Sentences with phrase «general arguments i have»

The most adult general arguments I have seen regarding what's been happening are these.

The general argument has two points.

Your general argument has been addressed before.

Not exact matches

The commonplace argument that increases in the volume of immigration, by themselves, lower wages and take jobs from Americans - an argument which Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to defend ending DACA - has neither empirical nor theoretical support in economics.

As the argument went, social networks and the internet in general have made it easier for extra-marital dalliances to happen, just as they've made it possible for people with oddball interests to connect and become friends.

I'd still maintain my general argument that carried interest is an ordinary income, but Franklin has certainly pulled a reliable rhetorical arrow from my quiver.

Arguments have been made that banks in general often do not face criminal prosecution for violating anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations, but instead, according to the author of the aforementioned article referred to above,» (accept) settlements that either defer or erase the threat of criminal suits.»

Analysts who retain sympathy for the gold standard, like self - confessed «gold bug» John Mauldin, have always understood that the main argument in favor of gold is that it imposes an unbreakable trade and capital flow discipline — indeed that is also the main argument against gold — but many of them have tended to de-emphasize reserve currency economics mainly, I think, because this particular problem is to them subsumed under their more general concerns about money.

Heather Dietrick, Gawker's president and general counsel, presented a more hopeful view of the case to Capital, and suggested that the Florida jury would be moved by their argument that Hogan had turned his own sex life into a public spectacle long before Gawker published this tape.

It's an argument I've been making for years, with little success: Social observers in general and religious folk in particular vastly overestimate the influence of the news and entertainment media.

Halphen's argument runs like this: (1) by the end of the eighth century, Charlemagne had emerged as master of the West; (2) under these conditions, it was to be expected that a more general title should be added to his collection, to reflect his full power, when local conditions permitted; (3) local conditions in Rome in December, 800, demanded the intervention of an Emperor; and (4) Byzantine imperial power was at that time temporarily disrupted and incapable of intervening in Rome.

Since then, this conception of metaphysics has given way to one of metaphysics as the study of most basic or general presuppositions, and of the metaphysical argument as hypothetical in the manner of a scientific theory, but on a level of higher generality.

Turgidity of language and argument belies its usefulness for the general reader, while its essentially descriptive character prevents the manifestation of anything profoundly new in relation to the ever - increasing corpuso f Newman studies that would require it to be essential reading for the scholar or expert.

Name - dropping may not always be the most convincing argument, yet one has to show respect for any movement that can draw to itself support from such notables as Marshall McLuhan, Buckminster Fuller and Major General Franklin Davis, former commandant of the United States War College.

Sherburne even claims that in this way he has «educed arguments that strongly suggest the desirability of limiting immediate objectification to contiguous occasions as a general metaphysical principle» (PS 1:113, italics mine).

And to accept the arguments of the abolitionist, our great - great - grandparents had to see beyond the «plain meaning» of proof texts like Ephesians 6:1 - 5, Colossians 3:18 - 25; 4:1, and I Timothy 6:1 - 2 and instead be compelled by the general sweep of Scripture toward justice and freedom.

To speak for a moment of the general argument of the Intelligent Design movement before getting specifically to Professor Johnson's latest book, I would like to make the following point clear.

«During the oral arguments last month before the Supreme Court, Justice Alito asked the Solicitor General (who was arguing that same - sex couples have a constitutional right to marry) if the Bob Jones University ruling would result in the loss of tax - exempt status of any religious school that opposed same - sex marriage.

As a Lutheran pastor, I supported women's ordination as part of a more general argument that God did not intend men and women to have different roles, and I found support for this position in Martin Luther's writings.

Wang's general line of argument concerning the origin of evil had been originally developed by Chang Tsai (1020 - 1077); see for instance Chang's Correcting Youthful Ignorance, SCP 507 - 14.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

Oh, the old line, guns don't kill... There is no appropriate application, nor any argument, for having rapid reloading ultra rapid firing guns in cities among the general populace.

I haven't seen a good argument for or against them (but maybe a good option for those who are sensitive to flax but not seeds in general).

«They've been making arguments saying there's no scientific basis for requiring this type of label,» Kyle Landis - Marinello, assistant attorney general assigned to represent Vermont told Vermont's NPR News Source.

According to Metro the two Arsenal forwards had a running argument during the Carabao Cup win over Doncaster, with the Chilean apparently growing ever more frustrated with his French team mate for some failed flicks and tracks and a general inability for them to get anything going.

the reason you don't get the goalkeeper argument is because fans in general don't know how to assess keepers we think if he makes a few saves he great, but thats not how it works, its a specialist position, where the lay man fan can't really see the defeciecies, the fact that Bob Wilson Wengers ass wiper himself cast doubts speaks volumes.i don't think Wenger will do whats required for us to push on hes not capable of it, not ruthless enough.We all know Arteta, Flamini an Diaby should be gone, but will they be gone thats the question.If they are still in our squad next season then Wenger has failed us again like the last 10 years

With Liverpool pushing hard for a top - four finish this season coupled with their progression in the Champions League and under Jurgen Klopp in general, there seems to be a strong argument for Can to remain on Merseyside where he has established himself as a key figure for Klopp.

By contrast, I have heard of cases pertaining to some newer member states where the state in question would not even send a representative or written arguments to the court (here again I think it was about prejudicial questions, not infringement proceedings but it shows how specific countries approach EU litigation in general).

«I thought we had won that argument, but I learned in the general election campaign that we have not,» he said in his Manson House speech.

«That excites them, but it's not an argument the general public has any sympathy for.

Andy Newman posts that «I think they have the argument spot on, perhaps they have limited this to Labour Party members in an attempt to steer the party away from the negative approach revealed by smeargate; but I am am sure that many progressive bloggers outside the Labour Party will also fully endorse their general argument.

Fountain did not extend this argument to explain Trump's popularity elsewhere - but maybe the Southern effect has connections to a general disenchantment with the increasing urbanity of the centre - right, as exemplified by Mitt Romney.

However, the more general argument is simply that the government has no business taking away arms without due process of law.

A federal appeals court upheld a New York law requiring nonprofits to report identifying information about their largest donors to the state Attorney General's office, rejecting arguments that donors would fear «public backlash, financial harm and worse.

However, even if you believed you'd found a brilliant and unassailable argument as to why failure to prosecute in this case constituted one of the rare exceptions to the general presumption that a prosecutor is acting permissibly when exercising prosecutorial discretion, you would still run into the problem of standing.

«My argument then is, Marcia, look at what I have done as attorney general,» Cuomo said.

Leading off the argument was former Solicitor General Ted Olson, who said corporations have the right to free speech during elections, just as individuals do.

While it didn't hold up in the supreme court, people have argued that the income tax is unconstitutional because it's not specifically mentioned (legally that's a questionable argument), but there is a feeling that the constitution defends the libertarian against an overreaching government (sorry - that's too general).

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has backed the argument of the biggest opposition party in the country, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for a new voters register ahead of the 2016 general elections.

Levy's argument with state committee members and county chairs has been that he has a clearer shot at trouncing Cuomo in a general election, and has pointed to winnowing poll numbers in the short amount of time he's been in the race.

Instead his treatment has been justified on two arguments: firstly that, in general, as a lawmaker, he must uphold the laws of the land.

Unfortunately they have failed because the electorate simply does not believe Clegg; they think he can not be trusted because he changed his mind on economic strategy prior to the general election yet continued making arguments which ran counter to this change.

If you take the argument against selection to its logical conclusion then once an MP has been elected to Parliament they should stay in the job as long as they want and there is no further need for any General Election.

For three solid years, this city agency (and inspector general's office that is governed by New York State), continue to conceal evidence that could have restored my job, career, pension and retirement benefits, but chose to look the other way, while I had to spend tens of thousands of dollars defending myself in court for charges that never existed, and that were exposed to the MTA Inspector General after an oral argument hearing on May 9, 1991 revealed the deception and cogeneral's office that is governed by New York State), continue to conceal evidence that could have restored my job, career, pension and retirement benefits, but chose to look the other way, while I had to spend tens of thousands of dollars defending myself in court for charges that never existed, and that were exposed to the MTA Inspector General after an oral argument hearing on May 9, 1991 revealed the deception and coGeneral after an oral argument hearing on May 9, 1991 revealed the deception and cover up.

With this resignation the argument for a general election has gone from being strong and powerful to completely unanswerable.

The argument made about gay men still buying the drug but under unregulated conditions has probably been accepted by the Home Office behind closed doors — but it can not accept it in public, because it is one of the key general arguments for drug legalisation.

«For the Niger Delta and the Nation in general, the advantages of having the University far outweigh every argument to the contrary.

The Apostle General of the Royal House Chapel International, Rev. Sam Korankye Ankrah has waded into the argument as to whether the self - acclaimed «Bishop» is really a servant of God.

Instead the Chancellor's opponents must put the case for civilised levels of public spending in general and a more flexible approach towards the deficit, a bigger argument that would legitimise their opposition to specific cuts.

After I launched the campaign to Save General Election Night to ensure that votes are counted and results delivered overnight at the general election, a number of spurious arguments have been offered for wanting to overturn the traditional Thursday count in favour of Friday morning General Election Night to ensure that votes are counted and results delivered overnight at the general election, a number of spurious arguments have been offered for wanting to overturn the traditional Thursday count in favour of Friday morning general election, a number of spurious arguments have been offered for wanting to overturn the traditional Thursday count in favour of Friday morning counts.