Sentences with phrase «similar arguments be made»

But couldn't similar arguments be made against some forms of Christianity?

A similar argument was made Friday by Tom Lee, the cofounder and chief strategist at Fundstrat.

Similar arguments were made against interracial marriage.

When campaigning against whaling gained momentum in the late 1970's, similar arguments were made in its defence that we now hear in support of live export: jobs depended on it; whaling underpinned regional economies; and what would local communities do instead?

A similar argument was made for the decline of the Emperors.

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In a Harvard Business Review article titled «Men Shouldn't Refuse to be Alone with Female Colleagues,» United States Naval Academy professors W. Brad Johnson and David G. Smith make a similar argument.

Earlier this year, Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker made a similar argument, saying the word lie «implies much more than just saying something that's false.

The suits are part of a group of at least four other cases with similar arguments in various courts around the country, and they make legal experts wary, particularly as the differences in opinion seem to indicate their destiny to go before the Supreme Court.

The arguments are similar to those made in the United Kingdom a few years ago in the debate over whether or not ISPs should be made to block sites featuring pornography.

I made a similar argument several years ago, when CNN producer and veteran reporter Octavia Nasr was fired for expressing an opinion in a tweet.

In the conclusion to his original post, Damadoran made a similar argument, «it is worth remembering that even smart investors can collectively make big mistakes, especially if they lose perspective.»

It's a similar argument Alexandria is making in proposing the area along Eisenhower Avenue.

It's also similar to an argument I made about trying not to put God in a box: pushing that sentiment to the extreme can be a form of putting God in a box labeled «not the box.»

He makes a similar argument to yours that it is ok to slaughter even infants and children, if that is what your god wants in cases where he doesn't want do do the terrible deeds himself, as he did when he supposedly wiped out almost all of humanity with a flood or sent a plague to kill 70,000 Israelites (2 Samuel 24:1 - 15), because David conducted a census, Yahweh caused him to conduct.

Indeed, an argument could be made that at no time since the First Great Awakening have so many churches of disparate denominational, theological and stylistic approaches been so united in terms of their music: one can now walk into old - line Pentecostal churches, small - town evangelical congregations, mall - like suburban megachurches, and many a mainline Protestant sanctuary across the country on any given Sunday morning and hear the same hymns and choruses done in approximately the same musical styles, with similar settings and instrumentation.

Similar arguments could be made about the JEDP theory.

29 The reconversion is bolstered by a similar presupposition that all those who live in the geographical limits of India are nothing other than Hindus, even if there is a dominant and credible argument made by these communities that they are not only non-Hindu but pre-Hindu in composition.

In keeping with Thomas Lynch, who made a similar argument a few weeks ago in the pages of this magazine, Sarat wants to televise state killing, arguing that «the public is always present at an execution» — the only question that remains is whether we are willing to see what is being done in our name.

A similar argument could be made in relation to the need for novel characteristics not found in the past in order to account for the emergence of genuine novelty Neither the past nor the present finite entities can provide that novelty.

A similar argument could be made over City's need for another forward though, as with Aguero scoring 30 goals in 37 games so far this season, coupled with the likes of Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling, David Silva and others, it's questionable as to where Griezmann would fit in.

I don't think he will get in because his stats put him within a group of players for whom you could make similar arguments (Carl Banks was one name someone mentioned).

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

I will join anyone in railing against guilty parties like Theta Tau and the people who made that video, but I will always fight back against the «paying for friends» argument because, just like many other things in life, not everything is free, and sometimes if you want to affiliate with people who share similar interests as you, it costs money.

In the league, they are in a similar position as Arsenal, although an argument could be made that the likes of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Spurs are strong than the likes of Sampdoria, Roma, Lazio and Napoli.

The notion that «breast is best» simply because it's natural sounds ringingly similar to the arguments made by pro-lifers and even contraception opponents, all of which begin with the same basic premise: women should be shackled to their corporeal destinies.

Even though I know you're not making the argument, that argument is similar to «A lot of teens won't wear the condoms if we teach them to, so we should just teach abstinence only.»

NYSUT tried unsuccessfully to make a similar argument in hopes of assisting Democrats who were facing challenges from pro-charter primary opponents (as it turned out, the incumbents weren't in need of help).

And that in itself was similar to arguments Michael Heseltine made long before, most recently in his «No Stone Unturned» paper for the Coalition government, which recommended devolving # 80 billion of public spending to the regions.

Last month, former Prime Minister Tony Blair made a similar argument: «this is a question about whether we leave Europe, not whether we join Europe», he said on the Andrew Marr show.

Conservative politicians emphasise that drug use is fundamentally criminal and must be repressed — a very similar argument made by prohibitionist advocates in the US.

The 1996 Presidential and Parliamentary elections and all similar subsequent elections have been held on December 7 but there have been arguments that the process does not make ample room for the organization of a run - off and the subsequent handover on January 7.

But it would be interesting to know exactly which part of Dudley's comments she disagrees with, given that just a few weeks ago the government was making a very similar argument in the high court.

But another group making a strikingly similar argument for the casino amendment is All In For Jobs, a labor - backed entity that references casinos and gambling even less than New York Jobs Now.

Similar arguments are rehearsed each time the state undertakes a major construction project: contractors say the makeup of the workforce is dictated by the construction trades, who in turn say they are making their best efforts to diversify, while minority leaders say not enough is done by way of outreach and recruitment.

Expect a similar version of some of these arguments to be made by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, which will be testifying today.

The Mashantucket Pequots make similar arguments in a letter Saturday to legislative leaders, noting that if sports betting is legalized it would likely constitute «a video facsimile or video game of chance.»

The arguments made against the proposal Thursday were similar to those made at Tuesday's Town Board meeting, where several speakers criticized the town's definition of breezeway, which says that by connecting two buildings with a breezeway, the two buildings are then considered one building.

Pawa also led the plaintiffs in a 2008 case, Kivalina v. Exxon Mobil Corp., in which an Alaskan village made arguments against Exxon similar to those that Oakland and San Francisco are making now.

The move also drew opposition from Democratic politicians at the state and federal level, who made similar arguments about the impact on the census, which is also used for the once - in - a-decade process of drawing new districts for the U.S. House of Representatives.

They make an argument that maybe the beginning and the end of the universe may be very similar.

Virginia soon made the vaccine mandatory for girls entering sixth grade (leaving parents the right to opt out), but a similar effort in Texas was derailed by arguments that the vaccine would encourage promiscuity.

2013 FT28 shows similar clustering in some of these parameters (its semi-major axis, eccentricity, inclination, and argument of perihelion angle, for angle enthusiasts out there) but one of these parameters, an angle called the longitude of perihelion, is different from that of the other extreme objects, which makes that particular clustering trend less strong.

For those few who have been involved in energy policy discussions for decades, the resurgence of such arguments is incredible, since similar claims made 50 years ago proved to be totally inaccurate.

Ron believes that low T3 on low - carb diets is healthy, and other low - carb advocates, such as Sam Knox, have made similar arguments.

While we can make assumptions and predictions based on other similar diets, the real judgment made with scientific arguments and based on evidence can not be given as of yet.

The anthropologist Helen Fisher, who does work for Match.com, makes a similar argument: «It's a misnomer that they call these things «dating services,»» she told us.

It's a fine, if simple, argument that James Solomon's screenplay makes, envisioning an entire military court proceeding as political theater — to show those in the North that they mean business about unity and to scare those in the South who might have similar bloody thoughts.

He voiced an argument made by union supporters through the fight over Senate Bill 5 (and the similar battle in Wisconsin over public sector union rights): All employees want is the right to bargain; they are more than willing to make concessions during these difficult times.

Schools ought to be «directly answerable to the people most affected by their performance,» or parents, not regulators and bureaucrats; I made a similar argument in a US News column in December.

He makes similar arguments about how efforts to improve teacher quality, instructional approaches like Success for All, and high - expectation techniques practiced by educators like Jaime Escalante and Rafe Esquith are not promising models for reform because their success is due to the selection of students or other factors that can not be replicated on a broader scale.