Word: contend
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Proponents of funding students at religious schools argue that they are exercising their freedom of choice, and are merely seeking the best education for their children. Opponents of the voucher program contend that funneling taxpayer money into parochial schools is tantamount to funding church programs. At this point, it's anyone's ballgame: Although the Supreme Court recently declined to hear a case involving vouchers and religious schools in the Vermont state school system, the Justices are scheduled to rule by next summer on a similar case, and have given no indication of their leanings...
...asking able-bodied people to work 20 hours a week for their shelter. What's wrong with that?" Still, homeless advocates argue that the hard-line laws brush aside the fundamental right to shelter recognized by cities, including New York, for the past decade. What's more, they contend, such approaches are only a Band-Aid. "The homeless problem is not just a housing issue but a mental-health issue, a domestic-violence issue and an economic issue," says Andrew Cuomo, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. His department released a major study last week supporting that argument. "The homeless...
Harvard cannot afford to start out flat again tonight against Dartmouth (3-3), which was picked by many to contend for an Ivy League title along with Penn and Princeton. The Big Green boasts one of the more explosive offenses in the conference, featuring a host of players who can score in double digits on any given night...
...Crimson is poised and ready to enter into Ivy League competition. The women hope to challenge Brown for the top spot in the Ivy League this season. The men are poised to move up in the rankings to contend for the Heps title at Dartmouth later on this season...
...back as the summer and fall of 1996, Grasso helped the registrar's office get ready to contend with the matriculating Class of 2000 and ensuing onslaught of "Class of 2000" entries...