verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a lawyer argues sth
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His lawyers argued that the charges against him were baseless.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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This was nevertheless dependent upon his having something concrete to argue about .
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And this is what we basically argued about . who we were.
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For the last year they have been arguing about how to reverse this but they haven't done anything.
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We argued about Bubba all the time, for months.
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That told Maggie what her sister and brother-in-law were arguing about .
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They used to argue about which condition was worse, each blessed with the energy which only the self-righteous possess.
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The treatment of tendon injuries in competition horses is much argued about amongst horse owners and equine veterinary surgeons.
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It is the first draft - one which the officials probably expected Ministers to beef up and argue about .
also
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It also argued for immigration controls and the repatriation of those immigrants without jobs or qualifications.
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Fisher also argues that, even if you know for sure that a bear market will occur, selling is dumb.
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Environmental groups also argue that overconsumption by the farmers has damaged many natural habitats in California.
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She also argued that under the Fifth Amendment, the government owed her compensation for seizing property that was partly hers.
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One may also argue that the situation was increasingly beyond her control.
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They also argued that the evidence missing at the original trial showed that some one else could have masterminded the bombing.
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They also argued that apparently similar outcomes can in fact be the product of a variety of different causes.
over
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Every clause had been argued over , it was all agreed.
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Instead of economic insecurity, they argued over raising the federal minimum wage.
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Although this has been argued over for fifty years, the size of this ancient catastrophe now seems incontrovertible.
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They argued over how fast each car could go and what models were better than others.
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Much of the Act was fiercely argued over because of the very real conflicts of opinion that exist in these areas.
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That is something that can be argued over in specific instances.
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Club officials spent half an hour arguing over who had the right to wear their first strip.
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Defoe's talents of impersonation and habits of secrecy have left academics to argue over what he did actually write.
■ NOUN
case
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In any case it is the role of the Reporter to present the evidence and argue the case before the Sheriff.
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Tom and Goldie came to argue their own case .
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It is a matter of practical importance that teachers can argue this case .
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Michael Gilsenan argues the case against the war.
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Brian Roberts argues a similar case for village planning in Durham.
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The hon. Gentleman can not argue his case .
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It was republicans who argued their case , not those who took monarchy for granted.
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The former argues the case of viewing relations between central and local government in terms of tensions generated by uneven development.
critic
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Secondly, some critics argued that the three-stage modular structure of part-time training recommended in the report might reduce flexibility in provision.
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Conservative critics continued to argue that the purpose of college was the propagation and the pursuit of learning.
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Rawls's critics argue that this attests to the irrelevance of his ideas.
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Such critics have argued for the imposition of transaction taxes to choke off short-term capital flows.
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The critics argued that for the same money they could promote a lot more lecturers to the middle rank of Reader.
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With 500 missiles on board, an arsenal ship would become an inviting target for opposing navies, critics argue .
others
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Are undermined by others arguing back.
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But, Gunn-Clissold said, others argued that there was little to lose.
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And so Kendall and others have argued that their release was in fact in the Clintons' best interest.
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Miller and others in the city argue that most -- about 60 percent -- of Pima County taxpayers live in the city.
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We and others have argued world without end that that is the only way he can have a credible fiscal policy.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
argue/talk etc till you're blue in the face
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a well-argued case
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Don't argue with me, John. Just do what I tell you.
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Film makers themselves would no doubt argue that their films do not influence people's behaviour.
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He argued for changes to the tax system so that it assisted people who undertook training.
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Jim and Beth seem to spend all their time arguing.
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My kids spend more time arguing over the rules than they do playing the game.
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Senator Harvey argued strongly against taking any form of military action.
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She argued that taxes must be increased to pay for public services.
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The two men at the bar were arguing about politics.
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We could hear the neighbors arguing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And no one argued when he said he had become an embarrassment.
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Besides all this, we argue a lot.
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During oral arguments before the high court, attorneys for each state will argue that it alone should control the island.
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Gunther Zuntz, on the other hand, has argued for the exclusively Pythagorean identity of the tablets.
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Rolt argues that we must look beyond the present system altogether.
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The other approach has been to argue that rats have difficulty with passive avoidance because they can not remember recent events.
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Walter argues that the Convention guarantees compensation whenever a citizen is deprived of property.