Burt was the main proponent of hereditarian ideas in Britain.
The main proponent of a rollback seems to be the energy secretary, Spencer Abraham.
So Azerbaijan has been the main proponent of a national division of the sea.
But Bill Braden, the chairman of the Central Jersey Rail Coalition, the main proponent of the project, recalled things differently.
Ms. Merkel has been the main proponent of structural reform in the weaker economies of Southern Europe.
Mr. Orszag, you may recall, was the administration's main proponent of "bending the curve" on health care expenditures.
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, the main proponent of the lawsuit, said the "honor of Paris" was at stake.
Congressional aides, Medicare officials and insurance lobbyists said the main proponent of the measure was the Aon Corporation and its subsidiary, Sterling Life Insurance Company.
At a testy meeting today, some ambassadors of the 19-member Western alliance were critical of the United States, which has been the main proponent of the munitions.
So religion has been in the awkward position of being the main proponent of truth acting as the opponent of truth.
The main proponent of stronger bankruptcy laws is Senator Richard Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, who is perhaps Obama's closest supporter in the Senate.
