Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] arguments " in BNC.
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| 1 | This question provoked arguments in America about the Norton Anthology of Literature by Women , some of the contents of which were said to have had little value as literature . |
| 2 | Sir Leon dismissed arguments that a pan-European central bank would mean the United Kingdom would have to surrender sovereignty and relinquish control over monetary policy . |
| 3 | In an internal document issued on Dec. 14 and discovered by police during a raid in February , the leadership of ETA rejected arguments from within the organization to the effect that the armed struggle was lost , was senseless and was damaging the Basque nationalist left , and that ETA must face up to defeat . |
| 4 | Such discoveries strengthened arguments for a comprehensive health service . |
| 5 | Lord Justice Ralph Gibson said arguments put forward had spelled out a powerful case for changing the rule . |
| 6 | Lord Justice Ralph Gibson said arguments put forward had spelled out a powerful case for changing the rule . |
| 7 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 8 | The court rejected arguments that it should take account of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , which guarantees free speech . |
| 9 | The ballot initiative , which limited State Assembly members to three two-year terms and state senators and most statewide elected officials to two four-year terms from 1991 onwards , was ruled a valid protection " against an entrenched dynastic legislative bureaucracy " ; the court rejected arguments from attorneys representing the legislature 's Democratic leadership that a legislator 's right to run for office and a voter 's right to choose a candidate would be unconstitutionally restricted . |
| 10 | In controversy abolitionists found arguments in common whatever their religious affiliations . |
| 11 | Lord Morrison accepted arguments by Mr Malcolm Rifkind , the Scottish Secretary , that disclosure would endanger blood transfusion supplies because future donors would be reluctant to give blood . |