Sentences with phrase «known advocate»

He is a well - known advocate of open - source software.

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.

Roy had lived in a 300 - square - foot apartment in the Netherlands with her husband and their baby while earning her master's degree, and has become a widely known advocate for micro-apartments since then.

Nearly 750 delegates joined AFCC for its 37th Annual Conference in New Orleans in May 2000, as US Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila Wellstone, a well - known advocate against domestic violence, provided the keynote address.

The philosophy and practices have been expressed in many ways ever since, including by some well - known advocates like Stephen Covey, Peter Senge and Tom Peters.

Seymour Papert (Schwarz, 1999), one of the bet known advocates for teaching computer science and programming in schools, sums this up well: «anyone who has witnessed a toddler using a computer has probably experienced a sense of awe at that child's facility with what for adults can be an infinitely frustrating gadget.

Mr. Fulop may have an important ally in the district's superintendent, Marcia Lyles, a former New York City educator who was a top aide to former chancellor Joel Klein, a nationally known advocate of education - reform measures.

Goldman Prize recipients Maria Gunnoe (2009) and Judy Bonds (2003), well - known advocates fighting against mountaintop removal coal mining in the Eastern United States, have both spoken out in support of the Obama administration's new commitment to reviewing mining permits granted in the Bush years.

However, this does not mean that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has turned a blind eye on building for the future and the well known advocate of promoting young talent has now been touted to make a swoop for Barcelona wonderkid Sergi Samper.

Perhaps the best known advocate of a relaxed, baby - led routine is Dr. Benjamin Spock.

Jan Ryan is a well - known advocate for women in the Austin technology community.

The well - known advocate of atheistic humanism, Corliss Lamont, was quick to argue that Whitehead's use of «God» in «nonsupernaturalistic ways» was both deceptive and incomprehensible.4 And Max Otto raged at the audacity of Whitehead's attempt to do metaphysics at a time when «the millions» are concerned about human suffering and need a restructuring of society.5

is one of the best - known advocates of this position See, for example, Karl Jaspers and Rudolf Bultmann.

The best - known advocate of the Social Gospel was Walter Rauschenbusch (1861 - 1918).

If you've been reading this blog for longer than 5 minutes, you know I advocate studying ingredient lists for all foods; same goes for body and beauty products!

He is the author of the emblematic Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mexican Gastronomy, and is also a well - known advocate of local produce.

One of the U.S.» most well - known advocates of the grape is Pascaline Lepeltier, the influential and charismatic Master Sommelier and wine director of New York's soon - to - reopen Rouge Tomate Chelsea.

The Chelsea manager is guilty of this and is a known advocate of the 3 — 4 — 3 formation (especially since Chelsea lost last season at the Emirates) and by and large it has worked for him.

In 1992, Dr. William Sears, a well - known advocate of «sleep sharing», did a study on the benefits for both mother and baby: he set up equipment to monitor his eight week old daughter's breathing in two different sleep environments: sharing a bed with her mother (his wife, Martha) the first night, and sleeping alone.

The best - known advocates of parent - led scheduling — author Gary Ezzo and British maternity nurse - turned - childcare expert Gina Ford — say their advice is a middle ground between the strict four - hour feeding schedules of yesteryear and the on - demand feeding and baby - led schedules of today.

Having experienced firsthand how beautifully a dedicated and highly skilled midwife can facilitate birth at home, Palo Alto native, Heather has become an active and well known advocate for reproductive freedom and choice in Ireland.

In addition to providing services, Open Arms is a well - known advocate for equity and a multicultural approach in maternity and health care.

He backed them because they chimed with his politics and became an enormously effective and their best known advocate.

With a long track record as Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA)'s recycling coordinator, and currently serving as director of Environmental Action for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Greene is a well - known advocate for sustainable development.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

After a quick trial, a local court in Beijing convicted urologist Xiao Chuang - Guo on 10 October of assaulting two well - known advocates of academic integrity in China.

On the 11 - member panel are several veterans and six physician - scientists, including a well - known advocate for this controversial theory: Epidemiologist Robert Haley of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Both Pythagoras and Hippocrates were known advocates of cold water therapy in the treatment of various illnesses.

If you know me, you know I advocate for making good choices every day, creating sustainable lifestyle...

For his part, Oz has denied receiving any personal gain for any of the things he has promoted and purports that many of his accusers have their own agendas, which in all likelihood is true (for one, some of doctors who signed the Columbia testimonial have vested ties to GMOs and Oz is a well - known advocate for GMO labeling).

As a known advocate of vouchers, it is understandable why Moe would view polls demonstrating declining support with concern and suspicion.

When asked on Wednesday who is influential and to whom he listens when it comes to education policy, Gov. Scott Walker named a well - known advocate for improving schools for disadvantaged students in Milwaukee.

Although Dr. McGovern's medical specialty was allergies and asthma, he was a known advocate for compassionate, scientifically sound, patient - centered care.

Sams and Bergmann are two of the best known advocates of the technique, and have written numerous excellent books on the subject (to my way of thinking, Aaron and Jon are «flipped classroom rock stars» and I am forever indebted to them!).

He's a known advocate for school choice and previously served -LSB-...]

Executive editor of Carina Press, Harlequin's digital - only press, and veteran of the digital publishing industry, Angela James is a well - known advocate for digital publishing.

Perhaps the best - known advocate of retiring incredibly early in life is Jacob Lund Fisker, creator of the Early Retirement Extreme website and author of a book by the same name.

Lil Olive is a well - known advocate for puppy mill survivors.

Bo Derek is a known advocate for the breed and owns several retired racers.

Anyone who knows us knows we advocate all the time.