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The bishop waited while his lawyer quibbled over the number 19, then answered that considering there were 360,911 registered Catholics in the diocese, “I do not consider that a significant segment or factor.”

Well, this is a novel way to deal with a sex abuse scandal « Dating Jesus 2009

Roth first quibbled over whether Ahmadinejad has been misquoted [Says Elder of Ziyon: “This from the same person who misquoted Israeli leaders specifically to support his specious assertions that Israel intended to indiscriminately kill civilians in Gaza!”], and then dismissed his rhetoric as a mere “military threat” of the sort that HRW does not address.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Birnbaum on Human Rights Watch and Israel 2010

Negotiators at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change hoarded in a season of giving; they quibbled over interests while kids sang carols about an Absolute Being surrendering divinity's power.

Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011

As RIM grew and prospered, few investors and analysts quibbled with the company's unusual corporate structure, which allowed Messrs.

Irate Investors Sought Research In Motion Overhaul 2012

Negotiators at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change hoarded in a season of giving; they quibbled over interests while kids sang carols about an Absolute Being surrendering divinity's power.

Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011

Negotiators at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change hoarded in a season of giving; they quibbled over interests while kids sang carols about an Absolute Being surrendering divinity's power.

Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011

"This was an act of terrorism that cannot be quibbled with," U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said before handing down the maximum sentence.

'Underwear Bomber' Gets Life in Prison Matthew Dolan 2012

Following the familiar patterns of a cornered tyrant, Gaddafi claimed to be implementing a truce, quibbled with UN terms and attacked the rebel stronghold at Benghazi.

Now Libyans can finish their revolution | Observer editorial 2011

Reuters'Felix Salmon has quibbled with NYT's Andrew Ross Sorkin over the likelihood of taxpayers earning a profit.

Taxpayer Investment Watch: AIG, Mortgage Bond Program Showing Positive Signs The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Negotiators at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change hoarded in a season of giving; they quibbled over interests while kids sang carols about an Absolute Being surrendering divinity's power.

Charles Redfern: Puff And Bluster At Armageddon Charles Redfern 2011