Sentence examples similar to supporter of progress from inspiring English sources

Although the commission and supporters of progress towards European union were braced for Mrs Thatcher's onslaught, the bitterness of her language came as something of a shock.

It therefore deserves the unequivocal support of not only every supporter of social progress but every genuine believer in democracy in the world.

Ellington was an avid supporter of racial progress, of African-American respect and respectability.

From the writings of earlier supporters of the idea of progress such as John Maynard Keynes and the 18th-century moralists Adam Smith and David Hume, Mr. Lasch derives the postulates of progressive ideology -- an indefinite expansion of wants, a steady rise in the general standard of living and the incorporation of the masses into the culture of affluence.

But supporters point to signs of progress: 60 acres of parks have been built and five miles paved for bike baths in the past five years.

The establishment of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in 2009 finally provided the families and their supporters with some hope of progress in their unswerving campaign for justice.

Recognised as a supporter of education and technological progress, he was invited to speak at scientific meetings, such as the memorable address he delivered as president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science when it met at Aberdeen in 1859.

Their bomb attacks are designed to show Sinn Fein's supporters that, in the absence of progress in the peace process in Northern Ireland, they should support violence.

"Our supporters looked at the lack of progress and thought, Here we elected this enormous majority in the House of Representatives.

The Twittys and their supporters criticized a perceived lack of progress by Aruban police.

While proponents and supporters of the inevitable march of progress and technology will tell us that we must adapt in order to survive, the reality is that millions of people around the world are being left behind because of their inability to stay on top of the continually shifting technologies that define ever-larger parts of our economic livelihoods.