More than one trillion of that (that's one million million, by the way) is in the UK. So it's argued that RBS will still remain humongous, even once it's scythed down to size.
In fact, though it suits European ministers to suggest otherwise, it could be argued that it's the rest of the eurozone that stands to lose most from a Greek default, which is why they are about to bail them out a second time.
It can be argued that it's a sitting governor, and he can choose who he wants.
The proposal originally set up a separate inspector general's office just for the NYPD, and Bloomberg's administration argued that it was both unnecessary and beyond the council's powers.
He's argued that it's time for the U.S. to send more troops into Iraq rather than talk about ways to bring them home.
U.S. business groups have argued that it could undercut trade between the U.S. and Korea, absent action from Washington.
It is argued that Israel's interest in maintaining good relations with the US administration trumps its interest in strengthening its control over areas in Judea and Samaria that it deems vital.
The center's lawsuit argued that it was ordered to meet "a heightened standard of notice in the zoning process" because of objections by some Murfreesboro residents, a standard no other religious institution has been asked to meet.
It can also be argued that if the U.S. moves closer to falling off the fiscal cliff it would be bullish for gold, on a safe-haven move by investors.
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It is often argued that today's global market for capital applies a particularly severe discipline in these areas.
That, it's argued, could be "the greatest global stimulus of all".
Although the council favours a consumption tax, it argued that Mr Howard's proposals would help rich people and leave those on lower incomes worse off.
In my last column I discussed the historical roots of the financial market regulation in the U.S. I argued that it had served us well--with periodic tinkering--for several decades.
But McAlpine's lawyers had argued that it pointed a "finger of blame" during a media firestorm, and Judge Michael Tugendhat rejected Bercow's stance that the tweet merely posed a question.
It can be argued that Germany's large and increasingly radicalized Turkish minority played a role in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to risk her country's good ties with Britain and France and refuse to support the Libyan mission.
"It's a system that will have people arguing over it but people have always argued about lbw, " Swann told BBC Sport.
The ITC said it chose to end its investigation related to Motorola and Apple because Apple had successfully argued that Google's patent was invalid because it wasn't different enough from previous inventions.
When put in certain context, it can be argued that the U.S. wrestling team has been more successful than any other American Olympic team.
Earl Attlee acknowledged Cornwall's economic difficulties but argued that it was difficult to make comparisons between ferry services there and the "rather more complicated" services in Scotland.
Despite all of the positive results, and associated optimism, with respect to the U.S. housing market, it could be argued that international real estate may actually be worthy of more attention.
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Scientific-Atlanta, which poses the question of whether, if there were securities fraud, the victims could go after not just a company that engaged in it but the company's vendors (I participated in an amicus brief that argued against holding vendors liable).
He also argued that it would damage U.S. credibility and hamper President Bush's ability to conduct foreign policy.
Opponents of the ban argued that it improperly altered California's constitution to restrict a fundamental right guaranteed in the state charter.
But it is argued that, while the minister's eye has been on more distant matters, discipline and morale within the army have had less attention.
And Jane Kinninmont, a Bahrain expert and senior research fellow at London's Chatham House, has argued that it is not just freedom of association that is under threat.
Taken together, the government argued that it could track a cellphone's location without having to show probable cause.
She argued that it was in the U.S. interest to bail out Europe.
However, it can also be argued that any improving U.S. and world economic growth prospects would be bullish for commodity markets due to increasing commercial and consumer demand.
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