been in B&N s that have argued with me that there is no such thing as Been or even Simon & Schuster, even when I point out books published by them on their own shelves.

As such I'd argue that the IRS would suggest this deferral of said payment should not affect how it is treated from a tax point of view vis - a-vis employment or nonemployment compensation.

Pointing to the fact that many home inspection licensing bills, such as the one in Virginia, are pushed forward by the state's Realtor association, Anderson argues that real estate agents have a financial interest in having cheap, low - quality, basic inspections so their deals can close.

Now, at this point, you may want to remind me: a) shorting junior resource stocks can be difficult / impossible, and / or b) only a real idiot couldn't figure out (& take advantage of) such a blindingly obvious strategy!?! OK, in my defence: i) again, I point you to all those academic studies, and ii) there are legions of muppet investors out there who will (rather incoherently) argue the exact opposite in strategy... So here's the valid alternative to that trade

Some would argue that Membership Rewards points are worth more than 1.7 cents and I would tend to agree if you would rather use your points for long - haul, first class awards on airlines such as Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines.

I argued with more people than I care to remember regarding the GameCube's «kiddie» attribute, each time having to point out a short list of games geared toward older players such as Resident Evil 4, Eternal Darkness, and even Metroid Prime.

By this point, too, the show has been arguing for artists from the West Coast or Asia itself, such as Lee Mullican and Natvar Bhavsar.

Others TSI reconstructions do not indicate any such «trends» (one may argue whether the difference between two such points consititutes a trend).

The «climate pragmatists,» such as Victor, Stern, and myself, argue that the point of Australian climate policy is not to solve the global climate problem, or to solve the problem of emissions from international trade, but rather to achieve politically feasible forward progress on domestic climate policy that can help set the foundation for future global policy (which as you and Victor have pointed out is the only way to deal with leakage, including coal exports).