Sentence examples for longstanding advocate from inspiring English sources

Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institution has been a longstanding advocate of the idea that divided government is highly desirable.

Richard Florida, a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and a longstanding advocate of the view that diversity is a driver of economic growth, cheered the results.

Juncker, who has been a longstanding advocate of an EU army, said getting member states to combine militarily would make spending more efficient and would encourage further European integration.

Apart from being a longstanding advocate of gay rights in Ireland and abroad, Norris is a renowned James Joyce scholar who has written several works on the author of Dubliners and Ulysses.

But Representative Christopher H. Smith, Republican of New Jersey, a longstanding advocate of human rights causes in the House, said the bill would "erect a number of brand-new barriers to asylum claims" and would result in "bona fide refugees being returned to their persecutors".

The British prime minister's deputy, Nick Clegg - a longstanding advocate of the European project - represented the UK at the ceremony.

The calls for change go beyond longstanding advocates of political reform like Professor Hu.

Several longstanding advocates of caps on awards in civil lawsuits have left the Senate, making it potentially more difficult to have such legislation passed.

A party spokesperson said: "Jonathan and Caroline are longstanding advocates of progressives working together to beat the Conservatives, and they welcome the news that Labour is now having these discussion too.

Could the New Statesman, with its loyal readership and longstanding socialist traditions, advocate voting anything but Labour in 2015?

Keep an eye on Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan and a longstanding and fierce advocate for Flint who rarely gives up a legislative fight easily.