Sentences with phrase «time advocate»

For the past 21 years I have spent a lot of time advocating for the powerless and the people without a voice.

I've been a long time advocate of pairing contrasting prints to create a look that is often quirky, fun and in this case chic.

As a long time advocate of student engagement, I totally agree.

The only time we advocate for fasting is at night when you're not hungry.

The maximum amount available for the project is $ 80,000 for a full time advocate.

If, however, your son's coach is fair and positive, maybe your son is having a tough time advocating for himself.

Extended learning time advocates also cite the success of charter schools, many of which have longer school days, in helping low - income and minority students excel.

She is a long - time advocate for animals and volunteers for a local wildlife organization where she helps transport injured wildlife.

But the county executive noted that she has been a long - time advocate of government consolidation.

How the independent beer brand's community manager Kendra Nicholson collects fans — sorry, «brand advocates» — one Tweet at a time

Dick Dadey, a long - time advocate in Albany, wrote in a statement posted to Twitter that he is relieved the charge has been dismissed and grateful to the district attorney's office for its compassion.

As the mother of five young children, one of whom with severe food allergies, Kelly also spends much of her free time advocating for food allergy awareness and improving school nutrition.

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Times advocating for the metzitzah b» peh deal de Blasio made with the Orthodox community.

Hawkins, a long time advocate on a ban on fracking for natural gas, also announced that he will touring fracking sites in Pennsylvania on Thursday.

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

These days, Rittelmeyer spends his work time advocating for people with disabilities who might otherwise lack meaningful access to the legal system.

Today, during a speech about the economy and his jobs plan, President Obama criticized Republicans for spending too much time advocating for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

One of the fundamental mistakes that Mr. Colson makes is his assumption that one can not confront our culture's crumbling moral consensus while at the same time advocating criminal justice reform of the kind I favor.

If we want to live in a «Christian nation» we'd spend more time advocating for charitable spending and combat the percentage of our national income that goes to trusting in horses and chariots (or in our case, drones and bombs).

Ranch is A-OK, too, and in fact, the only time we advocate not using a creamy dressing with iceberg is when it's chopped up finely and dressed Italian pizza joint - style, with plenty of oregano and peperoncini.

And, many times we advocate for a cheaper oil, but use the good stuff here because the fruity taste of extra virgin olive oil really comes through!

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!!!»

He spent considerable time advocating for the expanded program and made it a centerpiece of his 2016 State of the State address.

A long - time advocate who has raised over $ 40,000 for homeless and abused cats through her blog, Glovatsky agrees that rescuing a feline friend is the way to go.

Our purpose is to promote access to justice for all Ontarians, preserve and improve the civil justice system, and advocate for the rights of those who have suffered injury and losses as the result of wrongdoing by others, while at the same time advocating strongly for safety initiatives.

The GRG Support Line is staffed by two part - time advocates trained in advocacy, social work, family law, and government services related to kinship caregiving.

McMahon, a former aide in the administration of former GOP Governor George Pataki, has been a long time advocate of lowering New York's spending and taxes, which are higher than most other states.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, a long time advocate of reform, says changes are not likely to happen until the remaining federal investigations are concluded.

The mother of a chronically ill daughter, Eden spends her free time advocating for chronically ill children and the

New York City health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Times advocating for the metzitzah b «peh deal Mayor Bill de Blasio made with the Orthodox community.

The influential Emissions Gap Report, published by the UN Environment Program each year to track the progress of governments on reducing their carbon emissions, has for the first time advocated for the passive house standard in its 2016 edition.

16 BICYCLE FRIENDLY AMERICA Seth Nesselhuf, QBP's ACE Director, and Gary Sjoquist, QBP's full time advocate, leverage the culture and innovations within QBP to promote cycling outside the company.

«It is however surprising that Michael Gove is showing such interest in the entry requirements for teacher training courses, while at the same time advocating that schools should be free to employ unqualified teachers.

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.

In the post, Feld, a long - time advocate for a «Startup Visa» to allow more international entrepreneurial talent to come to the U.S. to build businesses and create jobs, remarks on just how hard the current administration has fought to keep the program from going into effect.

«A guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, «I can grab a woman anywhere and she likes it,»» Biden, a long - time advocate of women's rights, said.

The former CEO of Montreal - based Imasco Ltd. was a long - time advocate of better corporate governance.

As a long - time advocate of passive investing in low - fee index funds (in fact, he's on his way to win a million - dollar bet on an index fund), Buffett also has some strong opinions on the value of high - fee investment structures like hedge funds and mutual funds.

As a long - time advocate and proponent of the use of user, consumer, and buyer personas, it is important for content marketers to fully grasp the power of personas to help them reach this deep understanding that is a prerequisite for effective content marketing.

In June, the SBC, which had at one time advocated for slavery, elected Rev. Fred Luter, pastor of Franklin Street Baptist Church in New Orleans.

Lonny Shavelson, a Berkeley emergency - room doctor who hasn't practiced medicine for two years — and a long - time advocate of assisted suicide, as author of A Chosen Death — made headlines with the announcement that he is opening a death - doctor practice.

«The HSUS has been a long - time advocate for ending the use of gestation crates, and McDonald's announcement is important and promising,» said Wayne Pacelle, The HSUS» president and CEO.

A liberalisation of contractor laws could provide the federal government with a much - needed win in the Senate, with key independent senator and former building industry tycoon Bob Day a long - time advocate of independent contracting.

Jeff Angel from the Total Environment Centre and Clean Up Australia Day founder Ian Kiernan - both long - time advocates of the scheme - welcomed the announcement.

A new survey launched this week by two long - time advocates of co-sleeping lets co-sleeping families, so often marginalized or misrepresented as radical, irresponsible, or just plain odd, the ability to stand up and be counted.

A long - time advocate of breastfeeding, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a revised policy statement on breastfeeding and the importance of mother's milk.

The La Leche League, a long - time advocate of over-riding cultural pressures in favor of biological imperatives, gave the book a positive review.