The contrary argument is that without expansion the city will stagnate, and the only room left to expand is towards the stars.

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In fact, a quite compelling argument to the contrary can be made.

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In a key 2009 ruling, a district court in the Netherlands declared itself "competent" to handle claims for alleged damage caused by the oil company's activities in the Niger Delta, contrary to Shell's argument that the court did not have the jurisdiction to rule on its Nigerian subsidiary.

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This argument, though, flies in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

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And contrary to some of the rumours, not all of my colleagues nor myself are backward in coming forward with our argument - we're all passionate about education, we've all got strong views.

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