Sentence examples for business proponents from inspiring English sources

As 5,000 parents vote this week and next on the fate of one of the city's boldest efforts to change the way its public schools do business, proponents of the Edison plan and their antagonists have been aggressively making their case, going door to door, buttonholing mothers in schoolyards, and making late-night calls.

Lobbyists and business proponents vastly outnumbered ordinary citizens on Monday's teleconference.

Small business proponents have recommended the government foster programs to bring small businesses together either in a collaborative way or through workshops to provide them with information on how to navigate the rougher times.

"Tourism is a very important business proponent of our state.

Small-business proponents conceded defeat shortly before Ehlers's amendment was adopted without objection.

It feels like it all happened overnight, that our most conservative institutions have become bet-the-business proponents of green technology.

Identifying the real reason for increased flights is key: it is not business, whatever proponents of runway expansion tell you.

As file sharing matures into a big business, its proponents will inevitably evolve beyond defending lawsuits to maximizing profits.

Business-aircraft proponents are quick to point out that the company with the largest fleet of business jets in the world is Wal-Mart, hardly the model of extravagance.

But Mr. Fung and other business-district proponents see such attitudes as shortsighted.

It's all in service of reducing consumer confusion and protecting their businesses, say proponents of the milk and meat industries — and recently, the rice industry has joined the fight.