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"If I were to argue for federalism, I would be stoned to death, " says an intellectual.

“如果我争着要联邦制，会被石头打死的，”一位知识分子说道。

To its credit, the court did not argue for such protection.

应该肯定的是，法庭没有支持这种保护。

In defeat, Mr Boisclair said he would stay as leader and argue for the PQ to reconsider some of its policies.

失败之后，布瓦克莱尔说道，他将继续担任党魁，而且力争让魁人党重新考虑他们的一些政策。

indeed, he was "one of the first" to argue for it, while Mr Gates was late to respond, he adds.

他补充说，事实上，他是“首批主张这一点的人士之一”，盖茨是后来才做出回应的。

Income inequality is often claimed to be a strong determinant of happiness, and this "fact" used to argue for more progressive taxation.

人们往往主张，收入不平等是幸福与否的重要决定因素，而这一“事实”被用作增加累进税收的理由。

Due to the writer of the view that we do not have to argue for these so-called difficult understanding, to zoom in on its side-effects.

笔者认为，我们大可不必纠缠于对这些所谓的困难的认识，更不必放大其产生的副作用。

It would make no sense, he would argue for a toy to find a place on House's desk and then suddenly disappear the next episode.

他会为了一件本在豪斯的桌子上摆着滴玩具没有理由滴突然下一集就失踪了这事而争论。

He would give in to his opponent's claim rather than argue for a disputed point.

他宁愿屈服于对手的沉静也不愿为一个论点去争论。

Advocates of a greater variety of financial services for the poor argue for more balance.

那些倡导为穷人提供更多样化的金融服务的人呼吁，储蓄和借贷应该更均衡。

An investment professional can argue for any sort of investment decision by selectively ignoring either point 1 or 2.

一个职业投资者可以通过有选择地忽略其中之一而对任何投资决定进行辩护。

How can one credibly argue for more transparency in government in one breath and defend the secrecy of the Federal Reserve in the next?

一个人怎么能够当面信誓旦旦的要求政府更加透明化和公开化，而转身却为联邦储备银行的秘密状态辩护呢？

The group that would benefit by such policies , having such a direct interest in them, will argue for them plausibly and persistently .

这个从中受益的团体因为有如此直接的利益掺杂其中，他们会头头是道的坚持不懈为这些政策辩护。

Those who still argue for an abandonment of our deficit reduction plan should reflect on the journey this country has taken.

那些仍然认为应该放弃减赤计划的人，应该回想一下英国走过的历程。

I wouldn't advocate sleeping apart any sooner than I would argue for always sleeping together.

我历来赞同同床而睡，分开睡我是不会提倡的。

How do propagandists argue for the U. S. drug pricing policy? High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.

宣传员如何为美国药品价格政策辩解？高昂的药价是研究新的药物必不可少的资金。

others argue for a system that sets a cap on pollution, and lets polluters trade the right to emit.

其他人支持一种对污染物施加管制的方案，并允许污染者将排放权进行交易。

Thus Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister, is right to argue for a multilateral approach.

因此，英国首相戈登-布朗（GordonBrown）认为应采取多边行动的主张是正确的。

Meanwhile, in private conversation, most German businessmen argue for a pragmatic emphasis on safeguarding the euro.

同时，在私下谈话中，大多数德国商界人士都赞成务实地强调保卫欧元的重要性。

On moral grounds, then, we could argue for a flat income tax of 90 percent to return that wealth to its real owners.

于是，在道德基础我们赞成把90%的单一所得税退回给它真正的所有者。

Yan uses these essays to argue for his notion that relations between states are, or should be, inherently hierarchical.

阎学通用这些论文来支持自己的一个观点，即各国之间是（或者说应该是）天生有等级之分的。