Example sentences of "[vb past] argued for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | While many , including the majority of the Barclay Committee ( 1982 ) , had argued for a unified view of the social work enterprise , Nottinghamshire social services department had taken the unusual decision to separate out elements of the social work role for essentially practical reasons . |
| 2 | In fairness to Keynes , he had argued for a much wider , multilateral system than was in fact agreed , though even this involved the assumption that Britain would not face a dollar problem after the immediate postwar financial adjustment [ Keynes , 1946 ] . |
| 3 | In this document , Mosley had argued for a managed currency rather than the return to the gold standard at pre-war parity as the basis of economic policy , for nationalization of the banks , the establishment of consumer credits to supplement working-class purchasing power , the development of an Economic Council to plan production , and the setting up of a mechanism to check that money supply was equated to production potential . |
| 4 | Liberals had argued for a wider franchise for years and Unionists had demanded a redistribution , so both sides got something of what they wanted and proportional representation was thrown in with the present mood of Labour in mind , so that the anti-socialist parties would be able to consolidate their position if necessary . |
| 5 | During the conference Iraq , supported by Libya , had argued for a minimum reference price of $25 a barrel . |
| 6 | Iran , meanwhile , had argued for a compromise price of $23 a barrel . |