His staff argued that he had made arrangements to meet with two groups of people on the same night, and could not cancel either meeting.
He changed his plans when his staff argued that it needed more time to prepare for the hearings.
Nevertheless, the staff argued that investors were being denied a choice.
My staff, especially Paul Begala, argued that I had to say something about her remarks.
The original plan had been to start with Mercury, but the technical staff argued for doing Mars first.
The search for intelligent life in the cosmos was a logical part of those endeavors, the staff argued, and should be eligible for federal money.
The staff of the Houston Chronicle argued that the temporary moving of the bricks was a reasonable measure.
But the Mayor's staff argues that trucks will not use the freeways if they cannot get off to make deliveries on city streets.
The whole staff argued a lot.
The carrier should only be allowed to earn 11.2 cents for each dollar of equity, the staff argues.