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- verb Present participle of
advocate .
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When the President, who had begun his term advocating the rights of gays in the military, came around to supporting the Defense of Marriage Act, which barred federal recognition for gay and lesbian unions, Dole was wide-eyed.
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When the President, who had begun his term advocating the rights of gays in the military, came around to supporting the Defense of Marriage Act, which barred federal recognition for gay and lesbian unions, Dole was wide-eyed.
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When the President, who had begun his term advocating the rights of gays in the military, came around to supporting the Defense of Marriage Act, which barred federal recognition for gay and lesbian unions, Dole was wide-eyed.
06/07/2007 2007
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What they have probably shown, Bill, is that caffeine may have a role in what they call advocating cancer cells, meaning that if you already have cancer, there's a possibility, looking at some long-term studies, that caffeine may actually stimulate those cells to go a little bit more than they otherwise would have.
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There is no sense in advocating a totally unregulated market, nor is there any sense in continuing trickle down Reaganomics.
Think Progress » Kansas Attorney General Refuses To Sue Federal Government Over Health Care Reform 2010
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Lieberman was active in advocating it all the way up to three months before he was against it.
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What you should be advocating is Stanford's resignation. john
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Beauprez took unprecedented steps in advocating with House leadership for passage of the bill introduced by his colleague from across the aisle.
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Are you going to be honest in advocating for fiscal restraint, as Goldwater might or Ron Paul does, or are you just going to shout about Obama's spending after endorsing the reckless spending that occurred from 2001 to 2008?
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I think the MCG and Collections Trust could both have a role to play in advocating more agile models to those who write and fund project bids.
A call for agile museum projects (a lunchtime manifesto) Mia 2009
Kristianto2010 commented on the word advocating
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. Acts 17:18
January 24, 2011