Sentences with phrase «vocal opponent of»

Jennifer McIntosh, a clinical and developmental psychologist and vocal opponent of shared parenting, engaged in a campaign of misleading the public about the Australian experience.

And although I had been employed as a prosecutor in New York City and Seattle for the preceding nine years, I had always been a vocal opponent of the «War on Drugs» and refused to handle drug cases because of it.

However this artist has become a very vocal opponent of the Canadian government's stance on climate change and the Alberta tar sands to the point -LSB-...]

In an elegant essay published in the New York Review of Books, Dai Qing, the most vocal opponent of the Three Gorges, remembers the unheard lesson of one of China's many doomed post-Great Leap Forward water projects:

Hansen's Been Vocal Opponent of Cap and Trade Hansen has made such statements before: Back in May he said he hoped the Waxman - Markey bill failed because of concerns that the only people to really benefit from such a scheme are financiers acting as middlemen and that a «much more effective approach» was needed — such as a fee - and - dividend approach — which is essential a carbon tax on producers, with the money being given back to the public.

Hansen has been a vocal opponent of cap - and - trade and he continues to articulate this view strongly — he's now calling it the «fee - and - green - check» approach.

In fact, when 17 state governors recently announced an agreement to work together on clean energy goals, their document made no explicit mention of climate change, and one of the signatories, embattled Snyder, is a vocal opponent of Obama's climate agenda.

Mary Morris is a vocal opponent of wind power.

De Merode has been Chief Warden of Virunga since 2008 and a vocal opponent of oil exploration and the lucrative, illegal charcoal trade in the park.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) secretary has been a vocal opponent of solar subsidies since she entered office last July, citing concerns over losing land for grazing and crops, as well as driving food production overseas.

Judd was also a vocal opponent of American military aggression in the Middle East and continued to remain politically active until his death in 1994.

Spero, who was a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War in her work and personal life, orchestrates an equally subtle and haunting depiction of destruction caused by war.

After Emrys Partners dissolved, Eisman became a vocal opponent of for - profit universities, comparing the ethics behind them to those of the subprime mortgage market.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal opponent of the investigation, said in a statement that many people were concerned that the investigation was fueled by President Barack Obama's administration's «hostility to school choice.»

This has included issuing guidance that effectively stops Office for Civil Rights investigators from looking at three years of past complaints to prove that a district or other school operators has engaged in systematic overspending of Black, Latino, and Native children, as well as the hiring of Hans Bader, a vocal opponent of school discipline reform.

A vocal opponent of this reform, Dr. Mark Naison, history professor and chair of African - American Studies at Fordam University and co-founder of the Badass Teachers Association, railed against what he called the «Walmart - izaton of Education.»

Evers, a vocal opponent of the Common Core, says the new standards delay crucial math concepts and put off teaching algebra until ninth grade.

John has been a vocal opponent of teaching effectiveness measures used for consequential decisions such as tenure or termination.

The idea emerges in the movie's darkest story line, when Naylor is dispatched by his employers at the Academy of Tobacco Studies to put out a dangerous brush fire: Lorne Lutch (Sam Elliott), a cowboy who spent years posing for cigarette ads, has contracted lung cancer and become a vocal opponent of the tobacco industry.

Daniel Day - Lewis might have dominated Steven Spielberg's satisfyingly traditional biopic but Jones also gave a standout performance as Thaddeus Stevens, a fierce and vocal opponent of slavery.

Jolie is a vocal opponent of torture, and she may be sincere in her opposition, but what does that mean concretely?

I wasn't always such a vocal opponent of the pill.

Your father was from Calcutta and was a vocal opponent of British rule in India.

, a vocal opponent of nuclear power, saw Jaczko's statement as a welcome response to his concerns about the ability of the AP1000 to survive a major earthquake, hurricane or earthquake strike, and as evidence of NRC's closer scrutiny of safety issues following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.

In an unusual twist, the most vocal opponent of the raises up for a vote Tuesday actually said before the election that he approved of raises.

Graham Brady, former Shadow Europe Minister, is a vocal opponent of Euro - federalism.

Golden's bill, which will be submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, is co-sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous of Binghamton and Bronx Democrat Ruben Diaz Sr., a Pentecostal minister who has been the chamber's most vocal opponent of same - sex marriage.

He's championed veteran's causes, enacted a ban on styrofoam cups, worked hard to eliminate so - called toxic toys — and most of all been a vocal opponent of dangerous oil trains, grabbing national headlines.

He is currently serving on a panel that is reviewing the Freedom of Information Act, although his appointment was criticised by some, as he has been a vocal opponent of the act.

The group's frontman Morrissey is a famously outspoken critic of former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher and a vocal opponent of fox hunting.

Because he's Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr., that's why — the Democrat state senator from the Bronx who's been a vocal opponent of LGBT progress... Read

One vocal opponent of the law met with the governor Tuesday in private quarters in Albany to talk about it.

Cuomo may become a vociferous and vocal opponent of the Trump administration on health care, start dealing more with unions, walk back some of his education initiatives, and maybe even start backing marijuana legislation.

He won 52 % of the vote in his constituency in the general election and was a vocal opponent of the coalition's tripling of tuition fees, one of the policies that most damaged the Lib Dems.

Because he's Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr., that's why — the Democrat state senator from the Bronx who's been a vocal opponent of LGBT progress in New York since at least 1994, when he tried to keep the Gay Games from his city.

She has been a vocal opponent of animal abuse, supporting bills that would deter it and punish those who hurt animals.

The New York State United Teachers, a vocal opponent of the tax credit, has one of the state's most active independent expenditure committees.

Next up... Brad Smith, former FEC chairman and vocal opponent of campaign finance regulation.

Hannon has been a vocal opponent of legalizing medical marijuana, but appeared to soften his stance today.

Copeland MP Jamie Reed, a vocal opponent of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership, has called for the party to»em brace the red tories» he believes will decide the next general election.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a vocal opponent of the anchorage plan, said he was «grateful to the many people and voices that came together and again protected this iconic view and majestic river...»

Gov. Rick Scott has been a vocal opponent of arming teachers.

Linda Gerstman, who will be joining Community Board 1, first became involved as a vocal opponent of the Occupy Wall Street movement and a proposed methadone clinic Downtown.

He has been a vocal opponent of LGBT rights who blocked equal - marriage legislation and sought to remove LGBT victims from the country's listed hate crimes laws.

He won 52 % of the vote in his constituency in the general election and was a vocal opponent of the coalition's tripling of tuition fees.

De Blasio has spent the last year positioning himself as a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump, while touting a universal pre-K program for all city students and historically low crime rates across the city as some of his major first - term accomplishments.

Tenney has been a vocal opponent of the agreements struck by the state, local governments and the Oneida Indian Nation that created exclusivity clauses in exchange for the settlement of long - standing land claims as well as revenue sharing agreements.

Hague, who has been a vocal opponent of Israeli settlements, did not limit his criticism to Hamas.

Unshackle Upstate is a vocal opponent of the governor's minimum wage plan, which they say disproportionately affects small businesses.

Zephyr Teachout has been a vocal opponent of super PACs.