Sentences with phrase «first time advocated»

Bhavini's work on Vergara was not the first time she advocated for reform.

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Michelle Obama will be ceding the title of first lady to Melania Trump next month, but she may hold for some time the other distinction she earned during her time in the White House: America's best known advocate for healthy food.

But political strategists and privacy advocates agreed that Mercer's parallel funding channels, combined with concerns over the surreptitious, commodified Facebook data — reported here for the first time — represented an intensified collision of billionaire financing and digital targeting on the campaign trail.

The first time around, I strongly advocate using outside expertise — if you get it right the first time, then the outside firm can help you establish a repeatable practice.

This view has been advocated with great skill by Professor C. H. Dodd, first in an article entitled «The Framework of the Gospel Narrative,» published in The Expository Times (June, 1932), and then in his books, The Apostolic Preaching (1936) and History and the Gospel (1938).

For the first time, critics of religion founded newspapers and societies, and they advocated overturning anti-atheist legislation, reducing governmental support for religion, and secularizing American politics.

That's the first time I think I've ever heard any atheist actually say «Stalinism... advocated a state policy of atheism...» and «neither «side» is totally clean.»

But dare we advocate for not looking away this time without looking inward first?

The teaching at the first church I attended was much the same as what Piper advocates which I thought strange and didn't quite fit at the time.

Made these brownies for the first time this evening... I am a huge advocate of clean healthy eating and LOVED them!

For the first time ever, a complete global overview of policies supporting organic agriculture has been compiled, and tools for advocates and policy - makers are now available in the «Global Policy Toolkit on Public Support to Organic Agriculture».

While certainly we have come a long way since Dr. Benjamin Spock's relaxed words of wisdom, I realize I probably wouldn't be writing this article if it weren't for the way he first advocated for mothers more at a time when parents desired to be heard.

But time is coming to go to the next level, first I was thinking of Britax Advocate CS, but found your's website and now considering the Britax Multi Tech, because we live in Croatia, so the shipping should be cheaper.

But the nice part, the girl who at first thought my son was going to be a pain, became my big time advocate and was sooo furious with the steward she stood up for me and then went to complain about his behavior, this made me feel so good!!!»

In almost every first - time mom group, there is always the breastfeeding advocate mama.

Though Simkin is a respected midwife and natural birth advocate, this text is written in an unbiased way and is a great primer for the first time parent, no matter what kind of birth they are planning on having.

Lucky Tomaszek, a home birth advocate from Milwaukee, said, «Becoming a parent for the first or 17th time is a pivotal moment in a woman's life.

Even though my natural childbirth plans didn't work out (breech baby), my hubby helped me relax with massage, he advocated for our baby while in the hospital and knew what to do when first - time breastfeeding troubles arose (call our Bradley instructor who came running: — RRB -.

He's also not the only one to advocate having a mini first - aid kit of sorts with you at all times.

Contributor: I am Desi Rivers and I am a first time mother and an cloth diaper advocate to anyone who will listen.

Cathy Guerriero was a first - time candidate running for Public Advocate, and as with most first - time candidates, jump - starting her fundraising was difficult.

A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBT employees from workplace discrimination, setting up a likely battle before the Supreme Court as gay rights advocates push to broaden the scope of the 53 - year - old law.

The NYC Council's new For - Hire Vehicle Committee met for the first time, and heard testimony from several people advocating for a cap on the number of livery drivers in the Big Apple.

As far as I remember, it was the first time that political entities and parties were openly calling for abstentionism, and this triggered some debate about whether advocating for abstentionism was a constitutional right or not.

Acepto, a group that advocates for marriage rights for same - sex couples, previously told the Washington Blade the ruling is likely the first time the Cuban government has legally recognized a same - sex couple.

Now is the time to enact reforms, the advocates say, because high - profile government corruption trials are scheduled to begin each of the first six months of the year.

Grieshaber - Geddes advocated for passage of «Jenna's Law» to end parole for first time violent felons after her daughter, Jenna Grieshaber, was murdered by a parolee in Albany.

The legislators are being joined in their reform efforts by Janice Grieshaber - Geddes, a Manlius mother who successfully advocated for passage of «Jenna's Law» to end parole for first time violent felons after her daughter, Jenna Grieshaber, was murdered by a parolee in Albany.

For the first time in two decades, New York City may have a Democratic mayor in current Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Elected officials and anti-police brutality advocates say recording police activity may be a First Amendment right, but that it's time for the city to put that in writing.

Cathy Guerriero is a first - time candidate who says she's been thinking about running for Public Advocate for 20 years, essentially since the office was created.

This year, Cuomo included the DREAM Act in his executive budget for the first time, which advocates saw as a very positive development, but many were disappointed that he linked it to the Education Investment Tax Credit in hopes of forcing the Senate GOP's hand.

I have always been an advocate of the concept of PARTY FIRST: and I am not about to ever depart from advocating, and insisting that at all times, political parties must be, FIRST!!!

Mark Green, NYC's first public advocate, has written an autobiography, which The Times deems «reflective» and «frank (if sometimes defensive).»

Environmental Advocates notes that Hanna is backed by last year's recipient of the Oil Slick Award, Sen. Lee Zeldin, whose political action committee is contributing to all of the first - time GOP Senate candidates this year.

Shifting the first phase of residential and commercial development a mile south of Times Beach borrows from a plan advocated by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper that has been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins and state Assembly Member Sean Ryan, outspoken critics of the development corporation's original plan.

The Hunts Point Express and the New York Times offer different takes on the first meeting in some time between the state Department of Transportation and local residents, advocates and business leaders.

(CNN)- New York City voters Tuesday elected a Democrat to the mayor's office for the first time in two decades, giving progressive city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio a victory over Republican nominee Joe Lhota, Edison Media Research projects.

Public Advocate Letitia James says it's time to «heal the rift» between the two politicians for the sake of the city and the state — saying it was the first step, in her mind, to increasing diversity in the city's government and its contracting.

He advocated «imaginative» shared ownership schemes and raising the stamp duty threshold to help first - time buyers get on the property ladder.

Todd's work as a long time advocate for children's issues and rights has allowed him to see first hand the devastating impacts of child sex abuse.

(Albany, NY) Howie Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor, congratulated consumer advocates on having the GMO labeling legislation (A3525 — Rosenthal) pass out of the Consumers Affairs Committee today for the first time.

Last month's Senate hearing «was the first time there's been a Senate hearing on paid family leave in eight years,» she said, noting that she and other advocates have held talks with representatives from the Cuomo administration over the course of several months.

He said the first time he and de Blasio met, the then - city Public Advocate gave him his personal cell phone number and personal email.

As some education advocates praise the additional school funding announced as part of the New York State budget agreement, schools must now work through their own budgets, while, for the first time, considering the state's 2 percent property tax cap.

David Arpin, another long - time Houston resident who has helped organize several fundraising events on Quinn's behalf, said her work as an advocate for the gay community — and the possibility that New York could elect it's first openly gay mayor — has also helped to attract attention nationwide.

ASTORIA — The five candidates to replace Bill de Blasio as public advocate faced off for the first time Wednesday night in Queens, making their cases for why they should be the city's next chief agitator.

This would be the first time since the program was created that funding is not in the executive budget, advocates said.

Three years and three months into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's first term in office, progressive reform advocates have figured out that he cares deeply about their issues — right up until the sort of deadline that Lyndon Johnson used to call «nut - cutting time.»

The first Sunday Times question framed the issue in broadly the terms advanced by pro-control order advocates in all parties — that there are people who pose a threat but, because of a shortage of usable evidence, can not be charged.