单词 | argument |
例句 | Was this Jefferson’s roundabout way of suggesting that he and Adams had in effect been acting out a timeless political argument? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z From this arises an argument: whether it is better to be loved than to be feared, or the contrary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z From here, we traversed all the familiar loops of the old argument. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A topic is, essentially, the general form of an argument. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They were arguing about leaving and he was carrying the brunt of the argument. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An extended rebuttal of your opponent’s arguments isn’t really necessary if you’re delivering the father-of-the-bride speech at your beloved daughter’s wedding. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The argument went on that way with Strauss saying that Nemur had his eye on the Chair of Psychology at Hallston, and Nemur saying that Strauss was riding on the coattails of his psychological research. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She writes: “The wound was on the left side of the body, which might mean that the shooter was right-handed. It’s a weak argument.” Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z There must have been some rustling when I tipped sideways, but the Careers have been too caught up in their own argument to catch it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Louis Lippo, as does every man, loved to interpret, to a stranger particularly, if no native was present to put up an argument. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z William Wotton, on the other hand, like Newton, generally used the word to refer to arguments that are false or unsatisfactory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He felt too comfortable and peaceful to argue, and in any case he did not think he would get the better of an argument. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The other men turned their eyes from me back to Grandfather, the old man who sat by the pump, and went back to their argument. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But the drama of the opening arguments was succeeded by the tedium of court logistics. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the argument between Father and Uncle had reached the shouting point. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer won the argument by insisting that without a test, “the use of the gadget over enemy territory will have to be done substantially blindly.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She tells her about the dozen foster homes and the nose ring and the argument with Dina and finding out on the Internet that her mother’s in jail. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Eventually the argument reaches a fervent pitch and the friend pulls out his pocket Gameboy and his 3 port networking cable. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In just these few days it had become an old argument. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z By mid-November, when Rosy’s talk on DNA rolled about, I had learned enough crystallographic argument to follow much of her lecture. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z After he heard all of the arguments as to why Bobby should be released, and judged that the RJF members were committed to their cause, he went into action. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That notion was often accompanied by the argument that women didn’t need the vote at all, since their interests were perfectly safe in the hands of men. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Northern posturing on this matter was insufferable, as Jackson saw it, since their oozing arguments transformed a geographic accident and a product of historical circumstance into a willful sin. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He said we all did a fine job presenting our subject and making our arguments. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z “We can use this to write down our argument, and then present it to both of our parents. Make it so they can’t say no.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I believed their arguments on physical grounds, but I did not like the mathematical way in which they calculated the emission. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a muffled argument between a man and a woman who were very far away. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Our arguments were often high in entertainment value. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She tried to egg him on to an argument so that he would get mad and stay awake. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As for the argument from design, it was fundamentally different from the traditional Thomistic argument, which held that the universe was imbued with purpose, and that the ultimate purpose was to be found in God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Take all arguments and fistfights outside to the parking lot. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His test scores were high enough to make it to the next grade, but not high enough to make a legitimate argument that he’d learned anything. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Then some of the women in their greed began to claim to have more children than they had, and nonexistent relatives, and there were jealousies and spite and bitter argument. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Bedtime seems to be taking a while—it sounds like there’s some argument about which chapter their read-aloud left off on—so I load up my personal email. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z To tell the truth, I didn’t exactly understand what the argument was all about. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He brushed off the question when I asked what he was in for—an argument, a misunderstanding, he muttered. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The author used several of the examples and many of the same arguments as Charles had just done in his draft. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For the sake of argument, let’s consider the story of two boys, one white and one black. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z With neither of us saying a word, we were having an argument. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than use logos—detailed arguments and eye-glazing statistics about the ways in which the charity achieves the greatest good, distributes its funds, and so on—the ad shoots straight for the heart. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Their argument had been carrying on for days, until the house was too preoccupied with the influx of new people into its rooms to pay attention. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, and also, because at the end of every argument she reminds me of the deal I made with a certain officer of the Gestapo, and I collapse. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And what Blink is—what all the stories and studies and arguments add up to—is an attempt to understand this magical and mysterious thing called judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Now that she had said it, she was angry with herself for not having said it the night before, so that they would have had time to be finished with their weeping and their arguments. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “I’m pretty sure I can convince him. Usually, when I really want something, I go to him with a list of arguments. So he can’t refuse.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She could hear a muttered argument taking place in a corner. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But before he could let loose his argument, Bill told him that he also thought he had succeeded. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He had planned to lay out his step-by-step strategy for preventing an arms race, backing each step with clearly reasoned arguments. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everything’s fine, Mom,” I said, my stomach bottoming out: We were about to have a family argument right here in front of God and everybody. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The two girls were having an argument about something Katie was holding in her hand. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He knew, or he could imagine, the arguments which proved his own nonexistence; but they were nonsense, they were only a play on words. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He wasn’t angry, so Nhamo knew it wasn’t a real argument. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Last year, before she really knew Håkon, when everyone was hunting him, that argument was thrown at her by men much older and wiser than she. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Shrewdly, they try to shift the terms of the argument to more congenial rhetorical ground—an approach that will force the friars to treat them as equals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The argument went that we benefitted from compulsory education, as it provides a livelihood for formerly enslaved, who couldn’t find gainful employment after the war. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Madison’s more judicious arguments, published as the Virginia Resolutions, were circulating in the national press and achieving the same goal—condemning the Sedition Act but without recourse to nullification. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This didn’t really go down well with either camp, and the arguments rumbled on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument appealed to Riddle and Howard, who probably expected Vanderbilt to offer something in the neighborhood of $75,000. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Rowan found he had no viable argument except to say, “It isn’t right!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Generally, when a Pashtun man loses an argument, he never really forgets. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The hidden premise of the lawyer’s argument is that if the audience watches the door, they believe it possible that the woman is alive. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I need not narrate in detail the further struggles I had, and arguments I used, to get matters regarding the legacy settled as I wished. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “You figured out every argument we could put up against leaving and worked out an answer before we even thought of the arguments,” Bushra says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He had strong opinions and even stronger arguments to back them up and was a well-known figure in black Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor did he ever embrace the racial arguments for black inferiority that Jefferson advanced in Notes on the State of Virginia. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There was nothing he loved more than a debate, dragging me into silly arguments, pushing me to passionately defend positions I didn't really care about. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Each ended with an argument, and with Nathan being forced to go back to Phoenix. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z During the weeks to follow, the divide between members of the College would grow wider and the arguments more heated and personal. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She held up a hand to ward off any argument. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I say this frequently, while I’m boiling diapers in the kitchen house and having my imaginary arguments with an absent Rachel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Appealing to authority—whether by quoting a commonplace or the words of a named source— always strengthens an argument. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Instead, familiar arguments would likely resurface about the need to be tough on “criminals,” not coddle them or give “free passes.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Alex asked, feeling a strong need to make lists of arguments in favor and against. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The bar downstairs was hot and crowded and there was a heated argument in progress over Clifton's shooting. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Vestiges' argument included fossils, the development of embryos, similarities in anatomy among species, and even behavior, just as Charles did. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Following my first McMillian argument, we had filed almost two dozen death penalty appeals, and the court was starting to respond to our advocacy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z James didn’t want the Earthworm and the Centipede to get into another argument, so he said quickly to the Earthworm, “Tell me, do you play any kind of music?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z In his version of Book I of On the Revolutions the arguments that could be adduced against the movement of the Earth are given a more prominent position. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the beginning of December the long-awaited interview, which many had foreseen as an interminable argument, was resolved in less than an hour. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z History suggests Justice Douglas had the better of the argument. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They spoke only when they had to and with little feeling—except during their frequent arguments. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Kinzie took one look at the argument and grunted with distaste. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I consent to that second point to avoid further argument. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Most great leaps forward in human understanding have been developments from, or arguments with, the understandings of the past. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I thought he would laugh or throw up his arm in mock surrender like he did when I beat him in an argument. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even mind when she had to leave to work the debate team’s booth—for two dollars, they’d try to help you win any argument. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He then sat down; the judge had accepted his arguments even before he made them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnson’s public argument that the Maddox had been attacked—not once, but twice—was persuasive. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z That seems to me the strongest argument for writing this book. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He was a peaceful man and always tried to head off arguments. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, this used to be the main argument of opponents of black holes: how could one believe in objects for which the only evidence was calculations based on the dubious theory of general relativity? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We began a long and detailed argument contesting the indictment itself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A furious argument ensued touching on the theme of the Rights of Man and the Noble Savage, but there was no convincing her, and I was sent to bed with no TV that night. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I do not find these arguments convincing, although they are certainly intriguing. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Only what the mind insists upon, and if Lazlo’s and Sarai’s minds insisted, it was not because their bodies failed to present a compelling argument. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It also made the case for why a space program—and its enormous price tag—was in the interest of every American, offering four arguments for the publics consideration. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She trotted off, and I heard an argument in the hallway. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The book met with mixed reviews—some people were, of course, angry at the argument that humans and animals have a common ancestor. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If God could be put back into the equation, then many people would have no trouble reading Charles’s book and accepting the scientific argument. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When the proslavery advocates of the Deep South unveiled their racial argument—What will happen between the races after emancipation?—the census of 1790 allowed one to predict the response with near precision. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This kind of argument was essentially a distraction from Galileo’s medical studies, although in any case he did not pursue these with any enthusiasm. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Similar arguments show that, of two geometrically similar bridges of the same material, the larger one is necessarily the weaker of the two. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The novelty of the arguments now pouring forth from the representatives of the Deep South must also be understood in context. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Why not indeed?” exclaimed the bug, who seemed equally at home on either side of an argument. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z All her life, Tally had been troubled by insomnia, lying awake most nights thinking about arguments she’d had, or wanted to have, or things she should have done differently. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “In Camazotz all are equal. In Camazotz everybody is the same as everybody else,” but he gave her no argument, provided no answer, and she held on to her moment of revelation. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I do not wish to meet that old man at unawares without an argument ready to hand, that is all. Let us go!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “The whole basis of your argument as I understand it, Mr. Yutar, is that you are satisfied that the accused are guilty.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will either accept or reject it. There will be no argument. Is that agreeable?” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But if this argument is pressed too far it becomes difficult to explain why, in the eighteenth century, modern chemistry established itself not as a continuation of but as a refutation of alchemy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Breland’s argument was so full of holes that even I could see he didn’t have a leg to stand on. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The next morning, my father told us that from now until spring, we were going to be taking the bus to school—no arguments. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The most disturbing part of our argument in the car that day was the moment my dad declared that he hated his life. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z That doesn’t say we did or didn’t see it and saves the argument. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not seen much of each other since that argument about Honore versus Alabama, but the quarrel had been cleansing for both of them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter who won the argument ’cause the car started rocking me to sleep. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1543 the broad outline of Copernicus’s argument for the Earth as a single globe was conventional. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Today few Christians would endorse this argument, but that doesn’t make it any easier to assign the correct degree of blame to their ancestors. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He knew that when the time came he would join the army, and he knew it was pointless to begin the argument again. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Again, the argument would seem to be that I cannot prove that Mont Blanc is 4000 metres high, but believing it, on the authority of a map, has ‘proved to pay’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They heard an argument, but they couldn’t hear what it was about. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I have asked the question through my reading and writings, through the music of my youth, through arguments with your grandfather, with your mother, your aunt Janai, your uncle Ben. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z This is, as the name suggests, the part of an oration in which you smash your opponent’s arguments into little tiny pieces. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Burnet’s argument was met with widespread horror; as Herbert Croft, the bishop of Hereford, put it, ‘This way of philosophizing all from natural causes, I fear, will make the whole world turn scoffers.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was not an unreasonable argument, but the prevailing view, with which I agreed, was that circumcision was a cultural ritual that had not only a salutary health benefit but an important psychological effect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Gassendi points out, when the microscope was invented both the pores in the skin and the legs of the mite became visible, thus confirming the validity of earlier arguments to prove their existence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After an argument over money, his partner stormed over to our trailer. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As Arm looked around the clearing at the many villagers gathered there, he realized the outcome of the argument wasn’t at all certain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My argument was that it was as undemocratic to specify that the leaders had to be from the working class as to declare that they should be bourgeois intellectuals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the constitutional arguments against the excessive exercise of government power at the federal level then kicked in to make any effort to shape public policy more problematic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She almost told him so, but she knew that would cause another argument. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You sure got you good walls in this building, babe,” Mrs. Reilly said, unable to comprehend the gist of the argument on the other side of the wall. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z During that long summer I’d been over and over the various arguments, all the pros and cons, and it was no longer a question that could be decided by an act of pure reason. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in the chair one night, having a friendly argument with the drummer, Sonny Greer, who was standing there, when I tapped the bottom of his shoes to signal that I was finished. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument was going back and forth and the men had put down their picks and shovels in the heat of the argument. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mustafa puts down his fork, his head lowered, and I brace myself for another argument. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When I shook my head, she continued before I could make my argument. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Newtonianism was thus only conceivable within a culture which had elaborated and become dependent upon the argument from design. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well I feel kind of bad about our argument, too,” Mtisha said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z But now it seemed like it wasn’t going to be just arguments anymore. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, honey, I know you and Abby had some kind of argument. You two will work it out. I don’t want to get in the middle.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was Rhetoric and Logic, the book Ben had used to teach me argument. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Particularly important were the exact arguments needed to understand how Linus Pauling had discovered the a-helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z So — after many tantrums, after arguments that shook Harry’s bedroom floor, and many tears from Aunt Petunia — the new regime had begun. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z My mother turns off the music playing from her cell phone, unfazed by my argument that the laundromat is a short walk from our apartment. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Seriously,” he said, “your parents have some of the strangest arguments.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But his companions were preoccupied with their argument. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet Galileo was absolutely sure his argument was conclusive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When wounds or arguments—anything, really—would vanish. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Trout lost his argument with the boy who wanted to quit. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z By making this argument, I am endorsing one side in the long- running dispute between mother- and sister-culture proponents. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The arguments over Bailey’s future began early and occur frequently, though at this point they often devolve into repetitive phrases and tense silences. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was a good argument: Perhaps her uncle didn’t have the right to dispose of her after all. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When I sat down after the argument, I regretted that decision. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Be there and reiterate the real argument, which is that they should select a man in whom we have confidence. I leave this thing confidently in your hands.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Grandmother lay on the bed, watching the argument. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the very first week of school, Quang-ha had cut classes and gotten into arguments with teachers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The next argument was how to get there. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Buried in the text of that review was the most powerful argument against pangenesis that Darwin would encounter in his lifetime. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Supporters would have to take off from work and make the long drive to Montgomery for an early morning argument. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he didn’t believe they could form a solid argument—she was right: the numbers spoke for themselves. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And their arguments reinforced the discordant tradition I’d found in Moorland, and I began to see discord, argument, chaos, perhaps even fear, as a kind of power. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I’d go to my room, get out my pen and paper, sit at my little desk, and go after her arguments one by one. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Charles knew that in order to avoid the criticisms being leveled at Vestiges, he would have to build up his argument even more, and gather more examples, more indisputable factual evidence. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She and I had gone out about six months before, until we had this big argument. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one more argument for Rowan to earn the ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Ms. Washington told her about the argument we had in class.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Yet there are good arguments on the other side. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z My mom got really annoyed at the kid’s mom for letting me watch the movie, so they ended up getting into an argument and—long story short—I never had another playdate there again. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z You were unusually docile, swallowing the medicine without any argument. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The arguments jump back and forth across the room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I felt that I should stay up and listen for any arguments that may arise. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In the hallway, Lori and Dad got into a loud argument over who was responsible for pushing Maureen over the edge. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, I understood everything: the arguments with Mamá, his inappropriate riddle for La Sirena the last time we had played Lotería as a family, the disconnected phones, his unexplained disappearance, it all made sense now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Soon, everyone in the compartment joins in the argument, agreeing with the young man, and Muscle Man backs off. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Michelangelo replied, “He is satan! Or rather, a satan. In Hebrew, satan means an advocate of the alternative, the one who makes the arguments you don’t know how to refute.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Jermaine stopped talking to me just before he died, okay? We had had a argument.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But Father had an argument with Mrs. Gascoyne and he got really cross. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain nodded to himself as though deciding the argument and lapsed into embarrassed silence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He never stopped thinking about his argument, honing it, and figuring out how to put it across better in future editions of the book. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Each of those dyads represents a potential time bomb that could explode in a murderous argument. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were in the middle of an argument “It is not our business,” said Gawaine stubbornly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he had slipped in and set up his stand no arguments could make him budge. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The gods weren’t moving or speaking, but there was tension in the air, as if they’d just finished an argument. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But even to me, my argument sounded a bit thin. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For his part, Jefferson kept repeating the avoidance argument he had fashioned in 1805. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There were water rights, boundary disputes, astray arguments, domestic relations, paternity matters—all to be settled without force of arms. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Didn’t they say something about an argument between the father and the boy around seven o’clock that night? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In Popcorn and Inelda’s case, it had been a heated argument about who had better hair. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Technical proofs are the arguments that the orator contrives. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z This is my way of describing what it’s like when people have really bad arguments and it is the worst place to be in all the world. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The city was too noisy, as if people were having arguments everywhere simultaneously. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was the same argument as last night and the night before. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Whether that incident caused all their other arguments that followed, I couldn’t say. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In one evening, he had had his first real argument with Silas, had attempted to run away from home, had failed to run away, and now failed to return home. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z This argument holds everywhere in the universe—in the center of the earth and in the deepest vacuum of space. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In an attempt to support their new position for educated women’s rights, both Stanton and Susan B. Anthony began to use divisive and racist arguments. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Tam Lin loved a good argument, the more spirited the better. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the United States, another kind of argument was raging, within the American government itself. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He found himself engaged again, word for word, gesture for gesture, in the argument with his daughter with which this tale began. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When he realized that they weren't interested in his arguments, he did something even worse. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z What finally convinced me was Patria’s argument that the letter might help free the men. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For a beautiful, poetic language, it sounded harsh as Klingon when they fought, especially when Mamou joined in and turned it into a three-way argument. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z It was the day my mother and I got into a huge argument. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She stuck to the argument that in a democracy, women must have the right to vote, noting that female suffrage “serves the highest interest of the country.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I was still waiting for Mom to pick up our argument from where we left off, while Charlie and Zooey unpacked groceries like we were some kind of happy family. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Human sympathy has its limits and we were content to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t need an argument from me at breakfast. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His arguments were not those we use today, but they were subtle and elegant, derived from everyday life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A quarrel began instantly, the arguments flying across the room. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The men held big arguments here like they used to do on the store porch. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The sort of simple question that could completely unravel a complicated argument. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Neither Ogden nor any of his advisors placed any credence in USIA’s arguments. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Like no matter if we got in an argument or disagreed on something she was still gonna be my girl. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A similar argument could be put forward for attractive forces between guanine and cytosine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Both arguments set the blame squarely on Cleopatra’s shoulders. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Kanue understood Coach’s argument about playing with a short roster, but he had a solution. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Alex wouldn’t say he likes Henry, but he does enjoy the quick rhythm of arguments they fall into. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was testy all at once, as if answering an argument that had been put to him so often he was sick of it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z This argument is often buttressed by claims that most citizen complaints about illegal drug activity come from ghetto areas, and that the violence associated with the drug trade occurs in inner cities. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I tried to think back to earlier in the evening, to where the argument started. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right, let’s say, for the sake of argument, we accept this protection. I still don’t see why we can’t have that Kingsley bloke.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z This chapter focuses on the decades-long dispute over when human beings first came to the Americas—an argument that seemingly has been won by those advocating a more ancient date. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I could sympathize with their arguments, but they were being unrealistic. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially if those things were numbers or an argument. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It sounds splendid, Grummore, splendid. Only it is strange, in a way, coming from behind, if you follow my argument” “I thought it sounded muffled.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the oral argument, I still had hope that the court would overturn the conviction and sentence because it was so clearly unsupported by reliable facts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z An argument broke out about who would be willing to step forward and do the deed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z One might think that Schaffer or his readers would have rejected these arguments as inherently implausible. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z You could make an argument, if you wanted to, that the system evolved so that parents would be able to take care of kids. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Then Dad got into an argument with the doctor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We respectfully point out the holes in an opponent’s argument, but we don’t attack the person themselves. It’s their argument that isn’t as good as yours, not them. Keep it separate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z There were arguments but only a few, mostly it was just all the hope and excitement. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the standard principles of Renaissance education, there were fundamentally two types of argument: arguments from reason, and arguments from authority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He holds up his hands like a flood of arguments came storming at him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Three times he readies his argument and three times Jutta turns on a heel and strides away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Are you here to serve me, smuggler? Or to vex me with arguments?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He walks out the door at the back of the room, not even noticing Isobel as he passes her in the hall, where she has been close enough to hear the argument. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was nothing she could do, nothing she could make Leon do, and she suddenly felt the pointlessness of argument. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Their arguments have convinced almost all anthropologists, nearly every professional historian and many philosophers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I talked to him about the argument in Washington, but he was much more interested in preparing me to hear his poem. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Capital murder requires an intent to kill, and there was a persuasive argument that there was no intent to kill in this case and that poor health care had caused the victim's death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He told me that he and Mom had their first argument on the day I was born. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There’s no reason for me to go on describing all our quarrels and arguments down to the last detail. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Jesse’s normally cautious veneer would peel away in a second at the appearance of an interesting idea or argument. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept hoping that Paul would resume the argument with Billy and win it, or at least convince Mr. or Mrs. Fitzgibbon that they should let her go. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He missed watching television and the activity in the lobby—the arrival and departure of guests and the arguments among the staff. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z He hesitated as if he had lost the thread of his argument—not his own argument, perhaps, in the first place. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z To stave off the impending marriage argument, I ask my mom about the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z My own argument agrees at certain points with Fish’s, but it is the differences that the reader should keep in mind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z If you try to repair an incoherent text and find that no placement of therefores and moreovers and howevers will hold it together, that is a sign that the underlying argument may be incoherent, too. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I’m too relaxed to get into an argument. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A fierce argument was going on and the wounded savage kept groaning. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “As I explained to you, Mr. Kiley,” she says, “it was Bobby’s argument that convinced me we should have this meeting. Perhaps he should be the one to speak.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Dunbar’s argument is that brains evolve, they get bigger, in order to handle the complexities of larger social groups. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z According to that argument, we can tell that the universe has a creator because only an external agent could have designed and constructed it so that its different parts serve their specific functions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z One reviewer there fretted, without any evident sense of irony, that Holmes presented his arguments so clearly and compellingly that students might actually come to believe them. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We had a little argument about it after a scientist came to school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Nhamo couldn’t make sense out of the argument, but she knew better than to ask questions. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the talk of the Talmud Department by the end of two weeks and the accepted referee of all Talmudic arguments among the students. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z During my argument, the court's five judges looked at me with curiosity but asked few questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Similarly, in medicine we have become used to moving back and forth between case histories and epidemiological arguments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And the policeman said, “OK, let’s ... let’s not get into an argument about who said what here. I just want to know whether—” And Mother said, “Of course he can stay.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s Saturday, and Mom, Jude, and I are in the city at the museum’s rooftop café because Mom won the argument and we’re both going to apply to CSA in a year. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Over a round of beers an argument erupted, prompted, in part, by Haynes’s persistent skepticism. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Your arguments will tend to prosper if they are founded on the common assumptions of your audience—or, in special cases, if the audience is minded to defer to your authority. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Baby Lee and his friend got in a argument, and his friend took the broken neck off of a beer bottle, and stabbed him in his leg. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the beginning of an argument that never had a satisfactory ending. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z As he rapidly read its contents Francis became furious, for he noticed that part of the argument depended upon a theoretical idea he had propounded some nine months earlier. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “His arguments blind the eyes of good Christians with tricks of the Devil.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The Heads of Houses moved among the students, marshaling them into position and breaking up arguments. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z "An' if you ever want to finish this argument I be right here." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I want you all back here in five minutes ready to leave. We re going away. Just pack some clothes. No arguments!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Ms. Hussey seemed happy with the noise and argument and made everyone defend their opinions. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Until Columbus demonstrated that classical geography was hopelessly misconceived, the assumption was that the arguments of the ancients needed to be interpreted, not challenged. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She listened as the others talked about how irritable and angry they felt, as if they were engaged in a furious argument, and as they spoke, she seemed to be shrinking. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Montaigne was impatient with such an argument: did they try to sail East and end up going West? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The lawyers made their arguments, the jury retired, and less than three hours later they filed back into the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But the next morning there was no trace of the argument in her parents’ faces. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to have the sort of friendship that thrives on argument. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He had written a critical review of The Origin in the Quarterly Review, using some arguments supplied to him by Owen. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Within minutes an argument ensued in the living area that was as audible to me as if the separating walls were muslin sheets. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, he wondered whether his own logic was faulty, since he based his arguments on geometry, whose infinitely divisible lines automatically reject atomism. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The day I finally met the Rivera girl, I’d broken free of my parents’ latest argument to sit outside on the curb and play Tetris on my phone, when my mom stormed out. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They were right in its path and there was no time for argument. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We had many arguments about this, and I patiently explained to her that politics was not a distraction but my lifework, that it was an essential and fundamental pan: of my being. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to her that Lady Constance was losing the argument. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z At this point, Nixon wheeled round and point by point, having defined the terms of the argument to his satisfaction, exonerated himself. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z At times the salmon ran in such narrow waters that men had to fish for them in sight of one another, in which case arguments brewed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He further declared that Eratosthenes’ earth measurement was “supported by such subtle arguments that we cannot refuse our assent.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I stop polishing and freeze in my seat, hoping my parents won’t make me leave the room like they usually do when they have an argument. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But their argument was challenged by a man named Allan Bakke—a man of the new university, a man ambitious for his future, caught in the furious competition for professional school. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument between Edel and Du Barry is dying down in the distance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ifemelu gave the woman a long look; it was not worth an argument. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I keep waiting to hear that the trial is over, but I guess it takes a while for arguments to close. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z His discussion of clear and distinct ideas thus follows the example of Descartes, who maintains that only ideas which are clear can be used in argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When my mother and Aunt Maggie came home that night, there was a scalding argument. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Or the argument can be reversed to reach the same conclusion: the long winters at high latitudes leave people with much time in which to sit indoors and invent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Huxley began with a well-reasoned argument about anatomical structure and how Charles had compiled his theory using such data as had never been used before. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a further step in this argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The prosecutor rejected this argument, assuring the court no tainted evidence was needed to prove the defendants’ guilt. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He couldn't go on answering back, having a stupid argument. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I waited for Leah and the other pupils to seize on this very obvious point of argument and jump in with their overflowing brace of words. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned later that she had seen far more ferocious arguments between the two. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Not just because of the argument, either; it’s just the way things are: when something bad happens to a woman, the police look at the husband or the boyfriend first. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The modern tradition of mathematical argument, essential to all of science, owes much to Pythagoras. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why it was such a jolt to have Ruth suddenly bring it up the way she did in the middle of the argument we were having that afternoon in the field. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z No argument could shake off her feeling of disaster. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The High Counters seem to be winning the argument, at least for now. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They argued back and forth so I sat on the bed and put my suitcase in my lap hoping that Mr. Calloway would win the argument and they’d give me some other place to sleep. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Yet she said nothing; she was weary of futile arguments with her sister. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I was afraid that if Bekenstein found out about it, he would use it as a further argument to support his ideas about the entropy of black holes, which I still did not like. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument erupts just as he reaches the bedroom door. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Alex sat between his two companions at the cafeteria table and listened while they argued the same argument he’d heard almost daily for the three weeks. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z More than one family has forgotten their arguments when it came time to divide the tah dig. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She hadn’t dared to say anything all through the argument because, you see, it wasn’t her Mother who was dying. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z If Newtonianism destroyed the corpuscular philosophy, it greatly strengthened the argument from design. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The argument between Mr. and Mrs. Dalai was still more or less in effect early the next morning, when a barefoot team of workmen came to install the basins. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z As we shall see in a moment, much of the argument about the Scientific Revolution stems from the ramifications of this view. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We got into a huge argument, and he admitted that there'd been too much buildup to consummating our relationship. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Before I had left Chicago I had thought of a thousand arguments to present for the retention of the John Reed Clubs, but now the retention of those clubs did not seem important. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear, beasts, no general agreement that the fire was all-important: and when one tried to get the thing straight the argument sheered off, bringing up fresh, unpleasant matter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The police had shown up, and Dad got into an argument with them, and they threatened to arrest him, and gosh it was quite the drama. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That was because they had lots of arguments and sometimes they hated each other. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “And what,” she says, “do you propose would be the main arguments in favor?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z As the country expanded westward, the argument intensified: When new states and territories were added to the nation, should slavery be permitted in them? Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I have no shred of argument with that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As spring turned to summer, Dad’s resolve turned to denial—he acted as if the argument were over and he had won. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was a brief argument, then the sailors returned, still carrying their burden. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he just shoved Granny across the room, up against the far wall and back into her chair, and where she sat sniffling while the arguments went on. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But the arguments and the very language were identical, except that Jackson used Christianity to justify enslavement of the Africans, while the African used Islam to justify enslavement of Christians. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Becoming a team didn’t mean the end of their arguments. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember having a huge argument with one of my aunts when I tried to make her believe that a whale was a mammal, not a fish. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Nobody thought it worth pursuing this line of argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z According to the standard ways by which we measure persuasiveness — by the logic and appropriateness of the persuader’s arguments — that should make the people using the script book every bit as persuasive as Tom Gau. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks like Elliott’s family is having a pretty boring argument over pizza. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She was expecting me to give in, to say “Fine,” like I did in most of our arguments. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The argument, of course, is silly, because “biggest” is a vague word, having no value whatever in arguments, if one is serious. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z An argument breaks out until one tribute silences the others. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I knew it sounded stupid to be making this argument, because it wasn’t as if I knew Mrs. Maniscalco, either. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The argument starting up in the living room was loud enough to hear. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Both these arguments thus depended on prior acceptance of the mechanistic or corpuscular philosophy, according to which matter is passive and always acted on from outside. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We just sidestepped one argument so we could dive into an even bigger one. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Not long before Henrietta’s first exam, TeLinde presented his argument about carcinoma in situ to a major meeting of pathologists in Washington, D.C., and the audience heckled him off the stage. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Judge Patterson's only remark during the oral argument came at the end, when he slowly but firmly asked a single question that echoed through the mostly empty courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z To the contrary, these attitudes and arguments have their roots in the struggles to end slavery and Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Following an early morning argument, she had enlisted their daughter to help her get a rope around his neck and then fired two shots into him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Einstein’s arguments were closer to physics than those of Poincare, who regarded this problem as mathematical. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That he knows the audience will be wondering why he hasn’t used the most persuasive argument in his arsenal. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z So as Aristotle’s arguments were accepted, the Greeks were forced to reject zero, void, the infinite, and infinity. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I tried to convince them, using every argument I could think of along with gifts and pressure, even bringing my political power to bear, but it was all in vain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if one intended to rely on Evidence-Indices, how can one tell what constitutes a good argument? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z What everyone later remembered was not so much Huxley’s long scientific argument but how he ended his speech. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Steck reminds me of the arrow—one of Zeno’s arguments. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z She wouldn’t give it back, so Mom got into a big argument with the head of the clan, and the next day we found a chicken with its throat cut on our doorstep. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We got into an argument, I pushed him into the closet, and he began to cry and sniffle. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z For him, the only meaningful kind of conversation was an argument. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Education is always a strong argument to put forward. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew Lelia herself wasn’t fully sold on the idea, but she kept making the argument that for her it was getting to be now or never. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument for the antithesis was that if the universe had a beginning, there would be an infinite period of time before it, so why should the universe begin at any one particular time? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His lawyer is going to rely on his closing argument to win the case, and I don't think that's going to be effective unless he's very, very lucky. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he still wanted to see the quantitative measurements of the King’s lab, we supported our argument by showing him a copy of Rosy’s original B photograph. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z She claims it’s why she has never lost an argument with any of her clients over what she should sew for them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I still have the trace of an argument in my head—I may have physical evidence of it on my scalp and lip. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish Grandma Knife were here to break up the argument, like I've seen her do with angry women in jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Her scalp tingled, as if the thoughts in her brain were agitating to get out: a statue...Athena...Greek and Roman, her nightmares, and her argument with her mom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Finally, this is not an argument that affirmative action should be reconsidered simply on the grounds that it is “unfair” to white men as a group. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Well then when you get to secondary school. It’s important to know how to speak strongly and convince people of your arguments, Amina.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z We were having an absurd and inappropriate argument because in the wake of death every single thing on earth feels absurd and inappropriate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As the cool breeze of night set in, neighboring families pulled up plastic lawn chairs to conduct “chair committee” and casually meander over the day’s events without rancor or argument or constant one- upmanship. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems especially hard, even perilous, for this to be the burden of a species with the unique attribute of speech, and argument. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After our argument, Grammy and I act like nothing happened, which is fine, I guess. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t seem to know or care what was happening, because without argument, he let me slide an arm beneath his shoulders and drag him along, half asleep. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The clang of the curfew bell quieted the argument but not Lyddie’s anxiety. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But the boys started calling me “thief” and “jail rat” and I knew only one way to settle the argument: with my fists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Her argument did not seem to be persuading him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z An argument ensued and in the middle of it, one of the African secretaries turned to me and said, “Sir, can you speak English?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes cognitive toil and literary dexterity to pare an argument to its essentials, narrate it in an orderly sequence, and illustrate it with analogies that are both familiar and accurate. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Just last week, she had tried setting me up with Raizel Ackermann on the first floor, in a dinner that had exploded into a heated argument over anarchism. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Just leave my board out of it. That’s all I said. I’m trying to be nice. I don’t start the arguments around here.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z An important consequence follows from this argument: we should not really expect to find reliable science before scientific communities began to take shape in the 1640s. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m in no position to make an argument to the contrary. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to join in on their arguments. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He’s credited with discerning the different parts of an oration—how to open your speech, advance your arguments in an orderly fashion, and close the deal—and with teaching his methods to others. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Taken by Armstrong’s argument, Bobby sent away for copies of the sermon and distributed it to his friends. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ron had already had a big argument with Dean Thomas, who shared their dormitory, about soccer. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There were more fights, more arguments, more yelling in the night, more long absences. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Then she heard them—female voices having some sort of argument—and she was instantly alert. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Aristotle’s Rhetoric was the first great systematic statement of how rhetoric works, and I draw on both its arguments and its structure throughout this book. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And let me say now that I have been impressed by certain of the arguments I have heard here. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the reasons he was so notoriously ineffective in debate was that argument itself offended him. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As voices were raised and emotions became heated, the argument began to spiral out of control. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She could not believe he had brought Arize up like that, cheapened Arize’s memory in order to make a point in a spurious argument. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It thus systematically excludes from consideration the very feature which makes scientific arguments distinctive: their appeal to superior evidence. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He mediated between demigods, listened to all sides of an argument, found compromises. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It started with a discussion of van Maaren and ended in a general argument and tears. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was the most troubling argument in Greece: Zeno had proved the impossible. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I gathered from the argument, which was getting pretty loud, that the farmer was mad about the amount Mr. Tuttle had offered to settle the claim against the railroad. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The British didn’t mix in with the arguments. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since I could remember, all my life in fact, there had been these discussions and arguments and debates about whether we ought to obey His Majesty’s government or whether we should rebel. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In that sense, the Terman study underscores the argument Annette Lareau makes, that what your parents do for a living, and the assumptions that accompany the class your parents belong to, matter. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “It is your cause I find wanting, not your courtesies. I have heard your arguments so often I could plead your case myself. Shall I?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The way she can turn an argument around and make herself the victim. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z All he had to do was settle the argument between his heart and his brain. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a second argument behind him that was getting louder, between Nali and Uncle Jet, about Uncle Jet losing his job in Albuquerque. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They were not alike; Aberforth was never bookish and, unlike Albus, preferred to settle arguments by dueling rather than through reasoned discussion. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We were holding a whispered argument, neither of us in a hurry to attract attention. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Before the trial was finally over, some 45,000 pages of testimony and arguments were recorded. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Lehoux wants to argue that there is no real difference between Plutarch and della Porta, which is fair enough; he could not have made the same argument if he had compared Plutarch and Garzoni. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Perhaps because philosophers tended to be men and greenwitches tended to be women, the argument took on an overly heated tone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse, hooked on arguments and ideas— he often describes himself as a fighter—could usually be drawn out of his shell. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People were buying toothpaste, having arguments, picking up eggs on the way home from work. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z An argument could break out at any moment—over lost car keys or bars of soggy soap or burned toast. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Nothing pleased me better than a long argument with them on woman’s equality,” she remembered. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Of course, the mere existence of a diversity of results made it difficult to persuade everyone that Brahe’s arguments were conclusive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Sam scowled at him, and sucked his teeth; but he seemed to sense that there was something odd about his master’s mood and that the matter was beyond argument. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z On the one hand, he found the blatantly proslavery arguments “shamefully indecent” and described his colleagues from South Carolina and Georgia as “intemperate beyond all example and even all decorum.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Her argument has a few holes in it, doesn’t it,” says Matthew. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The arguments erupt again, until finally Ms. Tannenbaum raises her hand in the quiet signal. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In the crafty vein, Madison was ingenious at contesting the strongest argument for a Pennsylvania location, which was its geographic centrality. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This argument may be particularly hard to swallow given the election of Barack Obama. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But when I'd shouted "Hello" several times in vain an argument broke out behind a partition and presently a lovely Jewess appeared at an interior door and scrutinized me with black hostile eyes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It was Papi’s turn to drive Lolo to an appointment, she claims, which is one of their favorite sibling arguments. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Almost everyone enjoyed these manic moments, especially when we had the time to listen attentively and to tell him bluntly when we lost the train of his argument. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The bump on my head is throbbing, and I can’t stop thinking about the argument I saw, or imagined, or dreamed about, on Saturday night. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d fought before, playground arguments that faded as soon as they got up off the ground. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z So he purchased a book on trigonometry but soon found himself unable to follow the geometrical arguments. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s twenty-five of you. Each give two dollars; quick now, this no time for argument.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s his fault for asking us to act like adults when we’re just kids,” I said, restating Mom’s argument. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z They were all the old arguments I had proposed years before—long since abandoned. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z All along, while listening to Chubs and Liam try to talk me down, some part of me had been trying to work through the argument I had overheard. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They had almost come to blows following an argument in his room. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z While he hadn’t found steady work, he always had mysterious ways of hustling up pocket money, and he’d come home at night drunk and gunning for an argument. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The argument made here is a less familiar one. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Another way of making this argument is in terms of Popper’s three worlds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The meeting erupted into a chorus of arguments. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Infinite are the arguments of mages,” Vetch quoted, with a smile that was somewhat grim. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z This argument involves denying that scientific claims are ever adopted because they fit the evidence better than the alternatives. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Moine’s argument is that what separates a great salesman from an average one is the number and quality of answers they have to the objections commonly raised by potential clients. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A loud argument broke out in the public lounge between Tommy Forester and the dark-eyed man, whose name appeared to be Alum Bey. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Before every debate he always wrote lists of his argument’s strengths and weaknesses. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He relayed a bit more of the argument and said he was very upset. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I tune their argument out and pour myself some tea. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Gassendi is certainly right to emphasize the importance of arguments by analogy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Wollstonecraft’s argument was radical in the late eighteenth century. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, he wins all our arguments. Just like the ones I have with you.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The young king showed nothing, accepting the joke and the argument as if he’d been expecting them. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z In his comic play The Clouds, Aristophanes, writing in 420 bc, lampooned rhetoric as the art of weak reasoning, “which by false arguments triumphs over the strong.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And that’s what I found all over the country—no arguments, no discussion. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Probabilities, arguments of credibility, circumstances of likelihoods—these all derive from Evidence-Indices. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The closest I ever got was one day when he was escorted down from the mess hall after an argument with the disputatious Officer Colon, who was always stirring things up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were other arguments waged in voices pitched low. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, but one lad must be on the land,” said Wang Lung suddenly in argument and his voice was very loud. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Next loomed the problem of leaving my job cleanly, smoothly, without arguments or scenes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, after much talk and many heated arguments, the people shrugged, laughing uneasily and a little ashamedly. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After presenting the data and making my arguments about the unconstitutional exclusion of African Americans, the judge complained loudly. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Maimonides’ argument was, indeed, a “proof” of God’s existence—something incredibly valuable in any theology. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The ongoing argument about his own future echoes in his ears as he enters the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Far away from Mum and Dad and their three-, four-, and five-star arguments. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It is these new arguments which made possible a profound shift in the culture of both scientists and theologians in the years after 1692. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The only stipulation was that he had to describe the two models impartially, without arguing in favour of the Copernican system, and restricting himself to the astronomical and mathematical arguments on both sides. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Of the core three arguments we have distinguished—the corpuscular philosophy, animals as automatons and the clockwork universe—they agree on the first, but each picks one and only one of the other two. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Exhibit A in the talent argument is a study done in the early 1990s by the psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and two colleagues at Berlin’s elite Academy of Music. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In fact, I would venture to say that no argument in the book has resonated more with readers than this one. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Though some have taken this tiny probability as an argument for “creation science,” the only thing it clearly indicates is that monkeys seldom write great plays. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The abolitionist wing of the Methodists circulated his pamphlets on Sunday morning and London periodicals published his arguments without rebuttal. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I had foolishly discouraged McMillian's family from attending the oral argument because I knew that the issues were fairly arcane and that there would be very little discussion of the facts. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t accept the sausage, and I had the dreadful feeling it was still because of that argument we’d had about distrust. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z However, a standard argument against Boyle’s experiments with his air pump was that the pump leaked, and that therefore it was incapable of making a vacuum. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We’re not, supposedly, big on torture in the civilized West—though whether we can say that with a straight face is an argument for another day. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z All of this was important, the stuff of historians’ arguments and doctoral dissertations, but Dobyns was thinking of something else. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The enthusiasm of the people in these great meetings, the thrilling oratory, and lucid arguments of the speakers, all conspired to make these days memorable as among the most charming in my life,” Elizabeth wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z ‘And you, Master Dwarf, pray take your hand from your axe-haft, till I am up! You will not need such arguments.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Berga side-stepped this issue and, as far as I can tell, only one person was so foolish as to explicitly present this argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z ALBUS: But I’m pleased we had this argument because it’s given me a really good idea. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I used to get in quite a few arguments about it, when I was at Whooton School, with this boy that lived down the corridor, Arthur Childs. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The argument at the front of the room grew louder. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Since I hope Newjack constitutes an argument against that sort of thinking, I don’t imagine I’ll ever win those people over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A chimpanzee can’t win an argument with a Homo sapiens, but the ape can rip the man apart like a rag doll. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Here is the only occasion within the revolutionary generation when political differences ended in violence and death rather than in ongoing argument. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins then had a great argument with Father Christmas over a cake of soap. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z So it’s Friday morning and I'm sitting in history listening to Mr. Penny, the history teacher, talk about all the arguments they had before they set up the Constitution. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z To an outsider the arguments would appear to be the same because feeling like part of a team is something that happens invisibly. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z At the oral argument months earlier, I'd been hopeful as I walked into the imposing Alabama Judicial Building and stood in the grand appellate courtroom that was formerly a Scottish Rite Freemasonry temple. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As reporters went through the documents, racing to write stories for the next day’s paper, the staff had the same argument that had taken place at the Times. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I can only remember my mother and dad having one argument that amounted to anything. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They were the same words that Ben had used a hundred times as he drilled me endlessly in argument. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He saw, with a sinking heart, where the argument was going. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We still had weeks of argument ahead, but the judges asked for a week’s adjournment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I agreed for the sake of argument, then reached out to move one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the spring of 1904, Galton presented his argument for eugenics at a public lecture at the London School of Economics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This argument is an instance of the pitfalls that you can encounter in talking about infinity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his determination to present this argument as decisive that led to his condemnation by the Inquisition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Ideally, it should be possible to formulate every scientific argument in syllogistic terms, a syllogism being, for example: All men are mortal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Over the course of the next four decades, the national debate over slavery and its expansion into the West was often framed as an argument over the intent of the founders. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This isn’t like the argument about money—there are more jokes and light insults. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Since I don’t care, it’s amusing rather than upsetting to imagine the arguments going on back in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was nothing in his argument which might imply that the Earth was just another planet, or that the universe had not been created for the benefit of human beings. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Most were prosaic, arising from robbery, argument, or sexual jealousy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Exhausted by her own battles with her father, she knew she could not face a lifetime of such arguments. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And so the argument goes, back and forth, among the teachers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The mournful lawyers showed in court that that man had nothing to do with the company and in order that no one doubt their arguments they had him jailed as an impostor. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Equations occasionally crept into his argument, but in most cases words would have sufficed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But it did mean that the arguments became a part of the adventure, became discussions not threats. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks around at the rest of us like a prosecutor making an argument to a jury. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Despite the younger two and their constant arguments, she found a-way to be patient. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Billy, after some argument, was dispatched to the back porch, where Mrs. Fitzgibbon was also watching. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And we would listen to their arguments while Mr. Diamant sat back and smoked cigarette after cigarette. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But I know, too, of the basic comfort in this familial precision, where the relation abides no argument, no questions or quarrels. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The arguments and rationalizations that have been trotted out in support of racial exclusion and discrimination in its various forms have changed and evolved, but the outcome has remained largely the same. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Several days later, when they bumped into each other in the Cavendish tea queue, Francis learned that a semirigorous argument hinted that adenine and thymine should stick to each other by their flat surfaces. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The argument was on account of the accident to the two taxicabs. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t want to take the...stuff. We got in a big argument about it after you left.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe and I didn’t speak to each other after our argument on Monday. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Spencer’s argument is of course ambiguous—has to be ambiguous—as to just when the ‘lower and more servile state of the World’ came to an end. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z An assistant attorney general then presented the State's arguments—capital cases on appeal were managed by the attorney general, not the local district attorney. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “So we surrender to Lucifer’s device to ruin our signs ministry? We hand him victory without argument?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “They’re looking round! There’s no argument about it! They are square candies that look round!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The Hideout was there when I needed to get away from my parents’ arguments. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Unlike an ugly party, there’d never be any fights, or even arguments. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There were arguments, of course, but they were always worked out. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "Some argument. One time I was over this guy's house and his folks got to arguing about cigarettes, and first thing you know they were throwing bottles." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One way to fix it, she’d learned, was to take her time thinking of responses to various arguments. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The very basis of his argument against our integrating was that it would cause so much violence that blood would run in the streets. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As Kuhn states it, this argument, which sets the experimentalists against the mathematicians, seems wrong. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When people were squabbling over some little matter, he would settle the argument wisely. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Because of their combined debate record for the season—eight wins, one loss, one tie—Justyce and SJ are the final pair in their division to present their argument. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was especially active during the oral argument, asking me lots of questions about the propriety of correctional staff engaging in medical procedures. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement not to discuss their argument. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And then Maria was off with her new ideas and the arguments she’d had with the morals instructor at the convent. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What kept confusing me about it was that the argument didn’t have two sides the way an argument should, but about six sides. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This was for certain going to start an argument. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The same argument is made by telephone operators, who’ll place a call outside the country for you only after you specify the location in Kinshasa where you’ll leave I’enveloppe containing your bribe. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping Peace in The Family Octavia also managed to keep the peace between her brother and her husband as their arguments heated up and their disagreements escalated. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Ron was still slightly inclined to laugh at Hermione’s boggart, but an argument was averted by the sight that met them on the top of the steps. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After a few days he began to improve, and we braced ourselves for the nightly arguments between him and Grandma. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He later said that he had learned from Paley how to construct an argument. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It went without saying that this was a strong argument for taking retribution into your own hands, but the prosecutor pleaded that we not do so. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some folks got into an argument about whether the Fourth of July was a better holiday than Memorial Day, and they really enjoyed that, too. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins waited in the water a few feet from the dead man, caught between their older sisters’ argument. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We tried to make arguments about an interesting twist in that case: His jury had never decided that Michael Lindsey should be executed at all. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The body has obliterated its memories in order to hone its argument. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Mr. Lee, I think we are going to have to use a more forceful argument than moral persuasion.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He installed me at once, no arguments, in an apartment of his house. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “No argument here. I always thought it was pretty silly.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I rehearsed the arguments that the state president might make and the ones I would put in return. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I went through different arguments with her in my head while the teacher droned on. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The argument with Valley and then Poppy immediately after had given her a stomachache that not even her father’s soothing guinea-hen-weed tea could help. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Now, in fighting the boycott movement, he advanced a number of disturbing arguments. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The Icelandic Chess Federation took a calculated risk in attempting to add strength to the argument for releasing Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He cut carefully and cleanly, never misstepping, building arguments that were irrefutable, even if erroneous or morally repugnant. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your argument doesn’t hold water at all, you sophist,” Miss Adebayo said, and dismissively downed what was in her glass. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ongoing arguments about the “correct” interpretation of some cryptic passage in Anorak's Almanac. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What she had overheard reminded her of the argument he had had with her mother, and she wondered, not for the first time, how many of those tales told to children were true. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their arguments accomplished nothing, as far as I could see, except to make everyone miserable. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z This sounds like an old argument that Kenn has never succeeded in winning, and it occurs to me that this probably isn’t the first time Hideo’s life has been threatened. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “But if you’re looking for clues to what they meant when they wrote certain parts of the Constitution it helps to know what the arguments were leading up to the writing.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “She does not waste her energy in picking never-ending arguments. But there is a lot going on in her mind, I can tell.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z So far, in tracing the idea of a law of nature, we have been following an established line of argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z At the hearing, the judge looks at your case, hears arguments from the opposing sides, and then he either dismisses the charges or sets bail and a trial date. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z At least once a week there was an argument between the two either over money or me living in the house. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But when he gets into an argument with a customer over pickles, Ron tells him to go back to the kitchen. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So his first argument was that the Nazi saboteurs should be allowed access to civilian courts. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z A tense peace lasted five weeks until an argument broke out between deputies and striking coal miners. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Thus we can sum up the argument so far very straightforwardly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the space between dreaming and wakefulness, I think of a real argument, long ago—four years ago—after our first and only round of IVF failed, when I wanted to try again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime we were all at the mess, the meal was finished, and the argument went on. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Her clinching argument was that if she were left behind she might be tortured and forced to reveal their hiding place. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was anger and argument and a lot of talk about the law, but in the end, they couldn’t banish Ares. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to, but she recalled her argument with her mother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Invention, as I mentioned above, has as its etymological root the idea of “coming upon” the available grounds for argument. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Could there never be a pleasant moment without this senseless argument? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Of course having a baby is difficult. It’s life changing. Clearly Bebe wasn’t ready for it, practically or emotionally. And that might be the best argument for giving the baby to Linda and Mark.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z An argument that he had "essential" enamelware workers wouldn't have meant anything to the decision makers, but the argument that we were essential to Germany's munitions production did. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But Charles wanted his argument to be airtight, indisputably right, and for that he needed time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d riled me up because this was the very last time he would invoke his inane marriage argument, ever again, as long as we both should live. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But in the early years of the eighteenth century this argument from probability was applied with devastating force. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z General Philip Russell had been sitting back, watching the argument, saying nothing. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexandra, despite its problems and flaws, gave the lie to that argument. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Having chanced upon Darwin’s book, Jenkin read it thoroughly, worked swiftly through the implications, and immediately found a fatal flaw in the argument. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z In challenging the status quo, one of the arguments the two men always ran up against was “resources are limited.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You dislike an argument, and want to silence this.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It was the same argument they always had. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The ancients longed for logos in its purest form—the clear light of analytic philosophy— to be the only effective component of an argument. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And similar arguments play out in a hundred or a thousand other places that need protection. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z With his cool, logical style he could demolish an opponent’s argument — precisely the sort of intelligence that is useful in a courtroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In early March 2005, just after Heidi’s third birthday, he quit his job at the Queens diner after yet another heated argument with the owner. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I don’t comment on any of this either—I don’t want to get into an argument. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The arguments against it were good, the strongest being that Mr. Clutter’s aversion to cash was a county legend; he had no safe and never carried large sums of money. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother and sister became rivals, each scrutinizing the other with eyes full of hatred, concocting fine-edged arguments to disqualify each other in Clara’s eyes, spying on each other, and growing ever more jealous. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He knows he's inviting an argument, and that he shouldn't, not on Mutti's wedding day. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z "No. Let's follow him instead. His wife might be in a bad mood after losing the argument." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A standard argument was that a Christian needed moral certainty of the truths of their faith, since the fate of their soul was at stake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Until September he had been diligent if not dedicated, summarizing chapters, outlining arguments on pads of yellow lined paper. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Reproducing the Greek arguments faithfully, Maimonides contended that the hollow spheres that twirled about the earth had to be moved by something, say, the next sphere out. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z They had an argument about it when I was supposed to be asleep. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Robert Stevenson, one of the researchers who devoted much of his career to straightening out the HeLa contamination mess, laughed when he heard that argument. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “So, today,” Ms. Rochambeau starts off, “you’ll have just ten more minutes in your table groups to prepare your arguments, and then we’ll get to our first mock debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The argument for an indefinite boycott was that Bantu Education was a poison one could not drink even at the point of death from thirst. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, Dad was always dropping by to visit Mom, but then they got into such screeching arguments that the neighbors banged on the walls. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Although he and Gauguin are not the easiest of companions and the arguments continue, it all really does seem to be working. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I slid down in my seat and tried to block out the argument. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Ethel said she didn’t wake up that morning to get into a theological argument. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z This was seriously considered in articles and in arguments. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He always spoke quickly, pugnaciously, as though every conversation was an argument, the speed and force of his words suggesting authority and discouraging dissent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I remember an argument, right at the end, when things were about as bad as they could be; he lost his temper with me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It would either solve the argument of Harvard versus farm or make it much, much worse. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was the same story day after day: restlessness, anxiety, the adults’ arguments. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Going back to Bobby’s chalet, the two analyzed some games, and Thorbergsson continued his volley of subtle arguments for why Bobby should play exclusively in Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A quite separate argument was the claim that the universe has been designed to serve a purpose, like a clock or any other complex machine, and that it therefore demonstrates the existence of God. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Can we save this argument for the bus ride home?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was the first time she did not look on proudly and enjoy my cousins’ arguments. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That book, which has been described as the most influential work in the history of science after Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions, presents a number of arguments which have become famous. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Hamilton showed a late draft of this passage to John Jay for his commentary, Jay expressed admiration for the style but slight discomfort with the argument. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z HARRY: Albus and I had an argument, the day before last. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Cicero wrote: In discussion it is not so much weight of authority as force of argument that should be demanded. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And here comes Matthew, coming on in slow steps, like he no longer has to hurry, his Noise reaching forward in a wave that don’t brook no argument. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I made the argument that because of my father, we had a claim to it. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His arguments for a fortified national government became the centerpiece around which all the compromises and revisions of the eventual document congealed, giving him the honorary title of “Father of the Constitution.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They had what sounded like a very intense argument. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Dad could not lose this argument and save face. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They had had an argument over a passage of Talmud, they told him, each of them interpreting it in a different way, and they wondered who had been correct. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z By the time they reached the museum, she no longer needed an argument. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m about to speak when an argument breaks out in one of the neighboring houses. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The papers were covered in swift, spidery handwriting, in black ink, which was hard to read; it seemed to be a sort of long argument about mathematics, all in French. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “What about the argument that there can be no normal sports in an abnormal society?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The prosecution cast suspicions on Wes’s argument that he’d taken the trip to Philadelphia without asking his brother what he was on the run for. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But Volkheimer wants to make an argument that life is worth living. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Greenfield urged the boy to counter the parental arguments, to start looking at the situation from different angles. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The heat of the arguments lasts for weeks, like too much sun in the warm season. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The argument is simple: the language we use when thinking about scientific questions is almost entirely a construction of the seventeenth century. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I quickly picked up the gist of the argument. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “No arguments! You must have an interview. I will write your recommendation at once.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It never would have fit Lucy, so there was never really any argument. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z My mom was smart and had a sharp tongue, but I was quicker in an argument. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Before Norma: the arguments that weren’t about money or impressing the neighbors were about me—that I should be let alone instead of being pushed to do what other kids did. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Are you ready to bake,” he asked, “or do you need more time to finish your argument?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z We’d been breaking into arguments all year, teetering on a seesaw of perpetual imbalance, because he was always either one way or the other. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z There was a muffled argument, punctuated by squeaks, bumps and complaining remarks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to the sidewalk, sat on a bench, took out pencil and paper and tried to jot down notes for the argument I wanted to make in defense of the John Reed Clubs. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the weeks and months that followed the Diallo shooting, for example, as the case made headlines around the world, the argument over what happened that night veered back and forth between two extremes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1813 the dialogue ceased being a still-life picture of posed patriarchs and became an argument between competing versions of the revolutionary legacy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The argument went on about whether Myanda was a witch or merely unlucky, and Tendai realized it was useless to expect help from the boys. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Our argument ended in a draw; we agreed that the passage was obscure and that as it stood it could be explained either way. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z An argument, about who should put the dishes in the dishwasher, whose turn it is to sort the laundry, clean the toilet; something daily and unimportant in the big scheme of things. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At night we overheard strange, tearful arguments, in which Mother spoke in a quiet, slurred, slow-motion voice, like a phonograph record on the wrong speed, outlining the possibilities for our family’s demise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Another argument was put forward by St. Augustine in his book The City of God. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t heels over head make more sense? heated argument. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She read through it and explained the disaster to my father and then they fought, a mudslide of an argument that spewed across the antiseptic sheets and out into the hall. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Junior’s my dad and the key to ending any argument with my mom. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Luke had seen it before, of course, when they were kids and still threw fists to settle arguments. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But most of his religious friends were not angry with Charles; they saw very clearly the soundness of his argument. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And we had an argument that went on from there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A refutation of this argument, in essence, can be found in Cicero, although of course without either typewriters or Shakespeare. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When pressed he admitted that his argument had a woolly component. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z My argument has been that responsibility for what we know lies both with ourselves and reality. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Thus, although virtually all biochemists, including Herman, were unable to understand the arguments of the X-ray people, there was little uneasiness. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Sir Bors came from the northern hole to parley with the King and with the Constable—a long, indistinct argument or explanation which the people could not catch on account of the wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at him, arguments dying in my head. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It is, in consequence, a cousin of the arguments made against democracy itself. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It is not clear how the argument started. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Corky was bigger than Jesse, so every argument with either of them was a loss, because it made Jimmy feel small and weak. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Among their legal arguments, the lawyers said that depriving the Carter Cowboys from competing in the playoffs would cause irreparable harm. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s have no more arguments. Time’s wearing on. I want a few of your hairs, boy, now.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At Persian parties we’d stand together in the corner, watching all the older Persian men play, laughing at the arguments that inevitably ensued even if we couldn’t understand a word that was said. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She would buttress her argument with recommendations from Dr. Cuevas, which later, when he was asked point-blank, turned out to have been made up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t think we had much of an argument over Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z At one point he summed up his argument with “Cut the pie any way you like, ‘meanings’ just ain’t in the head!” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Skepticism was forceful, even rancorous; arguments lasted for years, with critics charging that Dillehay’s evidence was too low- quality to accept. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As a result, no neatly arranged rendering of the running argument Adams had with Jefferson after 1813 can do justice to its dynamic character. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z This is the point at which this argument becomes interesting, for, as noted earlier, Quintilian does take signs to be equivalent to testimonies, and so does Parsons. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Yesterday, I witnessed an argument between two of the men of our Company. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The consequences for opening the window were brutal enough without placing blame and starting arguments. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Thus Galileo implies that the arguments presented in the book are not to be regarded as true, for Copernicanism had been condemned by the Church. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It made no difference, however, whether or not I followed the argument. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And we find a third use, as in Descartes’ S45: the use of ‘hypothesis’ to refer to an argument that is acknowledged to be false but held in some way to be useful. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Mama called to ask where he was, they got in this big argument on the phone. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, on this occasion Galileo’s explanation of comets was also wrong, and there is no point in relating the details of the argument here. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z He also plays the old trick of presenting as a fait accompli what is, in fact, the nub of the argument, and to give the force of inevitability to something contingent. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z By now all of the other kids had gathered around us to listen to our argument. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I was frightened for a moment, because I didn’t want him to get involved in an argument with Danny about Freud. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But he’d made an argument that sooner or later they would have to answer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Blanca tried to dissuade him with the best of arguments, but he seemed not to hear her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew they were going to have an argument. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see everyone in the cafeteria is starting to pay attention to their heated argument, and any minute now, the teachers will come over. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They were so close to the Uncle and didn’t even know, but the argument with Valley might very well have saved his life. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Johnson and Dongan got into a pretty heavy argument about how Johnson was keeping the sixty. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know we were getting hostile tonight. I’m kinda tired. Can we just skip it, or are you really jonesing for an argument?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It became apparent by the end of our argument that the three judges agreed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized another man whose picture I’d seen in the newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument that resulted in the Supreme Court’s 1954 school integration ruling. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every combination of argument is going full tilt. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. van Daan is by no means a wonderful person, yet half the arguments could have been avoided if Mother hadn’t been so hard to deal with every time they got onto a tricky subject. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When Bangindawo spoke, he did not reply to my argument but played on my own loyalties. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We were yelling for reasons that had nothing to do with the actual argument. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I rise in agitation, preparing for an argument. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It had just been an argument and surely he would come back once he calmed down, once he got hold of himself. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After Reggie nodded his agreement to the plea, there was no argument. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And then, without argument and without ceremony, Tobias is elected to be a leader of Dauntless. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There was much argument, and those sensations of fraternity and comity which at first brought our Regiment together at our dances gave way, I fear, to anger: “What signifies that?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He is the sort who makes lists and numbers his arguments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z With a tilt of her head, she dismisses Elisabeth, who for once goes without an argument. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A few teachers seem unconcerned by these arguments. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z To Cartesians, Newton’s theory of gravity made no sense; but in England, where Cartesianism had never been adopted without reservations, and where arguments from design were widely accepted, resistance to the theory was much weaker. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He watched my facial expressions; he noted my style of argument. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Albus’s voice drifted back to Harry over the surrounding clamor; his sons had resumed the argument they had started in the car. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That was one dish there was no argument with my father about. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z If I tried, I could go deep into their arguments. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z An argument was going on in the front flat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There had been some argument about it probably, Rebecca defending him, and ever after this perhaps a slight awkwardness whenever his name was mentioned. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew that a well-structured argument would be my best weapon. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Let’s not get into an argument about nothing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the debate was framed as an issue of women’s rights versus African American rights, the arguments used by some female suffragists became increasingly elitist. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We were able to make persuasive arguments about the differences between children and adults, but that wasn't the only obstacle to relief. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Danny remained convinced of his original argument that experimental psychology had nothing to do with the human mind, though he began to see its value as an aid to learning theory and intelligence testing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He left an unfinished reply to Wotton when he died in 1699—missing was the discussion of science which needed to be the crux of his argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Dill was accused of shooting someone during the course of a drug deal after an argument erupted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The chief strength of the proslavery argument that emerged from the Deep South delegation in the congressional debate of March 16–17 was its relentless focus on the impractical dimensions of all plans for abolition. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z They get into arguments and they say to one another, “It is only my misfortune that would lump me together with an indigent like you.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He rehearses in his head the argument he will present to his sister. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z By this argument, belief in demonic magic ought not to have declined until there was a general improvement in living standards, and perhaps not until the development of the welfare state. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He helped prepare Woodhull’s remarks, but she was a quick study and she soon embraced the arguments as her own. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z We’re on the edge of an argument, and I have to be careful. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The scholastic philosophy taught in the universities, based on Aristotle, was, Bacon insisted, caught up in a series of futile arguments which could never generate new knowledge of the sort he was looking for. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There was, on the cluttered desk between us, a badge that added weight to his argument. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “Peeta’s argument is that since I chose you, I now owe him. Anything he wants. And what he wants is the chance to go in again to protect you,” says Haymitch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Pontellier’s arguments were usually convincing with those whom he employed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Another Grandma saying came to mind: you boys could start an argument with your own reflections. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Each person’s clothes and blankets must be washed once a week, or we have more arguments over smell than from the bucket. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I was racking my brain, while Mother and the Mrs. began an oh-so-polite argument about whether the family would stay for dinner. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No more scuffling with older girls, no more arguments with guards. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He could not think of an argument against it; after all, McLaggen had certainly performed second-best in the trials. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When everyone was tired of fighting and wanted to make peace, a shooperer said the one thing calculated to start the argument again. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z What makes Hacking’s argument ‘dreadful’ is that he takes one figure on its own, and that figure is the first in a long succession of attempts to measure the speed of light. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The repeated “He,” has a sarcastic tone, and the hysteron proteron in the second sentence foregrounds this notion on which the argument turns: Is pride really a bad thing? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Blogs and video-logs, and the online arguments in comment threads and chat rooms, have spawned new tropes and figures, and new uses for the old ones. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Against such an argument she had no weapons. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z At last the argument was done and Shmuel came over to them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Link looks as if he’s about to give me an argument. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The standard argument is that this thesis proves that evidence does not determine what scientists hold to be true; consequently, it is claimed, scientific beliefs are primarily shaped by cultural and social factors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But the legacy of the mechanical philosophy was not simply modern versions of the argument from design, which are still widely defended in the form of Intelligent Design. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The racial imagery associated with the riots gave fuel to the argument that civil rights for blacks led to rampant crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But she only criticized the argument to help Charles spell it out more clearly. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a huge argument, but at last Phoebe fizzled out. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The clock metaphor is thus used by Descartes to make an epistemological argument about the limits of our understanding, rather than as an analogy as to how the universe actually works. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It had been years since she had won an argument with Cara, and she wasn’t going to win this one. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z We owe to him indispensable phrases which encapsulate powerful arguments, such as ‘unintended consequence’ and ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’; one of his phrases, ‘role model’, has moved out of the university into daily speech. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It also carries over to logos; how you define the argument as a whole. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I lied and told him that Malik and I had an argument after he went to babysit his sisters. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z So much of my memory is filled with their arguments that I sometimes forget that more than anything else, they loved each other. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z That night at home Melanie brought up the subject of playing outdoors and got her parents started on an argument about it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The arguments of string theorists and cosmologists might be mathematically precise and at the same time be as useless as the philosophy of Pythagoras. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It included a list of specimen arguments, explained how an audience could be swayed, and discussed everything from how to discredit a hostile witness to how best to modulate your voice when speaking. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z They had quarreled over her while she waited at the mine, Cora knew, and would resume that argument once they dealt with the matter before them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I had become interested in the anti-slavery and temperance questions, and was deeply impressed with the appeals and arguments,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When the guys burst in, they were in such a heated argument, they didn’t even look at her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There were times he had to go out and inspect the cabins, or handle an argument, but I almost always stayed up in that musty old room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Finally, Compton settled the argument by fiat: the pile would move to Chicago. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Three days after we opened for business, every chair in the front room was filled, the air thick again with arguments, tobacco smoke, and the smell of fresh coffee and cakes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument stopped abruptly when Hazel saw Leo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His mind shriveled as he thought of the unanswerable, mad arguments with which O’Brien would demolish him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z After the argument, not knowing what to do, I ended up in the kitchen. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z A point that Aristotle makes that is particularly germane here is that arguments are made from accepted premises—“and many accepted premises are mutually contradictory.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “The Court cannot listen to a rehearsal of arguments the prisoner’s counsel has already consumed three hours in presenting.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z To a time when we didn’t have to worry about disappointments and arguments and carefully calibrated intermix ratios. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There was a long argument which Bigger did not understand. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Know this, idiot, only white foreigners can be taken without argument! The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Here he is in a court of law with the evidence displayed and the testimony given, the facts all aired and the arguments made and the truth of the matter manifest. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I could almost see his mind working as he thought of a convincing argument. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Dimple’s heart still raced, but she felt all the million old arguments stall, unspoken behind her lips. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Though I was usually stubborn, for once I took her advice without argument. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z "If you and your brother were to make common cause against them—" "I will not treat with Renly," Stannis answered in a tone that brooked no argument. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So if we look carefully at the text of the Little Commentary we find, in telegraphic form, what will become the argument of On the Revolutions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He presented himself with propositions—“the Party says the earth is flat,” “the Party says that ice is heavier than water”—and trained himself in not seeing or not understanding the arguments that contradicted them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I agreed with the earl and thought of an argument tailor-made for Father. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z But this particular argument just would not stop. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The presence of so many scientists in the suit, many of them from top institutions, challenges the standard argument that ruling against biological patents would interfere with scientific progress. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Zach was smarter than I was, and I was never going to win this argument using just my mouth. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Farmer asked, referring to his argument with Alex about pardoning prisoners. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He walked back to the sofa and thought about making a list, putting in a neat format the arguments for and against his mother still being alive. . ijtj . The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z There was always a lot of discussion about it around Redding, and sometimes people in the tavern would get into arguments over it when they’d drunk too much whiskey. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We always begin every summer with an argument, don’t we?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Instead of putting the map away, I took the letter out, only vaguely aware of the argument Liam and Chubs had gotten into over the best route to Lake Prince. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But he dropped his eyes, suspecting a flaw in his argument. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z There were also times I witnessed heated arguments between my friends and their moms that left me in a catatonic state. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z There was an argument, and he passed out. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The argument over Cyprus lasted for weeks and would finally put an end to those Sunday dinners once and for all. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But the eight of them managed, despite the occasional arguments. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The case was appealed to the California supreme court, where it was overturned on the basis of another probability argument. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the most common arguments espoused by the antisuffrage forces was that women were not emotionally strong enough to handle the responsibility of voting and were thus incapable of making sound political decisions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I spent the next several weeks running the argument over and over in my mind, picturing a small dog chasing a puppet across the floor of an abandoned warehouse. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And eventually, they take their argument out the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But what Aristotle is attempting is a basic taxonomy of forms of argument: and like so much in his book, those forms are so familiar to us that we have long ceased to notice them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Standing in the middle of the fair was not where I wanted to have this argument. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z They like to be able to point to specific evidence that clinches an argument: but in the case of the printing revolution we are talking about a long, slow transformation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mom shooed us off the bench, pushing us out the door before we could formulate an argument to stay. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Zeno’s puzzles appear to have been in support of Parmenides’ argument; in showing that change and motion were paradoxical, he hoped to convince people that everything is one—and changeless. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She is tenacious in her passions but voraciously open to contrary argument. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I've stopped looking at all the discussions and arguments from my family’s biased point of view. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z This argument, on the surface, seems relatively straightforward, but there are actually many layers to it, some of which are quite problematic. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Since good laws cannot exist where there are no good armies, and where good armies exist there must be good laws, I shall leave aside the arguments about laws and shall discuss the armed forces. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I’ve put off telling her this because I knew, whether Carlton was home or not, it would turn into an argument. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dad lost his job at the gypsum mine after getting in an argument with the foreman, and when Christmas came that year, we had no money at all. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It is certainly true that the arguments of the nominalists are theocentric, but as we shall see this is not true for other ways of thinking about laws of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Farmer seemed to say that diplomacy, charm, and sound argument backed by hard data could unite all factions against their common enemy, TB. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I finally gave into my restlessness and left the two of them locked in an argument over canned food. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the case of the California couple, improbability carries more weight, but still, their defense attorney's argument was the right one. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument itself was not new: it had already been formulated in the debate between Averroists and their opponents over the reality of epicycles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With the A form, the argument for a helix was never straightforward, and considerable ambiguity existed as to exactly which type of helical symmetry was present. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Descartes’ argument did not fare so well; even Locke thought that there might be such a thing as thinking matter. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The argument waxed until Cooke shouted that if Brand did not shut up he was going to “cut his black throat.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he really cranked it up, concluding as follows: At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There was once a state legislator in Wisconsin who objected to the introduction of daylight saving time despite all the good arguments for it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no guilt, no moral dilemma, no argument or anguish—danger, yes, but she always knew what she was facing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She had edited it herself and toned down his rhetoric, so that his argument—that only a unitary government could remove the divisions of regionalism—was clearer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Hazel and Frank stood just out of earshot, having an argument that involved lots of arm waving and head shaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I thought you said the Congolese don’t believe in keeping riches to themselves,” I told Anatole once, inclined toward an argument. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She needn’t forgive them, or go back over the old arguments. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, in early April, Bunderson fired back with a three-page motion that put a fine point on his argument about distraction and frame of mind. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z At night, when I couldn't sleep, I’d sometimes carry on fierce arguments with those people. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He taught Woodhull the arguments behind the New Departure, the controversial interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment that asserted it gave women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A preacher from the Seminary began a low, insistent, theological argument with a young lieutenant, back and forth, back and forth, the staff listening with admiration at the lovely words. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So then we had a genial argument about Orwellian socialism. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The king was in no mood for more argument. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Life was now good and needed no arguments.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out some paper and a soft pencil and wrote down a rough argument for the mutability of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They lie at the root of countless arguments, disagreements, misunderstandings, and hurt feelings. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But around here, we’d all sense we were near territory we didn’t want to enter, and the arguments would fizzle out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a hundred arguments that made sense. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The same argument that Mr. Ah had been trying to get me to speak about during our talks. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z After years of disbelief and argument from other scientists, Hay- flick’s paper on cell limits became one of the most widely cited in his field. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He pondered his own reactions to those arguments. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But as it happened, Lexie and Trip were so involved in a spirited argument over which guest had better hair, the drag queen or his embittered ex-wife, that no one heard the commercials. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Researchers have become entrepreneurs. That’s boomed our economy and created incentives to do research. But it’s also brought problems, like secrecy and arguments over who owns what.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “All right, sweetness,” she’d said, looking at the writhing child and thinking back on several arguments they’d had about Jam’s clothes, when Jam would sign refusal over and over. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was Mapper’s turn to concede the point, but he did so as if he’d somehow won the whole argument. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z People took sides in the argument, but I took the goat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z At first I thought he had come over to beat me up because of the argument I had had with Annie. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z His mother stays out of the arguments as much as she can, but when pressed she agrees with her husband, while at the same time quietly asserting that it should really be Bailey’s decision. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was a long, nagging argument that went round and round, with shouts, whines, tears, remonstrances, bargainings. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A vehement argument ensued, and I heard Helen declare she was leaving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the language was above me, and so I could only get a general impression of his argument. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In Eumenides, Apollo, chosen to represent Orestes in his murder trial, mounts a strikingly original argument: he reasons that Orestes’s mother is no more than a stranger to him. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z After a year of arguments, Mom and Dad have finally accepted this. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He and the man had gotten into an argument in the lobby of her building. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During high school I used to wander out to the garage from the house to read or just get away after one of the countless arguments I had with my father. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The teachers introduced a program that explicitly trained the students to construct coherent arguments, with a focus on the connections between successive ideas. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z We have virtually unlimited amounts of data at our fingertips at all times, and we’re well versed in the arguments about the dangers of not knowing enough and not doing our homework. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z While many abolitionist groups favored a gradual approach to ending slavery, the women of Birmingham read and discussed Elizabeth Heyrick’s argument that all slaves must be freed at once. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The ferocity of their arguments only increased, as did the length of the cold silences that filled whatever other time they spent together. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Much of this chapter has been concerned with the language of science, as much of the book will be, but the book’s argument is also and equally about what Leonardo called ‘the test of experience’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t have a good argument, so I scooted even farther to the right of the porch steps. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z By 642, the armies of Muslim conquerors, along with the arguments of the Muslim faithful, took the religion all across Syria, Iraq, parts of Iran, and Egypt. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The Constitution did not resolve these questions; it only provided an orderly framework within which the arguments could continue. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “In Camazotz all are equal. In Ca-mazotz everybody is the same as everybody else,” but he gave her no argument, provided no answer, and she held on to her moment of revelation. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s lips press into an unfriendly line, and I tug at Mom’s arm to leave, so they won’t get into an argument. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z As to this case, if you will have scratches, we say that, for anything we know, you may have accounted for them, assuming for the sake of argument that you have not invented them?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She got into an argument with her aunt, and now she’s on punishment. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He interpreted Bodin, quite wrongly, as advocating a very large sphere of earth floating in a sphere of water, thus retaining the core principles of a traditional Aristotelian argument. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, their argument depends on a profound misunderstanding of Hobbes’s text. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z All traces of our bridge-club argument are gone from Hilly’s voice. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I think she and Quinton were starting to get into arguments.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The fact that almost all his arguments are in the end arguments from testimony never seems to occur to him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He could not even explain satisfactorily why he had decided against it: Every time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to his decision, they sounded feebler to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Garrett may have mentioned it in passing. But don’t get him in trouble. I only bring it up to add evidence to my argument about your forgiving nature.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z For the sake of argument, imagine for the moment that there’s a 50–50 chance that God exists. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z You have no argument because there is none. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes their animated conversations turned into arguments about the best singer or song. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Because the hearing was kept private, like all proceedings in family court, the news stories could continue to be sensational and simplistic, easy arguments for one side or the other. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the end, I had no good response to his arguments. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tats joins me at a study carrel as I’m reviewing arguments against humanizing Caliban. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Everybody knows that, in the real world, Achilles would quickly run past the tortoise, but Zeno's argument seemed to prove that Achilles could never catch up. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The court agreed with the suffragists’ legal arguments. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He would look them in the eyes, keeping his chin level, and he would issue the new SOPs in a calm, impersonal tone of voice, a lieutenant’s voice, leaving no room for argument or discussion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell her about the argument with my mom. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “And Harry Potter’s now having an argument with his Keeper,” said Luna serenely, while both Hufflepuffs and Slytherins below in the crowd cheered and jeered. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Will felt a jolt of shock and rage that Mrs. Coulter had dared to bring his own mother in to support her argument. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z After an uncertain amount of time, Gavril and Sender joined in on the argument. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "For the sake of argument, let's say we decided to help. What then?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily’s mom is a lawyer, and it seems like she wins all the arguments in their family. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z In short, the historical record itself, and not just our own omniscient imaginations, provides the requisite evidence from which we can reconstruct the response to the proslavery argument. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Clavius’s argument here is identical with that of modern realists who claim that science must approximate to the truth, otherwise it would not be able to make successful predictions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Let’s say that he is forced, for the sake of argument, to affix a relative value, and he decides that 1 newborn is worth 100 fetuses. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The sudden entrance of Hamlet and Horatio put a stop to our argument They were deep in conversation but halted their steps upon seeing us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could tell he was annoyed by my lecturing and legal arguments, and I was pretty sure he thought I was being pushy. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Their argument was that when he competed in Yugoslavia, he violated the trade sanctions purely as a political act against the United States, and he was now being punished for it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Void/zero destroys Aristotle’s neat argument, his refutation of Zeno, and his proof of God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Earlier in the day, she had gotten into a screaming argument in the school corridor with her boyfriend of two years, a varsity basketball player. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z And Charles’s book was, after all, an argument against the concept of God as creator that Paley had espoused. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z William saw the end of the argument and lunged for it. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As his argument gains momentum, he begins to regain mastery of his tongue. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z As a member of the executive, I had to weigh arguments and make decisions, and expect to be criticized by rebels like myself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Did he need the word to formulate his argument? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They broke into an incomprehensible argument about the ghost. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z An important principle in composition is that the amount of verbiage one devotes to a point should not be too far out of line with how central it is to the argument. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They apply to the organization of entire countries: remember the perennial arguments about whether the best form of government is a benign dictatorship, a federal system, or an anarchical free-for-all. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After I made our arguments in the noisy, frenetic courtroom, the judge granted our motion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And this is not an argument that affirmative action has made no difference in the lives of poor or working-class African Americans—as some have claimed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Anthony wrote on one copy, “To Elizabeth Cady Stanton—This is pronounced the strongest and most unanswerable argument and appeal ever made by mortal pen or tongue for the full freedom and franchise of women.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her stomach felt heavy, as if the argument lay there like unleavened bread. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That would usually turn into an argument, but today, we all know that we don’t want to spend this last moment arguing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One night they’d had a big argument about her never being around. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He took several deep breaths, mouthed paragraphs in front of his reflection in the pane of glass, attempted an argument with a spoon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Whenever he sees an argument coming, man oh man, does he get jazzed up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar argument can be used to show that die D beats die A two-thirds of the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean the other day, when you were on the phone with him. Did you win the argument with words?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t agree with the popular arguments for slavery but saw it as a necessary evil given the obvious intellectual deficiencies of the African tribe. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Pilpul, these discussions are called—empty, nonsensical arguments over minute points of the Talmud that have no relation at all to the world. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I had never won an argument with my father, and I never would. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z The argument went on and on, and they became locked in a confused rhetorical exchange that left them exhausted, each accusing the other of being more stubborn than a mule. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When the heavy, thumping music comes back, Noodle and Brick resume their argument about the gun. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “An abstract of our argument for the debate tonight.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Kelley stepped in front of the lieutenant and started an argument. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He heard their excited argument, and then, an intentional poseur, he shook each paw daintily in turn, stepped delicately down from the rocks, and vanished from the men’s sight. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "But when I write, I like getting deeper into the issues and thinking critically about them. I love argument. So, nonfiction, I guess." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Back and forth the arguments ranged, and Lyra felt her eyes closing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I feel certain that I was in an argument, or that I witnessed an argument. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z One mistake is the argument that discovery claims are necessarily retrospective because ‘discovery’ is an ‘achievement word’, like checkmate in chess. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Such arguments depended on analogies: comparing the skin, for example, to porous earthenware. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had already served a hundred and fifty days, so I thought I could advance the argument that I had done enough time, and was ready to go home. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Since Annabeth’s argument with Athena, the cap had lost its magic. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z These are arguments by analogy, based on the circumstances of the case. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But at the core of Descartes’ philosophy there was this set of arguments in favour of belief. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dad interrupted us before we could devolve into an argument. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Indirectly, the discovery also stimulated argument about the settlement of the Americas. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I don’t understand the importance of rehashing an argument. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Blount hung around sometimes and acted as though he were having an argument with himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The musical argument in front of the juke box. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As the argument progressed, Mike began slapping Mustang around so hard I wanted to jump in, but Chicken Man stopped me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The debate was not new in the second half of the seventeenth century, and neither were the arguments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I turn to the last page of the paper, where a big fat A is circled in red with the line: Entirely compelling argument, Mr. Ralph! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Piper wondered how Annabeth ever won an argument with this guy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But as the situation in Germany darkened and the fight over a possible boycott intensified, many of his arguments began to take a different turn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His argument did not explain the facts: if he was right, high tide should have been at the same time every day, and there should have been only one each day. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “When I say it’s time to leave, no arguments, Sam,” the woman told the boy. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z And then the arguments: Can you keep a slave? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We said all this in my kitchen, drinking coffee, sitting at my kitchen table, in those low, intense voices we used for such arguments when we were in our early twenties; a carry-over from college. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no more doubts, no more arguments, no more pain, no more fear. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The way to get on, in his opinion, was to reject any argument which did not arise from the chemistry of nucleic-acid chains. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He appeared to enjoy slowly understating important arguments. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A long time before Bas died, we had a pretend argument about whose fault it was that he'd fallen in love with me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He felt responsible for their argument, even though he knew that Nali and Uncle Jet were not arguing because of something he did. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The argument—if we can dignify it by such a word—went something like this: “I can’t see a thing on Venus.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There is an argument due, and both of them know it. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z I hopped out and followed him without argument. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, once Kathy knew that she would be heard, and heard to the end, it softened the tone of her arguments. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had been down this road before, and Longstreet was immovable, and there was no point in argument when you did not even know where the enemy was. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents are much too afraid of an argument to say anything, which is a shame, because I think people like that should always be given a taste of their own medicine. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Darwin called the book one long argument, and that’s what it was, but the style was accessible and readable. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Alongside them, in the years between 1653 and 1691, a third argument developed, an argument which was based on the new language of ‘matter of fact’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z You can’t ever win an argument with her, so why do I bother? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z What was truly new in the proslavery argument was not really the ideas or attitudes expressed, but the expression itself. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I have studied objectively the anthropological arguments, the accepted cliches about cultural and ethnic differences. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This caused a brief argument because Boots had to ride with Gregor and that meant one bat had to carry both the Overlanders and the roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I had been home for less than an hour when Dad and I got into an argument. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But I obstinately held on to our argument; I was right, and he was going to admit it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Feebly, without arguments, with nothing to support him except his inarticulate horror of what O’Brien had said, he returned to the attack. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z First: there are no sacred truths; all assumptions must be critically examined; arguments from authority are worthless. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The arguments and teasing circled him, growing louder and louder. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I guess the next argument would be that James doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He was soon in violent argument with one of the brothers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z True enough, the constitutional arguments represented a consolidation of points made in Philadelphia in 1787 and then in several state ratifying conventions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Cain's orders to stay away didn't leave room for argument. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The argument rests, of course, on certain assumptions about the core of human beings, and is necessarily speculative. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As Weaver notes, “rather than fading, the segregationists’ crime-race argument was reframed, with a slightly different veneer,” and eventually became the foundation of the conservative agenda on crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Maybe they were just in an argument and they went to that restaurant to patch things up. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We are as far from the ideals and arguments of the previous century as it is possible to be. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Smiles returned, and the parents left the room without argument. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Figures of antithesis or parallelism may serve to frame or advance an argument; apoplanesis* to avoid one. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z What made this retreat possible was the development of a new and powerful argument for religious faith. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Scaramouch’s argument was persuasive, but my mind was still undecided. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z This book seeks to recognize that proponents of both positions have some good arguments and some bad arguments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Thus Digges had not simply translated Copernicus but strengthened his argument at its most vulnerable point. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It's a logical argument that I might make myself if this were about any person other than the one I've been trying so hard to find. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Pascal and Boyle both ‘won’ this argument in so far as they succeeded in casting doubt on the legitimacy of appealing to substances whose existence might be theoretically convenient but could not be demonstrated experimentally. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He looked at Mr. Chatham and asked, “Is the state prepared for its final argument?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He had repeatedly promised that he would recite it for me when I visited him after the argument. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Yeah, they got into a car together. I assumed that was what the argument was about.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The next 37 posts are all arguments about whether MathMaster was right. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After the destruction of Tenochtitlan, the Spanish court and intellectual elite were convulsed with argument for a century about whether the conversions were worth the suffering inflicted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I wanted to appear reformed, thoughtful, and eager to enter a crimeless future, and I thought my gestures would amplify my argument for release. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Structurally—this somewhat rudimentary argument went—Marxism was a simple substitute for Christianity. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, his cases for both the thesis and the antithesis are really the same argument. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In that respect, Boyle’s argument is a new and distinctively mechanical one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Even more startling, people seemed to like listening to her and to be genuinely inspired by her arguments. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He told the defense team he would listen again to their argument for dismissal. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z At BYU, “You sound like a feminist” signaled the end of the argument. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The cool porcelain was under the tip of his forefinger, and before the arguments could start around again, he made himself press it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z To mount this argument he needs not just a complex contrivance but one which is in continuous movement. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In so far as Boyle’s ‘vacuum’ was indistinguishable from Torricelli’s, the arguments in England were fundamentally the same as those which had already taken place in France. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Help me think of a name,” I suggested, using the baby to distract them from a silly argument. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman and the van driver had realized that their argument ought to be handled by their insurance companies and were exchanging addresses when the woman saw Will helping Lyra to limp away. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be no argument, afterward, about what had been said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dahlgren did not appear—to do so would be to violate her own argument that women should not participate in public forums—but she offered a written statement titled “Protest against Woman Suffrage.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Cases are won on closing arguments only on television, not in a real courtroom. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Although some readers found it hard to get through—especially if they couldn’t buy his argument. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The game never lasted long before they switched to husband and wife, practicing kisses and arguments in the cellar of Ethel’s house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “In a way,” deep in argument, his eyes never wavered from mine, “the whole world is on a Funny Farm now. But it’s only the fat old men who get the joke.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z This was an argument they’d had so many times, she and Mamma could probably say each other’s lines. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I dressed quickly, something stronger than butterflies battering recklessly against the walls of my stomach, my argument with Mike already a distant memory. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Bobby continued reading anti-Semitic literature as well as neo-Nazi tracts and getting into heated arguments about the evilness of the Jews with virtually everyone he met. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Malfoy had flushed a dull pink; he looked furious as he stepped away from Crabbe, with whom he appeared to have been having a whispered argument. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z One time, towards the end, Dedd broke down in tears in the middle of one of their arguments. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He used to challenge me to a game whenever he wanted to settle an argument or some asinine pop-culture dispute. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z What can you do, thought Winston, against the lunatic who is more intelligent than yourself, who gives your arguments a fair hearing and then simply persists in his lunacy? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z "I don't think the fact that he drinks and drives all the time is a very good argument." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The momentum of the argument abruptly broke from his control. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Every window in the tavern was lit up, and the air loud with the angry shouts of men deep in argument. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Robust in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, with cool blue eyes that made the lesser sort pay attention to his mealy arguments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I visited the pegasus stables, but Silena Beauregard from the Aphrodite cabin was having an argument with one of the Hunters, and I decided Id better not get involved. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She understood both sides of the argument, and she could not force herself to voice an opinion. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Though everybody knew that Zeno’s statement was false, nobody could find a flaw in Zeno’s argument. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Laudan’s arguments tell against Putnam’s claim that science gets at the truth, not against the claim that what marks science out is that it is reliable. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She wanted to say it so badly, how she overheard their argument. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the base of the steps, several Amazons in camouflage were having a heated argument while a young woman— Queen Hylla, Hazel assumed—watched and listened from her throne. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The antis used the same arguments they had used all along: Suffrage would destroy the home; it was “unwomanly”; mothers would neglect their children, and wives would divorce their husbands over political disagreements. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Still, despite all the arguments, we moderns—and, indeed, we postmoderns—place our faith in facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter; he wasn’t buying my argument anyway. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His arguments were pointed with specie—we doing the punctuation—and with a little bargaining he told us what he knew. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I brought this on the condition that you will not raise any arguments today,” Father Amadi said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The argument boiled down to one issue: the landlady demanded that my mother beat me and, for once, my mother refused. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Columbus, Brahe and Gilbert did not supply arguments that Galileo used; they supplied role-models that he was bold enough to follow. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His core argument was that the Sedition Act was unconstitutional because it violated the natural rights of the citizens of each state to control their own domestic affairs. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z In practice, the game seemed to come down to mostly shoving, hitting, and falling into the water, along with a lot of loud arguments about whether or not someone had said "Mayhaps." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It turns out that Didu and I share a lot of the same tastes, despite a fiery argument or two over color combinations. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Contemptuous of Oppenheimer’s arguments against the Super, he depicted Oppenheimer as a Svengali ruthlessly hypnotizing some of the world’s most sophisticated scientists into joining his opposition campaign. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The argument that followed was loud enough to be heard all the way down to the letter boxes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The kids on the team heard that the argument had to do with territory and gangs. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z After Giovanni and the others had replied to his arguments, he suddenly arose, declaring that these were matters to be discussed in a more secluded place, and withdrew into another room. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yes — you should hear the arguments they get into! Actually, I hope you don’t, you would think they were raised by a pack of wolves.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I know better than to talk back and start an argument. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Whether they had or they hadn’t she proceeded to tell them all about it, using every argument she could think of to get them to come. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I can end argument right now,” said the folding man. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He is fastidious about his clothing; their first argument had been over a sweater she’d shrunk in the washing machine. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z If an argument or a song were going on at La Ida, or late at night when good fellowship had reached its logical conclusion, Eddie poured glasses half or two-thirds full into the funnel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This was, in and of itself, an argument for the weight and beauty of our culture and thus of our bodies. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z If you put The Lexus and the Olive Tree and this book together, the broad historical argument you end up with is that there have been three great eras of globalization. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Partially because I was freezing in the chamber and partially because I was upset that Commissioner García, of all people, had clapped for such a ridiculous argument. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If I yielded now, I would lose more than an argument. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But even so, there is an argument to be made for forming an alliance against the Sixers.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But we were so absorbed in the argument that we ignored the warders. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z If this was their position, events quickly demonstrated that it was an argument they were destined to lose. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z These things he called “introduction,” “narration,” “argument,” “digression,” and “epilogue.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z To avoid argument, Marina made the decision that the women who would become pilots had to have already logged a minimum of five hundred hours’ flying time. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t offer me any argument as I climbed onto the stone bench beneath the pole and stretched to reach the iron ring. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now and it need not be so,” answered Wang Lung in argument. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately, there wasn’t much chance of an argument. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry repeated the argument he kept bringing out in favor of this theory. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She was sick and tired of her grandfather’s speeches, of listening to his arguments with her Uncle Jaime, and of endless electoral campaigns. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Chapter 15 looks at the key arguments on which the relativists depend and shows that they do not do what is claimed for them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Another popular antisuffrage argument stated that giving women the right to vote would threaten the family structure. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Where she would have had a spirited argument only, an exchange of ideas, a clash of hard and different points of view with a friend, with him she had tried to destroy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Constance was indignant, but there was no time for a full-blown argument to develop, for just then the children’s escorts arrived. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z This concept of argument from analogy had been taken up by the Epicureans from medicine, but it was also familiar to lawyers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Did you have an argument?” she asks, nodding at my laptop. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For a little while, they lowered their voices, and then their argument broke out again and they started to shout. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Aristotle might have had difficulty in following Galileo’s argument that the size of the container matters when trying to understand floating bodies, but Archimedes would not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Every so often a thump quieted everyone, and arguments erupted about which tree had fallen in which direction. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z During the argument, the Court was feisty, and it was impossible to predict what the justices were going to do. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z ‘It’s too late for argument. Octavian has assumed emergency powers. The legion is behind him.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If a writer believes that 90 percent of the evidence and argument supports a position, then something like 90 percent of the discussion should be devoted to the reasons for believing it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Boethius made the argument as follows: God is omnipotent. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z What is meant to sound like an antislavery argument transforms itself in midpassage into a verbal fog bank that descends over the entire subject like a cloud. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Why do so many people—capable of delivering whole paragraphs of coherent argument in one-on-one conversation—falter when asked to speak in public? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “We can make the argument that he’ll endanger us,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z However, one night I overheard an argument concerning Claudius, the king’s younger brother. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It is important here to distinguish this claim from the argument with which this chapter started. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z You will use arguments of analogy and probability and induction, as discussed earlier. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z This argument was much more robust than the mind/matter distinction, and came under systematic attack only in Hume’s posthumous Dialogues. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Worsley took advantage of the argument to get an extra dig into the pot with his spoon. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But he also wanted to give the reader the sense of being present at a real argument, one from which Copernicanism emerged as indisputably victorious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Howard challenged the anonymous writer to produce proof of his charges and angrily defied anyone in the room to give him a plausible argument for how the allegations could have been possible. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Men line up in New York City to read the argument against giving women the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z And, I believe, words....You understand, an argument....I don’t know. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z As the story of sixteen-year-old West Springfield native Rashad Butler develops, the city seems to be split in terms of which side of the argument they fall on in this case. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the years immediately before the founding of the Royal Society two new sets of arguments for Christian faith were pioneered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He begins his great work by running through a set of conventional arguments drawn from Sacrobosco: the heavens are spherical; the earth is spherical; the waters are spherical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Now I knew most of the Brotherhood arguments so well—those I doubted as well as those I believed—that I could repeat them in my sleep, but nothing had been said about my assignment. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a lot of arguments over what the name should be. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He gets so much out of the support, even with the arguments. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My parents, engaged in the world’s quietest argument. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z This logic may seem like splitting hairs, like an argument as mystical as Newton's “ghosts,” but in reality it’s not. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Then she resumes an old argument with the regulars. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The second flaw in the capital punishment argument is even more obvious. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Nora and I go back and forth, each reading a different argument from the list. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Their prominence constitutes a strong argument for an infusion of healthy skepticism into our schools, a state of mind generally incompatible with innumeracy. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to understand the issues under discussion, evaluate the arguments, see the caliber of the men involved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “If Your Majesty will hear my arguments ...” “I have. Five times. Have you brought new arguments?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That argument goes on today as, for example, we debate how closely to regulate coal mining. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z One argument mathematicians cite for not writing for a larger audience is the esoteric nature of their work. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since that day my mom started cleaning out her room, and we got into an argument, she’s let it sit, like she’s forgotten about it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He rejected the argument that she had voted in good faith. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Like the proof of the irrationality of V2, like the discussion of simultaneity in special relativity, this is an argument in which the premise is challenged because the conclusion seems absurd. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but when I proceeded to talk my way through the next class, he assigned me a second essay. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The intellectual apparatus of the new science—facts, experiments, theories, laws of nature, evidence—did not establish its worth by philosophical arguments; its success depended upon the fact that, in practice, it produced good results. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “All I know is I want to work on rockets,” I added, just in case we were having an argument that wasn’t apparent yet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This divide-and-conquer strategy is better than repeatedly allowing counterexamples to intrude into the main line of an argument while browbeating readers into looking away. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Unless he’s having heated arguments with Siunek, Ernst or no Ernst, about the proper way to slice carrots for soup. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I walked slowly on, blinking my eyes in the chill air, my mind a blur with the hot inner argument continuing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Galileo’s first venture into astronomy was to insist that parallax measurements proved that the nova of 1604 was in the heavens, and this was still an argument of fundamental importance to him in 1632. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The other Keepers burst out in argument, everyone talking over everyone else. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z From the first, it was not as though we were engaged in tense political arguments but a lively and interesting tutorial. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Power of Context is an environmental argument. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The legislature debated the issue for an hour, but the arguments had all been heard before. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He studied orchids because they were so beautiful and people used them as an argument for God’s hand in nature. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything I had been through up to that point could only be used as support for Chubs’s argument. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Some people never admit that they are wrong and continue to find new, and often mutually inconsistent, arguments to support their case—as Eddington did in opposing black hole theory. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If we could only get some hint as to what passed in his mind, between the time of my argument with him to-day and his resumption of fly-catching, it might afford us a valuable clue. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Ceremonies, discussions and arguments began to be carried on in normal or even louder than normal tones and no one stopped to worry about being overheard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Controlling the tense of an argument is a very good way of controlling its direction because it is, essentially, a way of controlling which branch of oratory you find yourself in. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But despite the tireless efforts of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the outspoken arguments of the Revolution, women still could not vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z There will almost always be more lines of argument available than it will be possible or prudent to use. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “And if the blind leadeth the blind, both shall fall into the ditch,” she told him, making her argument unassailable because it was clearly on the side of the Lord. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But I refused, and finally we had this argument. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The fact that the source of this expression predates Newton and was picked up by him for his own purposes only reinforces Faulkner’s compelling argument. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Once again the bulk of the verbiage pushes in one direction while the content of the author’s argument pushes in the other. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As we have seen, the projected cost of compensation was a potent argument against gradual emancipation, and the argument has been echoed in most scholarly treatments of the topic ever since. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But Dr. Strauss had a big argument with him and said an I.Q. didn’t weigh intelligence at all. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I even wrote notes beforehand to help guide my argument. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I made the identical arguments that I had been making all along, and many people expressed reservations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t remember ever winning an argument with him. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The Greeks even had a third argument that the earth must be round, for why else does one first see the sails of a ship coming over the horizon, and only later see the hull? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z For them, as we saw in Chapter 9, the argument from design depended on envisaging the universe as manufactured, rather than on showing nature itself to be purposive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Why we weren’t together when I got hurt. Did we have an argument? Did I do something? Did you go back to Raquel?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z At the same time, you could tell people were fascinated—obsessed, in some cases—and so it kept coming up, usually in solemn arguments, a world away from our ones about, say, James Joyce. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed to be in the middle of an argument. “—told you he was a bum!” the older woman said. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Tommy’s facility for making a far-out idea seem plausible set Francis to wondering whether an argument could be made for a “perfect biological principle.” Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I understood and in large part agreed with their arguments, but I wanted to meet with my nephew. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly reminded him of my original argument. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z All that remained were the final arguments and then judgment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z An argument began, behind which he sensed more opposition than he had ever encountered before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Several weeks after Gram gave me the claddagh, she and Mam got into one of their arguments. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Judge de Wet looked to him to reply to Bram’s argument, and instead of offering particulars he began to give what the judge derided as “a political speech.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s how he gets out of almost every argument with me. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z This led into an even longer argument—hard to follow and, to me, intensely boring—about whether Hesiod’s primordial Chaos was simply empty space or chaos in the modern sense of the word. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “You do the first argument. Then Danny goes next. Then me and then Ellis.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In revolutionary France, the defenders of slaves began to win the argument against the advocates of property rights. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z This is the argument, he says, that Antigone makes in burying her brother Polynices: it may be against the arbitrary and temporary law of the tyrant Creon, but not against the unwritten law of justice. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But the tension was felt everywhere; it spilled over into our studies, and arguments over Milton, Talleyrand or deductive procedures in logic were often clear substitutes for the outlawed fistfights over Zionism. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It also ensured that Brahe’s new system was quickly known throughout Europe, so that his arguments could be tested against the nova of 1604 and the comets of 1618. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When Mom wakes me up for evening prayers, I’m clutching an old Franklin Covey agenda, one that contains a series of arguments to prove Caliban’s depravity. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He was so certain of the truth of his assertion that he had become obstinate, as people do in violent arguments. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a lot of argument that went nowhere. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At base, though the white brings forth many arguments to justify his viewpoint, one feels the reality is simply that he cannot bear to “lose” to the traditionally servant class. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It took two arguments with Dad to convince him that these volunteer hours would count for something if I was one day going to be a vet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Galileo refuted that argument by pointing out that if ice is held down under water and then released, its broad, flat shape doesn’t stop it pushing upwards through the water. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “With the move. And my parents have been fighting more and more—arguments about money and stuff.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But his cosmological arguments are purely speculative and philosophical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z To be clear: this is not an argument that affirmative action policies conflict with King’s dream that we might one day be “judged by the content of our character, not the color of our skin.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Or she would get into loud arguments with inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But we might restate Kuhn’s argument in a different way. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It hurts too much. Please, Maxim. Let’s forget all we said. A futile silly argument. I’m sorry, darling. I’m sorry. Please let everything be all right.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was an argument from the cell on the other side of the wall and a thump from the one above. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to have this argument again. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z If you ever want to see an Iranian’s eyes bug out of their head, all you have to do is instantly accept their offer of treating you to dinner without argument. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Each of these arguments, of course, has become part of a larger intellectual movement which may loosely be labelled ‘postmodernism’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z His argument for the thesis was that if the universe did not have a beginning, there would be an infinite period of time before any event, which he considered absurd. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The argument stopped and everyone looked at me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were arguments over the sharing of scissors or who was to have the place with the best light. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve sat through plenty of arguments in my life, mostly in the last two months, but none of them ever scared me like this. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Boyle has his own version of this argument, which he uses not against the atomists but against the scholastics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “And Granddad and I, we had this argument about his ivory statues.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I raised arguments and objections, but my mother sided with Granny and Aunt Addie and I had to accept. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not remembering which of the bases had amino groups, he could not qualitatively describe the quantum-mechanical argument until he asked Chargaff to write out their formulas. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the merchants, no men climbing to the towers to chant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They have an ongoing argument about necklines and bare shoulders. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Just when everything was so perfect and peaceful, an argument sprang up between the two oldest girls. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver refused, an argument heated up, and the driver called police. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The lecture starts with some priest named Greg who studied vegetables, and ends up with an argument about blue eyes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Like a little argument we kept up to keep us from thinking too much. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, there was no escaping the conclusion that our argument was soft. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Bruno Latour is a bold—even sometimes a rash—thinker, never afraid to push an argument too far; but in this case I think he does not push his argument far enough. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I suppose that is a valid argument,” the man in the grey suit says after some consideration. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One argument for such a beginning was the feeling that it was necessary to have “First Cause” to explain the existence of the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s why I don’t have no arguments with no woman,” Chicken Man said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But not long after, he did get into an argument with a woman. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z His best chance of doing so is to engage the public’s emotions, for emotion is the enemy of rational argument. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The new proslavery argument, then, drew on assumptions about the white Anglo-Saxon character of the emerging American nation that were latent but long-standing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Father stepped over the children and pulled up a chair, which he sat in backwards as he loves to do whenever he has a good Christian argument. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly,” said Xenophilius, as if he had defeated them all in reasoned argument. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There’s the narration, where you set out the points at issue, and the proof, where you make the arguments for your case. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There were some convincing arguments for merging the schools. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew he was right; he just had to make his argument clear enough so as to be, as much as was possible, irrefutable. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The only reason they got involved in speed-dating is that they once had an argument at a party about the relative merits of arranged marriages and love marriages. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z They were a little late in arriving at the railway station on account of the argument with the traffic policeman. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “Their argument is persuasive,” Shmuel answered, his thumb and forefinger pointed at her like a gun. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But I can’t help it, because I realize now that I don’t know what the point of this argument is. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court rejected their argument, ruling that an officer’s motivations are irrelevant when evaluating the reasonableness of police activity under the Fourth Amendment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z This was the point on which she had her worst arguments with Esteban, who was of a different opinion on the subject. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One night my sister and father had an argument. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Matt thought this was a brilliant argument, and he couldn’t see why the Keeper was so upset. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What Shapin offers is essentially a circular argument: talk of constraint is incompatible with relativism, but historians are committed to relativism, consequently they must not talk of constraint. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It came out more like an argument than like a compliment. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Then it can be no argument to prove that he is in love. But I do not think it is at all a likely thing for him to do. Mr. Knightley does nothing mysteriously.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He thinks an argument can be made that the brain might be trained in its ability not just to attend but even to multitask. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Argument after argument, old injuries were rehashed and threaded through new ones. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Of course not, I like to win arguments. In fact, I always win arguments. Back to the subject—have you noticed how bad your face has been breaking out lately?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have settled the argument by informing them that I wasn’t going to press the button. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Because now I’m going to prove that you’re right and I’m wrong. I’m going to give you the arguments you would have given me if you were smarter.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When he met Burger in his room for breakfast, he began another argument, protesting that their choice of a deluxe hotel would draw attention to them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Roy still hadn’t settled the argument between his brain and his heart. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently Montaigne’s argument had to be expressed with exquisite care. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z That morning, Judge Byrne had listened to arguments for and against ending the trial. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Clancy had tried to show me how easy it was to affect the moods of multiple people at once, settling an argument between two kids without saying a single word. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Instead of continuing the argument about how they would cop, they began to fantasize about what the gold could buy when it became legal tender. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he hit the bar with the oaken indoor ball bat he used in arguments to keep the peace. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her arguments make sense, in fact. She’s happy as she is, and doesn’t want to take a deadly risk.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I told him that now that the argument was over, things would calm down. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Just to keep his word, I suppose, Farmer still pleaded Joe’s case, not expecting to win the argument. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The arguments started before Bailey’s opinion was even asked. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On my side of the argument I added, “So? We’ll be all the safer.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile an argument was going on by the fireplace. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They never had a single argument and were almost never apart. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Dr. Philobosian turned away from the face and moved on, rehearsing all the arguments against putting up Kemal’s portrait like that. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Charles’s American friend Asa Gray was one of those people who wanted to see God’s hand in the design of flowers, but he also thought that Charles’s argument for natural selection was right. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at Nico, and some sort of silent argument happened between them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She never could say it wasn’t true, though, because every time it made an argument and Daddy thought every argument was a fight and had to be stopped instantly. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence mustered his best arguments for this elaborate defense of his work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I had promised Joe, whose name and case were constantly being discussed on television, that I would visit him after the argument in the Supreme Court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Though I knew nothing about the X-ray diffraction techniques that dominated structural analysis, I was optimistic that the spoken arguments would be more comprehensible than the journal articles, which passed over my head. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Her love was too fierce and simple, and she had no talent for argument. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She prevailed on every charge, and she prevailed because she could mount an argument that the Munich Philharmonic could not rebut. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z There had been a running argument since the formation of MK as to whether the countryside of South Africa could support a guerrilla army. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It seems to be an argument: there are gestures of the hands, a raised word. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z From there on the argument began to get louder and more personal. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the model of the Parthenon on her computer screen and thought about the argument with Athena. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Initially, we had little success with these arguments. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She was tired of that, and Robbie was tenacious in argument. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z For Wotton, to say an argument is an hypothesis is to reject it, for if it really explained all the phenomena it would no longer be an hypothesis. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She used the same argument about the manicure set, the case with lipstick and face powder, the little bottle of Matador’s Delight. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Davos himself had held his tongue during the arguments, but if truth be told, he had not been sad to see the back of her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Even in the heat of our argument, Conner had said he wanted me to be happy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Although I knew I was right, I doubted I could withstand any argument. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Dell changes his argument with: "I'm too busy right now to get anyone's permission for anything." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The argument for the existence of dark matter can be observed in the motions of galaxies. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Bragg soon interrupted me with a question, and I knew my argument had got across. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Harry thought he had rather impressed his uncle with this argument. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Owen Williams’ argument made sense; but I knew the decision to play or not to play rested on me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally groups this large would overflow with sounds—chatting, laughter, arguments, people calling one another’s names, like the market on any given day. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But by then he was only routinely enthusiastic as he went over Griffith’s quantum- mechanical arguments. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z That’s because an expert whose argument reeks of restraint or nuance often doesn’t get much attention. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was mischievous and a terrible student, but he was hard to beat in an argument. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He always beat her: she’d never won an argument from him in her life and she did not propose to try now. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe, or maybe they just don’t want to tell. I remember other elections when there would be pretty peppery arguments. I haven’t heard even one.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z This study is more impressive, even if less spectacular, than the earlier a priori probability argument. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I will know nothing of the crafts of argument or narrative or drama. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the argument between the two schools of thought was not finally settled in favor of the atomists until the early years of this century. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The spread of infectious diseases was inevitable, as were bitter arguments among old neighbors who fought over ownership of the land that was left. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Later, she read his online posts on Nigerian Village, all of them sour-toned and strident, under the moniker “Igbo Massachusetts Accountant,” and it surprised her how profusely he wrote, how actively he pursued airless arguments. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I nod, still drying my face, and Helena grabs the bucket and goes out the door without an argument or the smallest noise. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the corner cage two tom cats started an argument and the whole cageful commented with growls and arched backs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam broke in, “Say, what is this argument? I said you boys should go to bed.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the afternoon consisted of more discussion, arguments, and votes about policy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Kaede explained what had happened, and recounting the argument with her father caused her anger to flare again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z If only Tally had come up with the right argument to make her stay. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Popper distinguished between the world of physical objects, the world of mental processes and the third world, the world of ‘problems, conjectures, theories, arguments, journals and books’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They entered the kitchen where, except for two young men who were having an emotional argument in a corner, all was quiet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d lost the argument about driving and was pouting out the back window when it dawned on him to shout for his brother to stop: “Wait, wait, Mama must be having the baby!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jones listened to the loud sounds of argument and pleading coming from the alley and heard one plop of a slap land on someone’s face. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Okay,’ they said, and paid me in cash without any argument. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One day a frightening argument erupted between Rosa and the doctor. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Speaking of solving problems,” said Miss K, “do you think fighting is a good way to settle arguments?” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z In the book, Charles was trying to make a strong, coherent, cogent argument for creation by natural selection. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, surely not the whole trip,” said Ripred, bored to pieces by the argument. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The Theorem rests upon the validity of my long-standing argument that the world contains precisely two kinds of people: Dumpers and Dumpees. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z As usual, Dad and Uncle Brian kicked off with an argument about the route from Richmond to Worcestershire. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z During supper-time, we heard shouting from another Company—curses the most furious—and, wondering at this outburst, we abandoned our plates and rushed to witness the argument. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “We’d get into arguments about it once in a while,” recalls Hathaway. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In fact, various contemporaries of Newton had raised the problem, and the Olbers article was not even the first to contain plausible arguments against it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas looked around at the arguments breaking out across the Glade, Keepers doing their best to convince people they should take a chance and battle their way through the Griever Hole. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I discussed Dante's prior diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder following the attempted murder of his mother in my oral argument before the Mississippi Supreme Court. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then there was his prior criminal history, and the very public argument at the coffeehouse. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m thinking we could do an argument on racial profiling.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z |
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