Others disagree: Fair Isle is part of the Shetland chain, they argue, so Shetlanders have a claim to the name.

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Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw said if he played for LSU, he would argue that a close loss gives the Tigers a claim at No. 1.

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Environmentalists argue that fracking is a serious groundwater contaminant, a claim supported last week by leading Democrats.

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But the Europeans argue that, for the court to make a credible claim to even-handedness, no one can be guaranteed a permanent blanket immunity from its reach.

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The fiscal hawks will argue that political success depends on the Democrats' fiscal responsibility, a claim the party's left is already disputing.

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Lobbyists argue they play a vital role in improving policy and legislation but their critics claim they are hired by companies to exert an unhealthy influence on the political process.

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It is particularly disturbing that many who generally claim to represent the weak now argue that the powerful should be allowed a pass when they break the rules.

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Not only are the Routemaster's curvy lines more beautiful, they argue, but their layout requires a conductor to sell tickets a social benefit, they claim.

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Others argue that the tear gas, at the very least, set the stage for an inadvertent inferno--a claim long since dismissed as bad science by an independent investigation.

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It is simply not a viable claim to say that this is going after small businesses -- unless you want to argue that Warren Buffett and other folks, and hedge fund managers are small businesses.

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