Sentence examples similar to sharp advocacy from inspiring English sources

In last night's episode, the nascent firm of Alicia, Lucca and Jason helped an indebted student win her case against both a debt-collection agency and her for-profit college (that took their fees but rarely delivered a decent education) via gimlet-eyed, razor-sharp advocacy (Alicia), genius legal knowledge and application (Lucca) and a crowbar (Jason).

3. Sharper advocacy strategies be developed to include innovative activities such as publicity by celebrities, children's concerts, etc.

The proposal comes amid sharp criticism from advocacy groups and Congress over how the military has handled a series of sexual assault cases, including a decision by an Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, to dismiss the conviction of Lt. Col. James Wilkerson, who was found guilty in November of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to one year in military prison.

Section 815 of S. 3454, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, has drawn sharp criticism from advocacy organizations like the American Small Business League (ASBL), Tech America, and the members of the Acquisition Reform Working Group.

Gégauff's suave and sharp-tongued artistic advocacy has a cynical glee that is a vestige of a world that Godard was leaving behind.

His words drew a sharp response from immigrant advocacy groups.

The selection of the Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin ("Little Miss Sunshine") for the role of Helen Keller in this winter's Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker" has drawn sharp criticism from an advocacy group for deaf and blind actors, which said that one of their own should have been auditioned for the role.

These three aspects, as Coles implicitly acknowledges, have fostered a sharp-elbowed type of advocacy journalism.

That distinction has drawn sharp criticism in North Carolina from advocacy groups for people with AIDS.

Mrs. Clinton has long opposed same-sex marriage and instead favors civil unions for gay couples, a position that has drawn sharp criticism from some gay advocacy groups.

In between the bouquets being tossed for his corporate acumen and philanthropic largess, however, there were some sharp exchanges over Gates's advocacy for raising the number of annual visas given to foreign scientists.