quibblings

I read a lot of conjecture on your part, and quibblings about my definitions, but no dismantling of the context of my points.

Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion. 2010

In 2000 years, I hope that students (to the extent that we have students in 2000 years) learn more about us than the inconsequential quibblings of our philosophers.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Non sequitur! 2008

In 2000 years, I hope that students (to the extent that we have students in 2000 years) learn more about us than the inconsequential quibblings of our philosophers.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2008 » October » 01 2008

That the Church should see so far ahead, so deeply inside the soul, that no contingency was overlooked but she planned for all the twistings and quibblings of conscience: it was a majestic thing to contemplate, a structure built of thought and logic, magnificent and complex as the cathedrals the Protestants had stolen from her.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

That the Church should see so far ahead, so deeply inside the soul, that no contingency was overlooked but she planned for all the twistings and quibblings of conscience: it was a majestic thing to contemplate, a structure built of thought and logic, magnificent and complex as the cathedrals the Protestants had stolen from her.

At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002

Besides, its quibblings have been often and ably exposed by competent authors and their works are accessible to all.

To Infidelity and Back

Hyperbolus [241] and his unceasing quibblings, without being accosted on the public place by any importunate fellow, neither by Cratinus, [242] shaven in the fashion of the debauchees, nor by this musician, who plagues us with his silly improvisations, Artemo, with his arm-pits stinking as foul as a goat, like his father before him.

The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 446? BC-385? BC Aristophanes

This gave rise to endless quibblings and contentions between church-members of the same faith and those of separate creeds.

Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory

A GREAT book, a magnificent book most unquestionably, a book before which the critic may fitly throw down all his small artillery of carpings and quibblings, and stand disarmed and reverent.

Criticisms and Interpretations. I. By Frank T. Marzials 1917

Scotus against the foolish quibblings and poor silly reasonings of

The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894