Both clubs remain at present in that competition and have stated their desire to progress as far as possible. (toddstake.com)
Other arguments I've heard is to prevent a too large number of candidates to take part, but a requirement of presenting at a minimum number of signatures should sufficiently prevent that. (politics.stackexchange.com)
We accept the facts as presented by science... facts that can be backed by peer reviewed studies. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)