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 the term " East Turkestan " argue that the name Xinjiang (; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang ) is arrogant, because if the individual Chinese characters are to be taken literally and not as a proper name, then Xinjiang means " New Territory ".

Proponents of baby sign language say that this gap between desire to communicate and ability often leads to frustration and tantrums .< ref name = frustration > Garcia, Joseph.

Proponents of market timing counter that market timing is just another name for trading.

Proponents of this theory fail to identify a specific member of the family after whom the settlement would have been named ; for instance, according to Sarris, the placename is derived " from a Byzantine family name by some Kamateros ".

* Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Proponents and Critics of Appeasement

Proponents of the Lake Powell theory equate this Culhuacán with the ancient home of the Anasazi at Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park.

Proponents for this move cited Gross National Happiness as a reason to improve living standards through relocation.

Proponents for popular election noted that ten states already had non-binding primaries for Senate candidates, in which the candidates would be voted on by the public, effectively serving as advisory referenda instructing state legislatures how to vote ; reformers campaigned for more states to introduce a similar method.

Proponents for the court decision emphasize that the testimony established that Mauchly definitely had complete access to Atanasoff's machine and the documents describing it.

Proponents of Nordic theory further argued that Nordic peoples had developed innate toughness and determination due to the harsh, challenging climate in which they evolved.

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

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 argue that Ney had Masonic ties, including to the Duke of Wellington, who helped him fake his execution and flee abroad.

Proponents had set a goal of 1. 2 million to provide a buffer in case of invalid signatures.

Proponents of such plans argued that with the schools integrated, minority students would have equal access to equipment, facilities and resources that the cities ' white students had, thus giving all students in the city equal educational opportunities.

Proponents say the Contract was revolutionary in its commitment to offering specific legislation for a vote, describing in detail the precise plan of the Congressional Representatives, and marked the first time since 1918 that a Congressional election had been run broadly on a national level.

Proponents of the perceived, distinctive Pauline form of Christianity, include Marcion of Sinope, the 2nd century theologian and excommunicated heresiarch, who asserted that Paul was the only apostle who had rightly understood the new message of salvation as delivered by Jesus Christ.

Proponents of the Lost Cause movement also condemned the Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, claiming that it had been a deliberate attempt by Northern politicians and speculators to destroy the traditional Southern way of life.

Proponents of internal improvements, such as the development of roads and bridges, argued that the federal government had an obligation to harmonize the nation ’ s diverse, and often conflicting, sectional interests into an “ American System .” Jackson ’ s decision was heavily influenced by his Vice President Martin Van Buren.

Proponents point to the fact that all humanity was impure and therefore incapable of " breeding " a " pure " Son of God as the reason Christ had to be born of a virgin.

Proponents of the Constitution, including President Chirac, claimed that France's standing in Europe had been considerably weakened.

Proponents of Pauline authorship argue that he had theological grounds for rejecting the Pastorals, namely their teaching about the goodness of creation ( cf.

Proponents had hoped that, by avoiding invoking creation by a specific supernatural entity, ( such as that employed by creation science ), intelligent design would be considered scientific and not violate the establishment clause of the US constitution.

Proponents of this interpretation have also used a text referring to " high poles covered with copper plates " to argue this but Dr. Bolko Stern has written in detail explaining why the copper covered tops of poles ( which were lower than the associated pylons ) do not relate to electricity or lightning, pointing out that no evidence of anything used to manipulate electricity had been found in Egypt and that this was not a technical installation.

Proponents for restoration of the buildings cited that inappropriate alterations to the original design had created some of the problems and that proper maintenance had been deferred as well, making the problems seem much greater, but that remedial action was feasible.

Proponents of this view sometimes point to examples of life's actions in the past that have resulted in dramatic change rather than stable equilibrium, such as the conversion of the Earth's atmosphere from a reducing environment to an oxygen-rich one.

Proponents of this view sometimes point to examples of life's actions in the past that have resulted in dramatic change rather than stable equilibrium, such as the conversion of the Earth's atmosphere from a reducing environment to an oxygen-rich one.

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 are sometimes seen as " anti-growth " and " anti-property rights.

Proponents of virtue theory sometimes respond to this objection by arguing that a central feature of a virtue is its universal applicability.

Proponents of the sovereignty movement sometimes suggest that many people in Quebec feel " bad " for believing the constitutional promises that the federal government and Pierre Trudeau made just before the 1980 Quebec referendum.

Proponents of this view are sometimes described as Christian Darwinists.

Proponents of peripatric speciation contend that small population size in the peripheral isolate ( sometimes referred to as a " splinter population ") increases genetic drift, which can be a more powerful force than natural selection in small populations.

Proponents of the forgery thesis have quite differing arguments, which are sometimes contradictory.

Proponents of the Ascended Masters sometimes attempt to account for these discrepancies by claiming that when the Theosophical Society ( TS ) was founded most of the Theosophical Mahatmas were still “ unascended Masters .” This leaves room to detach the Ascended Masters from the limitations.

Proponents of the Act argue that UMRA is needed to limit legislation that imposes obligations on SLTGs and that creates higher costs and less efficiency, while opponents argue that sometimes federal unfunded mandates are necessary in order to achieve a national goal that was not voluntarily being furthered by SLTGs.

Proponents also call for the use of chelation therapy, sometimes even using a chemical such as EDTA to provoke spuriously high urine levels of heavy metals so tests give inaccurate readings.

Proponents of this idea, also known as the barefoot horse movement, argue that with proper care, horses may never need shoes at any time once they have been properly transitioned.

Proponents of a companionship with Jesus argue that it would have been unthinkable for an unmarried, adult male Jew to travel about teaching as a rabbi.

Proponents of this hypothesis have buttressed their case with linguistic, literary and archaeological interpretations, though such views have been called " archaeologically unsupportable ".

Proponents counter that it may have been possible for life to survive in these ways:

Proponents of the extraterrestrial hypothesis suggest that these unexplained reports are of alien spacecraft, though various other hypotheses have been proposed.

Proponents of the iatrogenic position suggest a small number of clinicians diagnosing a disproportionate number of cases would provide evidence for their position though it has also been claimed that higher rates of diagnosis in specific countries like the United States, may be due to greater awareness of DID.

Proponents of process philosophy include Charles Hartshorne and Nicholas Rescher, and his ideas have been taken up by French philosophers Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Gilles Deleuze.

Proponents additionally claim that studies have shown that injured cells will emit a higher biophoton rate than normal cells and that organisms with illnesses will likewise emit a brighter light, which has been interpreted as implying a sort of distress signal.

Proponents of the measure say that SOX has been a " godsend " for improving the confidence of fund managers and other investors with regard to the veracity of corporate financial statements.

Proponents of this doctrine distinguish between an action and the consequences of an action, and suggest that after God has regenerated someone, the person's will has been changed, that " old things pass away " and " all things are become new ", as it is written in the Bible, and he or she will therefore persevere in the faith.

Proponents of the singular " they " argue that the word has been used in the singular continuously since the Middle Ages, and cite its use by a number of prominent authors, including Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, and Jane Austen.

Proponents of the measure contend that only dangerous cults have been listed as such, and state secularism ensures religious freedom in France.

Proponents of such methods point to the simplicity of their models as a means to expressive clarity ; critics counter that the problem of semantics has just been delayed ( who defines the semantics of the simpler model?

Proponents of such systems argue that the results have greater mathematical certainty than human-produced proofs, since all the tedious details have been algorithmically verified.

Proponents of the Tayside beavers argue that they have not been proven to be of " wrong " genetic stock and there is scientific evidence to support that they may represent a rather ideal mix of western European populations, since any single relict population in western Europe is relatively genetically depauperate.

Proponents of the change say that it simply provides clarification and recognizes what has always been common usage, but the issue remains controversial.

Proponents of Afrocentrism support the claim that the contributions of various African people have been downplayed or discredited as part of the legacy of colonialism and slavery's pathology of " writing Africans out of history " Critics of Afrocentricity accuse it of pseudo-history, reactionary and therapy.

Proponents of this view, such as B. F. Skinner, often made parallels to previous pseudoscientific theories ( such as that of the four humours, the phlogiston theory of combustion, and the vital force theory of life ) that have all been successfully eliminated in attempting to establish their thesis about the nature of the mental.

Proponents of scramjet technology often cite such a vehicle as being a possible application of that type of engine, however pure rocket and subsonic combustion jet designs have also been proposed and may be easier to design and build.

Proponents of the hypothesis claim similarities between the early Harappan script, which has not been deciphered, and early Proto-Elamite script.

Proponents of the aquatic ape hypothesis believe that part of human evolution includes some aquatic adaptation, which has been said to explain human hairlessness, bipedalism, increased subcutaneous fat, descended larynx, vernix caseosa, a hooded nose and various other physiological and anatomical changes.

Proponents point to subducted slabs in the mantle which are still relatively cool, which they regard as evidence that they have not been there for millions of years of temperature equilibration.

Proponents claim it has been used throughout American history and is especially relevant in the present as it relates to unconventional war tactics and weapons of mass destruction.