Though Renaissance Ciceronians did have to refute the charge that their language distorted contemporary reality, in the absence of names and texts one gets the feeling that Mouchel's Competents are at least in part
strawmen.
The members of the WGA were pleased that some positive action had been taken by the EPA as represented by the differences between
Strawmen I and II.
It helped sort out the valid points of disagreement from the
strawmen.
The working group has felt that these
strawmen were too preliminary and contained too many holes and unwritten assumptions to be considered first drafts.
The 'Gate 9' fans -- so named because of their traditional regular spot in the old Makarion Stadium during Omonia's home games -- blame the communist party for the football team's poor record and financial woes, as they believe AKEL uses the team as a proxy to attract voters, and that the club's management are but the party's
strawmen.
Golcar is hosting the second annual Scarecrow Festival with dozens of
strawmen expected to be dotted around the village on Saturday.
