Proponents of extreme programming and other agile methodologies describe this activity as an integral part of the software development cycle.

Proponents describe systems biology as a biology-based inter-disciplinary study field that focuses on complex interactions in biological systems, claiming that it uses a new perspective ( holism instead of reduction ).

Proponents note the connection to classical logic ; critics note that such semantics never really describe what a system does ( merely what is true before and afterwards ).

Proponents of legal realism say it is not concerned with what the law should, or " ought to " be, but that legal realism simply seeks to describe what the law is.

Proponents describe it as an open standard, but companies may only use it under a non-disclosure agreement.

Proponents of the plan describe it as the completion of a renovation of Union Square Park that began in the mid-1980s that will improve the park by increasing the amount and quality of playground space, improving the quality and function of the public plaza, rehabilitating the badly deteriorating bandshell structure, improving the working conditions for park employees, and maintaining the " eyes on the street " presence of a restaurant at the heart of the park.

Proponents of feminism, postmodernism, the ecology movement, peace movement, Green politics, green anarchism and anti-globalization movement have used the term to describe very different ideas, all external to some equally ill-defined " mainstream " economics.

Proponents of the Lavender Mafia theory such as D. B. Cozzens describe " a heterosexual exodus from the priesthood ", and claim this is partially because of unrestrained gay subcultures in some seminaries, which puts potential heterosexual seminarians off from joining the priesthood.

Proponents of abortion rights on the one hand and the right-to-life on the other both decry what they describe as " myths " regarding this procedure that have passed into mainstream American debate on the issue.

Proponents of psychedelic therapy also believe psychedelics enhance or unlock key psychoanalytic abilities, and so make it easier for conventional psychotherapy to take place.

Proponents of RFT often indicate the failure to establish a vigorous experimental program in language and cognition as the key reason why behavior analysis fell out of the mainstream of psychology despite its many contributions, and argue that RFT might provide a way forward.

Proponents of single elements tend to ensure predominance of that element without determining if it is justified, and the element with the most enthusiastic and vociferous proponents has assumed the greatest importance.

Proponents hold that concept begins with the premise that when an unmarried woman becomes pregnant, she has the option of abortion, adoption, or parenthood ; and argues, in the context of legally recognized gender equality, that in the earliest stages of pregnancy the putative ( alleged ) father should have the same human rights to relinquish all future parental rights and financial responsibility — leaving the informed mother with the same three options.

Proponents of the concept argue that anti-Zionism, anti-Americanism, anti-globalization, third worldism, and demonization of Israel, or double standards applied to its conduct, may be linked to antisemitism, or constitute disguised antisemitism.

Proponents of the new antisemitism concept, he writes, see an organizing principle that allows them to formulate a new concept, but it is only in terms of this concept that many of the examples cited in evidence of it count as examples in the first place.

Proponents use the latter most often as a point of comparison as the concept of " Turkic " is not a true racial or ethnic description but more of a linguistic and cultural distinction.

Proponents of Albert Ellis ' Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy cite a construct or concept they call low frustration tolerance, or " short-term hedonism " in order to partly explain behaviors like procrastination and certain other apparently paradoxical or self-defeating behavior.

Proponents claim that the concept is derived from the philosophical structure contained in the Declaration of Independence and assertion that it was the Declaration that created the nation, the Constitution creating only the federal government.

Proponents laud this concept as the only means by which researchers from one culture can examine and explain behaviors in another.

Proponents of the concept have described sufferers as repeatedly and compulsively attempting to escape emotional or physical discomfort by using ritualized, sexualized behaviors such as masturbation, pornography, including obsessive thoughts.

Proponents of intelligent design argue to the public that their concept does not posit the identity of the designer as part of this effort.

Proponents ( especially of majoritarianism ) deny these accusations, and argue that any faults in Athenian democracy were because the franchise was quite limited ( only male citizens could vote — women, slaves and non-citizens were excluded ).

Proponents of repeal argue that the clause is a bigoted anachronism ; Cardinal Winning, who was leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, called the act an " insult " to Catholics.

Proponents argued that the name Dominion Day was a holdover from the colonial era, an argument given some impetus by the patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982, and others asserted that an alternative was needed as the term does not translate well into French.

Proponents of a formalized leadership and succession suggest that Clement succeeded Pantaenus as leader of the school, and was succeeded himself by Origen.

Proponents of preterism sometimes argue that this position was the original eschatological understanding of the Early Christian church, a claim contested by historicists and futurists.

Proponents of cultural transmission have looked for links between Iron Age Celtic, Greek and Vedic philosophy and religion, some even suggesting that belief in reincarnation was present in Proto-Indo-European religion.

Proponents of continuity cite a variety of contributory factors: it is argued that it was Lenin, rather than Stalin, whose civil war measures introduced the Red Terror with its hostage taking and internment camps, that it was Lenin who developed the infamous Article 58, and who established the autocratic system within the Communist Party.

Proponents of this theory also claim that Alfred the Great was a descendant of Shem because he claimed to descend from Sceafa, a marooned man who came to Britain on a boat after a flood.

Proponents of this account point to Rwanda as an example since the Tutsi / Hutu distinction was codified by the Belgian colonial power in the 1930s on the basis of cattle ownership, physical measurements and church records.

Proponents of the Treaty claimed it was a utilitarian adjustment to cumbersome EU governing mechanisms and a required streamlining of the decision-making process, necessary to facilitate enlargement of the EU into Central and Eastern Europe.

Proponents differed in the extent to which enlargement may have proceeded without the Treaty, some claimed that the very future of the Union's growth — if not existence — was at stake, while others said that enlargement could have legally proceeded — albeit at a slower pace — without it.

Proponents point to the fact that the Mongol court was frequented by Russian princes, notably Yaroslavl's Feodor the Black, who boasted his own ulus near Sarai, and Novgorod's Alexander Nevsky, the sworn brother ( or anda ) of Batu's successor Sartaq Khan.

* Prophetic predictions: Proponents believe that Herbert Armstrong was inspired by God and had the gift to understand prophecy.

Proponents of this new phase in archaeology claimed that with the rigorous use of the scientific method it was possible to get past the limits of the archaeological record and learn something about how the people who used the artifacts lived.

Proponents, such as Mundell and Laffer, point to the dramatic rise in the stock market as a sign that the tax overhaul was effective, although they note that the hike in capital gains may be more trouble than it was worth.

Proponents of New Thought countered that the world was more benign and individuals had the agency to improve their lives and health through positive thoughts.

Proponents of this theory point to The Contention, where only seven lines are retained, with the argument being that the rest of the speech was cut from performance.

Proponents of the Directive claimed its purpose was to clarify the meaning of Article 52, by consolidating existing EPO practice.

Proponents of the Palmer Method emphasized its plainness and speed, that it was much faster than the laborious Spencerian Method, and allowed the writer to effectively compete with the typewriter.

Proponents of the Documentary hypothesis suggest that Genesis 1 was a litany from the Priestly source ( possibly from an early Jewish liturgy ) while Genesis 2 was assembled from older Jahwist material, holding that for both stories to be a single account, Adam would have named all the animals, and God would have created Eve from his rib as a suitable mate, all within a single 24 hour period.