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He was often described as distant, unemotional, and rather humourless, though some colleagues contended otherwise.
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He also contended that the letter he left behind at the crime scene essentially his confession was a confidential communication to his pastor, and therefore inadmissible as evidence.
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Some bishops and psychiatrists contended that the prevailing psychology of the times suggested that people could be cured of such behavior through counseling.
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Some contended an absolute minimum temperature occurred within earth (as one of the four so-called elements), others within water, others air, and some more recently within nitre.
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Buck and her guardian contended that the due process clause guarantees all adults the right to procreate which was being violated.
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It contended that, despite the young age of the respondent, direct imprisonment should have been imposed.
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It is contended that her hand guided those of mortality to give up the sceptical nature of the gatherer for the maintenance of the fields.
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In addition, he contended, nationalization of his wealth had brought the state over 1 billion lei in 1947 currency.
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Further, defense contended that police were incompetent and the eyewitnesses were mistaken and there were alibi witnesses.
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The defendant contended that it was not, and that section 23 should be viewed as analogous to the freedom-of-information statutes enacted in various other countries.
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