Petitioner was essentially arguing that Federal income taxes should be tax deductible.

He argued essentially that cultural differences did not matter much, a novel approach in a discipline dedicated to studying cultural differences.

Matthews was essentially arguing that Christianity is something that should be practiced in private and only publicly, as it were, at church.

He essentially argued that the Security Council was an executive governmental branch and thus did not have the power to create a judicial body.

But because of the uncertainty over the direction of the medium, the groups are essentially arguing over the unknown.

Rapp was essentially arguing that the trial should be delayed due to the unavailability of material witnesses.

You're essentially arguing for discarding the entire tradition of mens rea as a factor in criminal law.

The department essentially argues that the judiciary has no business telling the executive branch how to do its business.

He acknowledged that there was a backlash among some residents who were essentially arguing that "boys will be boys."

The letter essentially argued that the Bill of Rights does not apply to the states.