Word: contend
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Some analysts contend Salinas purposely allowed PAN, which is philosophically closer to his administration than is Cardenas' radical P.R.D., to win an election to restore the ruling party's lost credibility. Others theorize that Salinas has a vision of Mexico that does not include a monopoly on power by a single party. By forcing the increasingly sclerotic P.R.I. into an opposition role, goes the argument, the defeat in Baja will eventually lead to a more resilient political system. Perhaps. But what no one disputes is that the state of the economy was a major factor behind Salinas' decision to loosen...
...mental state that prompts suicide, usually some form of depression, is often treatable. Psychologists contend that suicide must be discussed more openly and viewed without shame so that potential victims will seek treatment. Werner Spitz, a professor of forensic pathology at Wayne State University, regrets that "people are ashamed to admit a relative committed suicide, seeing it as a blemish on the good name of the family." Since suicide can be contagious, many families rightly fear that a son or daughter, a brother or sister, may be inclined to imitate the act of self-destruction. But "depression is a disease...
From casinos to sports books to lotteries, gambling has mushroomed into a $278 billion business this year. A short while ago it was illegal; today its biggest promoters are the state governments. -- Despite the Marine spy scandal, U.S. investigators now contend that Soviet agents did not bug the Moscow embassy code room. See NATION...
...sentiment to impose tougher regulations on the oil-shipping industry. In House testimony last week, the Coast Guard reported that it had recorded 6,700 oil spills during 1988, ten of which involved at least 100,000 gals. While total spills were down from 10,000 in 1984, environmentalists contend that the level remains unacceptably high, especially in light of the poor results of most mop-up efforts. Cleanup crews recover on average no more than 10% of major oil spills, a performance that has failed to improve during the past 20 years, according to Amy Stolls, editor...
...congressional letters and the Corcoran withdrawal incited the ire of arts partisans who contend that withholding funds or threatening to do so amounts to Government censorship. Political whim, their argument goes, should not be the judge of art. What shocks one generation -- a Madonna set in a shabby tenement, for example -- is treasured by a later one. Moreover, art that flouts convention by dealing with the extremities of the human condition is the work most in need of support...