They argued that more than $12 billion was spent on Pakistan during the previous Bush administration with little to show for it - a point underscored by Senator Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, in this exchange with Ambassador Holbrooke.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

They argued in effect better that one should die so that three could survive.

辩称“牺牲一人保全三人“是更好的结果。

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If men stay overnight", they argued, "The costs to the college will increase."

她们反对道，留男士过夜会增加学校的开销“

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He argued that babies know better than anyone about when and how much they need to eat.

VOA: special.2009.03.15

What they argued in this paper was that, if we had perfect risk management, then there would be perfect correlation of consumption across countries because if we get rid of the idiosyncratic risks, then all that's left is planet-wide risks.

他们在论文中的观点是，如果我们有完善的风险管理,那在不同国家之间的消费呈完全相关,因为如果我们消除了特有风险，那只剩下全球范围内的市场风险。

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Southerners argued that they had the right to take slaves into New Mexico and California.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

People have argued over the authenticity of them, although I think by now it is established that they are his.

虽然人们曾质疑其真假，但我想现在应该尘埃落定,确定是他亲笔所写。

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Southerners argued that they had the right to take slaves into the new territories.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

We've argued that 1 and 10 shouldn't be chosen because they're dominated.

我们已经知道无人会选立场1和10,因为它们是劣势策略

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"They have faced plenty of critics, some of whom argued that we should stay the course or do nothing at all,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

He argued for the notions of operant conditioning to be extended to everyday life and argued that people's lives would become fuller and more satisfying if they were controlled in a properly behaviorist way.

他认为我们应当,将众多操作性条件作用的概念,应用于日常生活之中,他还认为，如果能够以行为主义者眼中,恰当的方式来控制人们的行为,那么人们便会拥有更加充实美满的生活。

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Some museum officials have argued that these stolen artifacts should remain in the museums where they can enrich the world.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Furthermore, they argued, "We'll have to replace the mattresses more often."

她们还反对道，我们还得更频繁地更换床垫“

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The men were set free,Wednesday, to a tumultuous welcome by their supporters,following a decision by Belgian judge Daniel Fransen, who argued that they were, before any conviction, "presumed to be innocent."

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

I ended up in the newspaper the next day for having argued that they are way off on their investment opportunities because oil is such a volatile thing.

结果第二天的报纸就报导,我提出,他们在投资的选择上错得离谱,因为石油是易变的。

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Some people argued that there are certain things that are just categorically wrong even if they bring about a good result, even if they saved five people at the cost of one life.

有些人认为,某些行为反正就是绝对错误的,即便该行为产生了好的结果，即便能牺牲一人挽救五人性命。

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