Advocates of ontological innocence see in the grammatical plural simply another way to refer to exactly the same things that the singular form commits us to.

After residing in Leipzig for a time, he returned to Edinburgh where in January 1757 he succeeded David Hume as librarian to the Faculty of Advocates ( see Advocates ' Library ), but soon relinquished this office on becoming tutor in the family of the Earl of Bute.

Advocates of this system see this as one of its advantages.

Advocates like Douglas Bruce see the experience of Colorado as an example of the positive effects of tax decreases.

Advocates see these plans as a way to reduce student default rates on their loans and make loan payments affordable, while opponents believe they will be used to justify significant tuition fee increases.

Advocates wanted to see affirmative help for crime victims to be at least as extensive as that provided to the offenders, and for victims to receive compensation from offenders whenever this was practicable.

Advocates tend to see this point as less of a flaw and more of a challenge.

Advocates also point out that in Genesis 4: 1-2 it is mentioned only once that Adam " knew " his wife, yet twice it is mentioned that she " bare " sons ( see, heteropaternal superfecundation ).

Advocates of the Chagossians ( see links below ) claim that the number of Chagossian residents on Diego Garcia was deliberately under-counted in order to play down the scale of the proposed depopulation.

* Advocates a " no punting " strategy on 4th down plays, as well as going for a two-point conversion when trailing by one in the final seconds of a game, citing the higher expected value of a successful conversion vs. turning the ball over to the opponent, and bemoaning coaches who do not take the risk.

Advocates of free-market socialism, such as Jaroslav Vanek, argue that genuine free markets are not possible under conditions of private ownership over productive property because the class differences and inequalities in income and power that ensue from this arrangement enable interests of the dominant class to skew the market to their favor, either in the form of monopoly and market power, or by utilizing their wealth and resources to pass government regulations and policies that benefit their specific business interests.

Advocates of Keynesian economics argue that private sector decisions sometimes lead to inefficient macroeconomic outcomes which require active policy responses by the public sector, particularly monetary policy actions by the central bank and fiscal policy actions by the government to stabilize output over the business cycle.

Advocates point to the costs of emergency measures such as burning over one million cows suspected of having foot-and-mouth disease in the UK, smoke from which they calculated ( based on dioxin levels ) was to be expected to kill several hundred Britons from cancers in this generation.

Advocates of the imperial system also drew upon a tradition of westward expansion over the course of the previous century.

Advocates for the Virginia Pep Band, including some in the Cavalier Daily editorial section, claim that there is strong student support for the organization and that the administration of the University of Virginia and its Athletics Department are exerting more control over something that was historically student-run.

Sir Orfeo is preserved in three manuscripts: the oldest, Advocates 19. 2. 1, known as the Auchinleck MS. is dated at about 1330 ; Harley 3810, is from about the beginning of the fifteenth century ; and Ashmole 61, compiled over the course of several years, the portion of the MS. containing Sir Orfeo dating around 1488.

David Gernhard of Liberty Advocates argues that " By creating man in His image, God gave every person control over their own faculties, and since individuals are not superior or inferior to one another, property rights independent of others are part of the order of creation.

Advocates claim that over 100 million people in 1, 500 cities celebrate International Car-Free Day, though on days and in ways of their choice.

Advocates of this system of property recording argue that a property system which is inherently contingent provides a stronger guarantee of private property rights over the long run than a registration system which provides assurance of one's rights to private property.

Advocates of U. S. unilateralism argue that other countries should not have " veto power " over matters of U. S. national security.

Advocates tout this over what was previously the sole alternative, i. e., full immersion.

The largest AFCG beneficiary by far is Child Advocates of Indianapolis, Indiana, a CASA affiliate — from 2001 through 2004, the organization received donations each year of between $ 194, 000 – $ 290, 000, with a four-year total of nearly $ 950, 000 ( over a third of AFCG's total contributions during those years ).

Advocates of the more extreme view of the Moscow Patriarchate became increasingly strident in the 1970s, at a time when ROCOR was increasingly isolating itself from much of the rest of the Orthodox Church due to concerns over the direction of Orthodox involvement in the Ecumenical Movement.

A comprehensive range of materials has been built up over the last three hundred years, and a modern library management system utilising the latest technology, ensure that the Advocates Library is able to meet the increasingly complex needs of members of the Faculty of Advocates.

Advocates of voting rights legislation claim that Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 ( the District Clause ), which grants Congress " exclusive " legislative authority over the District, also allows the Congress to pass legislation that would grant D. C. voting representation in the Congress.

Advocates allege the existence of other evidence supports the theory, namely that the scalp wounds were tri-lobed and paired consistent with marks left by talons, the feathers are similar to those found on the feet of owls, cedar needles were found on her hands and body indicating she had fallen over outside shortly before entering the house, that Kathleen's blood had splattered up the staircase rather than down, that Kathleen's footprints in her own blood indicated that she was already bleeding before she reached the foot of the stairs and that two drops of Kathleen's blood were found outside the house on the front walkway along with a finger smear on the front door consistent with her pushing the door shut.

Advocates of father's rights and members of the men's movement often argue that the valuing of maternal over paternal rights in many Western nations is an example of sexual discrimination.

Advocates for wheat, corn and sugar growers have succeeded in their attempts to lobby for regulatory intervention encouraging adoption of ethanol, stimulating debate over who the major beneficiaries of increased use of ethanol would be.

Advocates of the moral influence over the centuries have ranged from those who fully affirm the Orthodox doctrine of the Trinity and the fully divine nature of Jesus Christ, to those who claim that Jesus was fully human and not deity.

Advocates of central bank independence argue that a central bank which is too susceptible to political direction or pressure may encourage economic cycles (" boom and bust "), as politicians may be tempted to boost economic activity in advance of an election, to the detriment of the long-term health of the economy and the country.

Advocates of economic planning have sometimes been staunch critics of command economies and centralized planning.

Advocates for regional planning such as new urbanist Peter Calthorpe, promote the approach because it can address region-wide environmental, social, and economic issues which may necessarily require a regional focus.

Advocates of this point to growing globalization, particularly with international economic interaction.

Advocates of limited government, in the form laissez faire ( little or no government role in the economy ) follow from the 19th century philosophical tradition classical liberalism, and are particularly associated with the mainstream economic schools of classical economics ( through the 1870s ) and neoclassical economics ( from the 1870s onwards ), and with the heterodox Austrian school.

Advocates of a laissez-faire economic policy are quick to assert ( barring private criminal conduct ) that a coercive monopoly can only come about through government intervention, and defend these situations as non-coercive monopolies in which government should not intervene.

Advocates of trade justice argue that growing inequity and serious gaps in social justice, and the global export of terrorism, are symptoms of an economic system that permits harms to be exported to other countries, while importing their goods.

Advocates of Pan-Africanism – i. e. “ Pan-Africans ” or “ Pan-Africanists ”-often champion socialist principles and tend to be opposed to external political and economic involvement on the continent.

Advocates of soft balancing have proposed a number of mechanisms through which states engage in this form of balancing, including diplomacy, diplomatic coalitions, international institutions and agreements, statecraft mechanisms such as territorial denial, as well as economic initiatives and multilateral and regional economic endeavours that exclude the superpower in the process.

Advocates of a " culture of life " argue that a " culture of death " results in political, economic, or eugenic murder.

Advocates of totalitarianism feed on resentment, Scruton argues, and having seized power they proceed to abolish institutions — such as the law, property, and religion — that create authorities.

Advocates of such institutions claim they are able to provide better care at lower cost due to higher efficiency.