Proponents prefer " America the Beautiful " for various reasons, saying it is easier to sing, more melodic, and more adaptable to new orchestrations while still remaining as easily recognizable as " The Star-Spangled Banner.

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

Proponents of various incarnations of this approach include Anthony Kenny, Józef Maria Bocheński, Peter King, Thomas Williams or David Oderberg.

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 naked credit default swaps say that short selling in various forms, whether credit default swaps, options or futures, has the beneficial effect of increasing liquidity in the marketplace.

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 of competing paradigms have different ideas about the importance of solving various scientific problems, and about the standards that a solution should satisfy.

Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, Proponents of anarchism, known as " anarchists ", advocate stateless societies based on non-hierarchical voluntary associations.

Proponents of the social model, understandably, are generally aware of this dilemma and have a great respect for deaf cultural views.

Proponents of the Chicago school of economics are generally suspicious ( and critical ) of government intervention in the economy, including anti-trust laws and competition policies.

Proponents argue that this method is easily understood by the general populace, which is generally familiar with the sporting equivalent.

Proponents of U. S. unilateralism generally believe that a multilateral institution, such as the United Nations, is morally suspect because, they argue, it treats non-democratic, and even despotic, regimes as being as legitimate as democratic countries.

Proponents of zombie arguments generally accept that p-zombies are not physically possible, while opponents necessarily deny that they are even logically possible.

Proponents of the theory generally argue that since unwanted children are more likely to become criminals and that an inverse correlation is observed between the availability of abortion and subsequent crime.

Proponents of environmental justice generally view the environment as encompassing " where we live, work, and play " ( some definitions also include ' pray ' and ' learn ') and seek to redress inequitable distributions of environmental burdens ( such as pollution, industrial facilities, and crime ).

Proponents claim this practice is not only safe, but enhances health and well-being, including strengthening the immune system, enhancing concentration, reducing stress, increasing energy and alertness, lessening the effects of hangovers, headaches, and sinus problems, and generally relaxing the body.

Proponents of retro-bolting generally cite safety and enjoyment of climbs by all as their major motivations.

Proponents of biblical inerrancy generally do not teach that the Bible was dictated directly by God, but that God used the " distinctive personalities and literary styles of the writers " of scripture and that God's inspiration guided them to flawlessly project his message through their own language and personality.

Proponents assert that numbers larger than this generally require more restrictive rules, laws, and enforced norms to maintain a stable, cohesive group.

Proponents of drug decriminalization generally support the use of fines or other punishment to replace prison terms, and often propose systems whereby illegal drug users who are caught would be fined, but would not receive a permanent criminal record as a result.

Proponents of PAS and others agree that using the designation of syndrome may be inappropriate as it implies more scientific legitimacy than it currently deserves.

Proponents of a binational solution to the conflict advocate either a single state in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, or a single state in Israel and the West Bank, with citizenship and equal rights in the combined entity for all inhabitants of all three territories, without regard to ethnicity or religion.

Proponents of the adversarial system often argue that the system is more fair and less prone to abuse than the inquisitional approach, because it allows less room for the state to be biased against the defendant.

Proponents claim that this approach results in a more realistic action than possible with air or magnetic type machines.

Proponents of this approach point to the rise of neo-conservative economic policies in Canada and the associated reduction in welfare state expenditure ( particularly in the provinces ) from the 1980s onwards as the cause of degradation in the system.

Proponents of both kinds of democracy argue that their particular approach is the best one for the citizens of their respective countries.

Proponents of exploratory engineering contend that it is an appropriate initial approach to such problems.

Proponents of this nutritional approach have published books

Proponents of the Flexible Specialization approach ( also known as the neo-Smithian approach ) to post-Fordism believe that fundamental changes in the international economy, especially in the early 1970s, forced firms to switch from mass production to a new tactic known as Flexible Specialization.

Proponents of this approach are e. g. Carol Giambalvo, Janja Lalich, David Clark

Proponents of reform argue that a more likely result of following the current Clean Air Act is the continued ' muddling along ' approach to environmental legislation, with most important decisions made in courts on a case by case basis after many years of litigation.

Proponents of each approach have sought to improve them as well as apply them for small, medium and large gains.

Proponents of New Archaeology advocated using processual methods to test hypotheses about the interaction between culture and biology, or a biocultural approach.

This abstract approach to assimilation derives, ultimately, from the conviction-as naive as it is chauvinistic-that America is an exceptional country, one not rooted in blood, soil, and kinship, but a nation “ dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal .” Proponents of this are quick to label the more old-fashioned view, that the nation is a metaphorical extended family, as bigotry, but no amount of repetition or rhetorical extravagance can disguise the dangerous logic that is at work.

Proponents of that interpretation acknowledge that, " The natural response to this approach is to say that ... any equality-based reading of the clause is redundant because the Equal Protection Clause provides the necessary ground and more.

Proponents of this approach strongly affirm the classical liberal ideas of non-aggression and free markets, while maintaining that, taken to their logical conclusions, these ideas support strongly anti-corporatist, anti-hierarchical, pro-labor positions in economics, anti-imperialism in foreign policy, and thoroughly liberal or radical views regarding such cultural issues as gender, sexuality, and race.

Proponents include Ralph-Johan Back, who originated the approach in his 1978 PhD thesis On the Correctness of Refinement Steps in Program Development, and Carroll Morgan, especially with his book Programming from Specifications ( Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, 1994, ISBN 0-13-123274-6 ).

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 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 of this position believe that the presence of believers during the tribulation is necessary for a final evangelistic effort during a time when external conditions will combine with the Gospel message to bring great numbers of converts into the Church in time for the beginning of the Millennium.

Proponents of this idea argue either that such diversity is valuable in itself, to preserve human historical heritage and knowledge, or instrumentally valuable because it makes available more ways of solving problems and responding to catastrophes, natural or otherwise.

Proponents argue that the First Cause is exempt from having a cause, while opponents argue that this is special pleading or otherwise untrue.

Proponents argue that the inter-rater reliability of DSM diagnoses ( via a specialized Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV ( SCID ) rather than usual psychiatric assessment ) is reasonable, and that there is good evidence of distinct patterns of mental, behavioral or neurological dysfunction to which the DSM disorders correspond well.

Proponents of the French bow argue that it is more maneuverable, due to the angle at which the player holds the bow.

Proponents of the use of German bow claim that the German bow is easier to use for heavy strokes that require a lot of power.

Proponents of moral science like Ronald A. Lindsay have counter-argued that their way of understanding " morality " as a practical enterprise is the way we ought to have understood it in the first place.

Proponents of a voucher system are encouraged by private school sector growth as it is their view that private schools are typically more efficient at achieving results at a much lower per pupil cost when compared to public schools.

Proponents include Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne, an Irish philosopher who advanced a theory he called immaterialism, later referred to as " subjective idealism ", contending that individuals can only know sensations and ideas of objects directly, not abstractions such as " matter ", and that ideas also depend upon being perceived for their very existence-esse est percipi ; " to be is to be perceived ".

Proponents of the Post Modern style attacked the Modernism with clever statements such as " less is a bore " and with captivating images such as Crown Hall sinking in Lake Michigan.

Proponents argue that a basic income that is based on a broad tax base, would be more economically efficient, as the minimum wage effectively imposes a high marginal tax on employers, causing losses in efficiency.

Proponents argue that it is true either because reflection upon human psychology reveals as much or that it is empirically supported.

Proponents of the view that differences in IQ test scores between blacks and whites are ( primarily or largely ) genetically determined state that criticism of these views is based on political correctness.

Proponents of unpasteurized milk make the argument that if milk is obtained from humanely raised cows that are grass fed and handled hygienically, then there is little problem with disease.

Proponents of non-pasteurized raw milk credit it with having more beneficial bacteria and enzymes than its processed counterpart ; however, raw milk is far more likely to contain harmful microbial contaminants, and pasteurization is the only effective way of killing most pathogenic bacteria ..