Sentences with phrase «better side of the argument»

Opponent got the better side of the argument.

The judge held that the claimant had a reasonable prospect of success in his claim, and indeed the better side of the argument; that, although there was a good arguable case for English law and jurisdiction, the claimant did not have the better argument — in respect of jurisdiction, the defendant had much the better side of the argument; and that since it was common ground that if the contracts had been made, they had been made in England, the English court had a basis for exercising its discretion to take jurisdiction under CPR 6.20 (5)(a)(now 6BPD.3 — 3.1 (6)(a).

Not exact matches

The best advice I can give you is to try to make sure that you've got some board members and other advisors (not investors) who've actually run businesses to help take your side in some of the silliest of these arguments.

* But there is also a valid policy argument that companies that own both cable channels and cable wires have excessive power over pricing, and that blocking such a merger is a good use of anti-trust power — even if it's an argument you'd usually hear from the left side of the aisle.

Reductio ad absurdum is a child's method of argument that I will readily admit you are better at than I, but it does a disservice to BOTH sides of any argument.

The only argument that makes sense for Christians is to claim that God, working with believing players to give them the courage to be better ones on both sides of every game, ultimately makes the game a better one, and more entertaining.

As the years went on, Richard seemed to grow ever more knowledgeable, poised, intellectually many - sided, and well informed about the vast array of conflicts, arguments, clashing ambitions, and hidden purposes that mark our national civic life.

It is commonly noted that in any argument the side that determines the terms of debate is already well on the road to victory.

Hey I will admit that they do a lot of good but I can understand both sides of that argument but come on Oslo, lets stick with the school debate... no use running now

Can we all just remember this, the best way to convert someone to your argument is not to call them «stupid» or «idiot», its to engage in intelligent discussion over pros and cons of each side.

This is why I believe it's so important to study both historical religious arguments supporting the abolition of slavery and historical religious arguments opposing the abolition of slavery (see my post on Mark Noll's The Civil War as a Theological Crisis» for a sampling), as well as historical religious arguments supporting desegregation and historical religious arguments opposing desegregation — not because I believe both sides are equal, but because the patterns of argumentation that emerge are so unnervingly familiar:

When we familiarize ourselves with only one side of the debate (typically the side ultimately found to be just) we miss the full depth of the argument and, worse yet, slip into a sort of historical amnesia that allows us to believe we too would have chosen the side of good on account of its seemingly obvious virtue.

Pacilio leaned liberal, and making me research things like Kent State did have something to do with my becoming fascinated with 1960s radicalism during my high - school years, but he was scrupulously fair and like the great debate coach he was, typically made us aware of the best arguments either side had.

Peter Abelard's seminal work, Sic et non, which quoted Church Fathers on both sides of a series of theological questions, set the tone for the Questions genre of the Middle Ages, The writer set out a Question, stated the best arguments on both sides (thesis and antitheses), made a determination (synthesis), and then rebutted each of the antitheses in detail.

Your point is well taken but what of the other side of the argument.

I think Jeebus said it best several pages back quoting Jung «whenever you can't understand someone, you tend to think him a fool» There's not even enough of an argument for the «pro» side to make the call.

Now, even with hardships, even with arguments, door slamming in front of your nose, «you hate me» teen remarks... I wouldn't change it, because believe it or not there is a good side of being a mother, a side that melts you into a puddle of sweetly melted ice - cream; when they give you a hug from out of the blue and whisper in your ear «you're the best!»

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

both sides of any argument.Choosing of which start best sheds light on a particular side of an argument is key.

On Tuesday night, two of the Premier League's Uniteds, Manchester and Newcastle, came together to gift the country something really quite special: A six - goal humdinger dotted with penalties, seasoned with snark, littered with defensive incoherence, and containing not one, but two blown leads by the red side of the argument, who really should know better.

Musacchio was a brick wall in Milan's defense, shutting the Romanian side down for the majority of the game and he rightfully earned our MOTM, though a solid argument can be made for Rodriguez and Kessie as well.

our managers stubborness and reluctance to spend seems to have our fans split right down the middle... i genuinely believe its not the fact that he thinks the squad is good enough its more that hes trying to prove that you do nt need to buy success and by god if it takes him 10 years for this bunch to mature enough to do it hel keep us suffering so he can turn and say «told ya so» to fergie, rafa, hughes, abramovich, etc.the problem is by the time this happens theyl have won titles by spending the question is are all you fans on the other side of the argument willing to wait that long and watch cesc, RvP, arshavin, cliche etc go elsewhere for momentos of their careers.in the time since our last league triumph (also last serious challenge) the team that has won the league most has invested in berbatov, nani, evra, vidic, carrick, hargreaves, anderson, tevez to name a few....

Well, not at the very beginning of the season any way; I have trouble imagining him taking to the field along side Vermaelen at Anfield and I am not persuaded by the argument that we wouldn't have paid ten million pounds just for back up.

In my practice I have seen both sides of the argument lead to good outcomes and bad.

As Corbyn can not convincingly pretend to be a paid - up Europhile in the mould of Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson, the argument about Brexit undermining worker's rights appears to be his best bet for firing up his own side.

The executive director of the Working Families Party, Bill Lipton, is staying neutral, saying the 232 committee members will «carefully evaluate the arguments on both sides» and make the decision that's best for the state's working families.

Opinion on whether HS2 is a good or bad idea is divided to say the very least, and I don't propose to go into the arguments here although for the sake of full disclosure, I'm on the side of the antis, but it did annoy me that many people who were protesting that it would have a devastating effect on their lives were waved away with the flick of a railway engineer's hand.

The countries that succeed will be those that find new ways of doing things, new ways of harnessing the common good, better alternatives to the old - fashioned state, and we're on the right side of that argument.

So it's, you know, this is a controversy that is going on within the psychiatric field itself right now, and David Dobbs does a good job, sort of, reviewing some of the arguments on both sides of that.

It feels like they struck a good balance to please both sides of the speaking Lego characters argument.

The movie isn't perfect — Daniel Brühl's villainous Zemo is underserved, and the filmmakers ignore a key argument in favor of the anti-registration side — but it does such a good job of balancing the emotionally - charged narrative with some excellent action sequences and fan service that those flaws seem trivial in comparison.

Most of us enjoy, or at least accept, a well presented argument that brings light and substance to at least one side of the controversial issue.

What I thought the movie did exceptionally well show both sides of the argument.

And this is a good example of data analysis that can be used differently on different sides of an argument.

Referring to the FMCSA enforcement decisions as reported on the Department's Docket Management System, he noted that «the tenor of the pleadings on both sides often appears to be bitter, going well beyond the mere assertion of different, conflicting arguments about what the law requires and what penalty, if any, should be imposed.»

There are some good points made from both sides of the argument here....

Such organization of arguments from the strongest to the weakest will help your readers better understand your point as well as it will convince them in to take your side on the issue / topic.

I've certainly spoken with brave and good soldiers who support one side of the argument or the other.

This also works well for debates with two sides of an argument.

As James has pointed out, there are good arguments on both sides of the «tiny type» divide.

You may also choose one side of the argument (e.g. globalization is good for the developing countries and research it in detail.

It was a good post, but I felt I needed to take the other side of the argument, because I have heard this argument too much recently.

It is good to see that all sides of the argument are being represented here.

The flip side of the same argument is that shorting a good business is a dangerous thing to do, even if it is significantly overpriced — the time is working against you in that scenario, and the business might just earn its way up to its previously too - high valuation.

In this eBook, we will share opinions from both sides of the argument to help you better understand where opinion stems from to help you make your own decision.

The good news is that some local and state governments have understood these commonsense arguments (backed by reams of studies and statistics) and have avoided passing «feel - good» laws in favor of smart, targeted legislation that actually addresses problems and puts pet owners and animal control enforcement on the same side.

It's important to talk to one another in person, listen closely to all sides of the argument and then find solutions that work best for everyone.

its funny how everyone (not just here, but a good deal over at AVS too) who was in the hd - dvd boat all decided to migrate to the digital distribution side of the argument.

A good argument to look at it is, nighttime gaming adds a «new» element, where one can do extra missions, see different sides of characters, and sometimes not see where the heck they are going.

And it provides a lesson to all game designers caught between the two sides of an old argument: is it better for a game to be well - written and packed with snappy dialogue, or to provide gameplay mechanics that allow you to feel as though you're telling a story of your own?