Example sentences of "argument that [det] " in BNC.

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1 With the change in wording necessitated by the inclusion of ‘ disorderly , ’ this is in virtually identical terms to the provision in relation to section 4 , and would therefore seem to open up the same possibilities for argument that that section does through section 6(3) .
2 It seems to me there 's there 's a very circular argument that that 's been applied to this question of environmental constraint .
3 Nobody can long sustain the argument that all fat per se is bad , and few would argue at great length that a diet containing small amounts of saturated fat ( which butter decidedly is ) is unacceptable .
4 He states that ‘ the argument that all individuals have a right to privacy ( that is to say , freedom from observation , investigation and subsequent publication based on the investigation ) is strong but should be qualified when applied to the police ’ .
5 The key to the theory is obviously the cogency of the argument that all issues of law are ‘ given , ’ to be determined by the courts .
6 It is not to be derived from an allegedly logical a priori argument that all legal questions are ‘ given . ’
7 Indeed , in extreme cases , it may be sensible to organise some form of help even before the nursing expert reports to avoid the argument that such help has only been obtained on the expert 's advice .
8 Further , recall Channon 's argument that many such multi-unit enterprises in Britain have , over recent years , found the ‘ functional ’ model of organisation — i.e. the monolithic top-down hierarchy — to be too inflexible and have quite deliberately changed over to a multidivisional form , reforming the managerial apparatus to restrict the role of the general office and permit a greater degree of autonomy for the management of the operating units .
9 As regards the physical limitations in food supplies , there seems to be general scientific agreement that this does not constitute the real constraint … the vague counter argument that more intensive cultivation will ruin the soil is hardly convincing in view of the fact that soil has been farmed with increasing intensity in Western Europe for about 2000 years and there is still no sign that it is exhausted .
10 It was used as an argument that more should be spent on development of technique .
11 Schmeling , a sprightly , dignified 85-year-old , is certainly an argument that some fighters come to no harm , even those who suffer the sort of beating Louis meted out when the pair met again .
12 Schmeling , a sprightly , dignified 85-year-old , is certainly an argument that some fighters come to no harm , even those who suffer the sort of beating Louis meted out when the pair met again .
13 Even in a legal system which had the narrowest of definitions of murder — say , premeditated intention to kill — there would still be an argument that some cases which fulfil that criterion should have their label reduced from murder to manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances .
14 It has said WABI was created in a clean room , an argument that some sources say implies there was a ‘ dirty room ’ somewhere .
15 What is the mid-point of the argument that some teachers do not want to reflect , others can never find the time for reflection and others feel it unnecessary ?
16 The argument that these spontaneous housing settlements are a superior form of accommodation to the city slums is borne out by the consolidation that takes place in low-income settlements .
17 Secondly , you assert Sinead does not have ‘ courage and integrity ’ and then follow this up with an argument that these nouns should be reserved for Mother Theresa and fellow carers .
18 When Scholes writes that ‘ no text is so trivial as to be outside the bounds of humanistic study ’ , I am reminded of C. S. Lewis 's argument that any piece of writing has a claim to being literary if someone can read it in a ‘ literary ’ — i.e. an absorbed , attentive , loving — fashion .
19 It is the kind of argument that any businessman in charge of even a medium-sized company would recognize instantly .
20 In seeking to explore the effects of different organizational types , a particular concern must be to devise a methodology sufficiently robust to counter the argument that any emerging differences may be a corollary of the differential skills of the particular workers who happen to occupy the posts in the different teams .
21 ‘ Instead it can , for example , be based on the argument that any particular agent 's capacity to absorb information is finite , and that broadly therefore the smaller the unit to be controlled the greater the likelihood of competence sufficient to make the necessary judgement .
22 It was perhaps the argument that this imposition of middle-class morality was holding back the British cinema which led to the matter becoming an issue of public concern .
23 It will be assumed for the sake of argument that this patient had not indicated or is unable to indicate a desire that treatment on the ventilator be terminated .
24 As late as 1658 Edward Topsel , in his serious work on natural history , followed detailed descriptions of the cat 's anatomy and behaviour with the solemn comment that ‘ the familiars of Witches do most ordinarily appear in the shape of Cats , which is an argument that this beast is dangerous to soul and body . ’
25 It is only saved from universal condemnation by the partial political acceptance of the argument that this nuclear readiness does not in practice involve a real threat and that nuclear weapons will in fact never be used .
26 The argument that this is money well spent only bears out if you then follow up with a reasonable period of reliable service .
27 It is part of my argument that this notion of service is still a fundamental part of the actor 's conception of professionalism , constrains professional behaviour and is built in to the ‘ contract ’ between profession and public .
28 In the next section I offer an argument that this can not be right , and if the argument is sound we shall have to find some other way of showing how any of our beliefs can be non-inferentially justified and thus can stand on their own feet .
29 However , perhaps the strongest support for the concept of professional accountability derives from the argument that this has the best chance of promoting positive change in the practices of individuals and institutions .
30 Mr. Lester suggested as an alternative argument that this court should impose conditions upon the right of a local authority to sue for libel , such as the requirement to prove special damage .
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