• But BAe appealed and argued that refurbishment, at least, would be allowed by the UN.

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  • The company has defended its performance and argued that it was not to blame for any fatalities.

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  • Microsoft denied that it held a monopoly, and argued that it was simply competing hard in a dynamic, highly innovative industry.

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  • Ministers had previously denied the claim and argued that these words did not need to be written into legally binding regulations.

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  • Robert Brusca at FAO Economics was even more optimistic and argued that the jobless number was more important than the unemployment rate.

    BBC: Pace of US job cuts slows in May

  • On Wednesday, Mr. Bloomberg said he was wary of any potential compromise and argued that the matter should be left to employers to decide.

    WSJ: Quinn Signs On to Paid Sick Leave

  • Council planning officials said the land was zoned for "employment" and not retail and argued that giving the go-ahead would create an "undesirable precedent".

    BBC: Jedburgh supermarket bid rejected

  • American Needle Inc. disagreed and argued that since each team retained ownership and control of its trademarks they were independent entities acting in concert.

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  • But researchers doubted whether the syndrome really existed and argued that even if it did, it would be difficult to prove that the drug worked.

    FORBES: Reviving Novartis

  • He has said a price must be put on carbon "without loopholes", and argued that international regulations and fiscal policies are necessary to curb emissions.

    BBC: Profile: Steven Chu

  • She stated that this was the "most ambitious climate strategy in the world" and argued that there were enough targets against delivery within the document.

    BBC: Debate on the Climate Change Strategy

  • Cardiff Central AM Jenny Rathbone branded the Conservative motion a "hotchpotch" and argued that if people don't trust their councils, then they're unlikely to engage.

    BBC: Conservatives' debate on local communities

  • Speaking at a news conference last week, the outspoken governor decried the move as "reprehensible" and argued that the group lost some credibility by making the ad.

    CNN: NRA chief: Obama makes 'mockery' of American freedoms

  • The oil and gas industry has said the EPA has overestimated emissions of methane and argued that they already were working to reduce pollution, without the agency's intervention.

    NPR: Report: Flaws In EPA Drilling Pollution Data

  • He said the U.S. and Latin America share "common effects and common responsibilities" for the troubles and argued that his country has suffered from the drug epidemic as well.

    NPR: Obama: US, Latin America Must Strengthen Economies

  • Mr. Pichai said the high price tag was justified and argued that the Pixel "stands up very well against a MacBook Air, " a non-touch-screen laptop made by Apple Inc.

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  • He said it was a "key element" in completing the motorway network and argued that the public inquiry reporter had not given enough weight to the positive aspects of the scheme.

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  • Sports Illustrated has tracked the intricacies of the talks and flashpoint issues, and argued that the NHL is " in dire need" of a new way of handling labor relations.

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  • The British (and the State Department) replied that these people would not necessarily have a following inside Iraq, and argued that legitimacy would best come by promoting local figures to the interim authority.

    ECONOMIST: Post-war Iraq

  • "Our committee expressed concern about the presentation of this information and argued that any comparisons made, for example with the Gershon review, should be on a like-for-like basis and over the same period, " he said.

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  • Notably, in January 1980, Halperin testified before the House Intelligence Committee and argued that the Intelligence Identities Protection Act should penalize only former government officials who learned the names of agents in their official capacity.

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  • Speaking during a BBC webcast, the Scottish Green co-convener also said there were questions over SNP tax policy and argued that policies such as corporation tax cuts had increased inequality in a number of countries.

    BBC: Your questions: Patrick Harvie

  • Meanwhile, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, the co-leader of the Green group, criticised the centralisation of power in Germany and France and argued that there was a "fundamental democratic problem" with delegating important decisions to the European central bank.

    BBC: Barroso hails 'natural' move towards fiscal union

  • But charities and fairtrade groups have criticised other retailers for failing to follow suit and argued that many popular products continue to be sold in developed countries at a fraction of their true cost of production.

    BBC: Primark fires child worker firms

  • But fellow Conservative MP Peter Lilley was scathing about the suggestion that renewable energy would stimulate the economy and argued that humans had enjoyed a higher standard of living as a result of using fossil fuels.

    BBC: Green economy debate

  • Martin McGuinness, Sinn Fein's chief negotiator, protested correctly that the new laws conflicted with the Good Friday agreement, and argued that political persuasion, rather than repression, was the best way to isolate and stop dissident republicans.

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  • She described "a Tory-led government doing what all Tory-led governments have done since 1948 - attacking the NHS" and argued that the Lib Dems' reversal on student tuition fees was "blighting the life chances" of young people.

    BBC: Queen's Speech debate

  • He said that he wanted people "to have a decent life, not one wracked by poverty and insecurity" and argued that if they "do not get expert early advice" problems in their lives would only get worse.

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  • The New York Times, meanwhile, looked at how the insurance industry tries to scare people into buying disability insurance, and argued that the recent downturn in the market could be the start of a bigger sell-off.

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  • But the State Department considered these properties immune from seizure, and argued that handing them over at the behest of an American court would not only violate the principles of international diplomacy but also endanger American property abroad.

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