Example sentences of "argued [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , the employers in the industry argued strongly for the retention of a statutory levy because of the largely self-employed nature of the labour force . |
| 2 | He argued instead for the establishment of a small number of what he termed ‘ freeports ’ , within which unregulated free enterprise would be encouraged . |
| 3 | In England , Milton argued passionately for the freedom of the press and J. S. Mill denounced the ‘ peculiar evil of silencing the expression of opinion ’ . |
| 4 | Several senior officers and other experts argued publicly for the abolition of conscription and for the creation of a smaller professional Army . |
| 5 | During the first two decades of its existence it was one of many organisations which argued insistently for the creation of National Parks . |