Supporters of the Sandinistas see their era as characterized by the creation and implementation of successful social programs which were free and made widely available to the entire nation.

Supporters, however, argued that this was not the case since the proposal explained in several locations ( pages 11, 14, 24, 25 ) that there should be no extension to the existing scope of patentability for computer programs and that pure business methods implemented in software would not be patentable.

Supporters of the latter interpretation point to the similar terms " half-orcs " and " goblin-men ", appearing in the same book ( chiefly in the second volume, " The Two Towers "), and " Orc-men " and " Man-orcs ", appearing in later writings ( published in " Morgoth's Ring ") — all applied to the products of Sauron and Saruman's Orc-Man breeding programs.

Supporters of the system say that college athletes can always make use of the education they earn as students if their athletic career doesn't pan out, and that allowing universities to pay college athletes would rapidly lead to deterioration of the already-marginal academic focus of college athletics programs.

Supporters of Proposition 209 contended that existing affirmative action programs led public employers and universities to reject applicants based on their race, and that Proposition 209 would " restore and recreate the historic Civil Rights Act.

Supporters of the bill seek to protect the programs assisting Native Hawaiians, such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Kamehameha Schools, as well as health-care and housing for the Hawaiian population.

Supporters of these programs believe that many factors contribute to wellness: living in a clean environment, eating organic food, regularly engaging in physical exercise, balance in career ; family ; and relationships, and developing religious faith.

Supporters, however, suggest that his wide participation in Puerto Rico's religious life, community activities, and continued contact with students in schools and universities, as well as his weekly radio programs in Spanish and English over the years ( his WOSO Radio Speakout program ran for more than nine years ) has kept him accessible and in contact with ordinary people's concerns.

Supporters of the Continuity IRA leadership claim that this resulted from an internal disagreement, which although brought to a conclusion, was followed by some people leaving the organisation anyway.

Supporters of this view claim that spontaneous order is superior to any order that does not allow individuals to make their own choices of what to produce, what to buy, what to sell, and at what prices, due to the number and complexity of the factors involved.

Supporters of the Judeo-Christian concept point to the Christian claim that Christianity is the heir to Biblical Judaism, and that the whole logic of Christianity as a religion is that it exists ( only ) as a religion built upon Judaism.

Supporters of the minimum wage claim it has these effects:

Supporters of molecular nanotechnology frequently claim that no significant errors have been discovered in Nanosystems since 1992.

Supporters claim that Clean Elections matching funds are so effective at leveling the playing field in Arizona that during the first full year of its implementation, disproportionate funding between candidates was a factor in only 2 % of the races.

Supporters of fox hunting claim that the number of foxes killed has increased since the ban, that hunts have reported an increase in membership and that around 320, 000 people ( their highest recorded number ) turned up to fox hunts on Boxing Day 2006.

Supporters of the claim have pointed to Book IV as providing its strongest evidence, as when the narrator asks “ You mean to see we have been hadding a sound night ’ s sleep ?”, and later concludes that what has gone before has been “ a long, very long, a dark, very dark [...] scarce endurable [...] night .” Tindall refers to Book IV as " a chapter of resurrection and waking up ", and McHugh finds that the chapter contains " particular awareness of events going on offstage, connected with the arrival of dawn and the waking process which terminates the sleeping process of Wake.

Supporters of the caloric theory readily pointed to the symmetry of the Peltier-Seebeck effect to claim that heat and current were convertible, at least approximately, by a reversible process.

Supporters of this principle claim that this allows more universality and creates an incentive to find elegant, deceptively simple-looking problems which nevertheless require a certain level of ingenuity.

Supporters of polygonal rifling also claim higher velocities and greater accuracy.

Supporters of Trotsky sometimes claim that this ban was intended to be temporary.

Supporters claim that the forced integration has fostered more diversity and better learning environments.

Supporters of SPEWS often point to the claim that SPEWS " blocks " email from sites as a misconception.

Supporters of Trujillo claim that he reorganized both the state and the economy, and left vast infrastructure to the country.

Supporters of Speer, such as Fest, claim Speer felt personal guilt about the Nazi genocide, and that he spent his remaining years trying to justify both to himself and the public why he had let himself be deceived.

Supporters of the Argentine claim have used several different names, none of which are accepted by the islanders themselves –

Supporters of “ tort reform " claim that the popular perception of the case was materially accurate, claim that the vast majority of judges who consider similar cases dismiss them before they get to a jury, and argue that McDonald's refusal to offer more than an $ 800 settlement for the $ 10, 500 in medical bills reflects the meritless nature of the suit based on the fact that Liebeck spilled the coffee on herself rather than any wrongdoing on the company's part.

Supporters of this sort of private freedom of association claim that the right to join a union incorporates a right not to join a union.

Supporters claim that he had to rule with an iron hand because the country was becoming unstable due to the civil war.

Supporters of Lindbergh's views would claim that Lindbergh did not support Adolf Hitler, and that pictures of him appearing to do the Nazi salute were actually pictures of him using the Bellamy salute.

Supporters of white separatism claim that describing white separatists as white supremacist is a smear.

Supporters claim it drives technological advances and contributes to material well-being.

Supporters believe that by the late 20th century those they characterized as " ruling elites " sought to harness the expansion of world markets for their own interests ; this combination of the Bretton Woods institutions, states, and multinational corporations has been called " globalization " or " globalization from above.

Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate and respond to selective pressures.

" Supporters of meritocracies do not necessarily agree on the nature of " merit ", however they tend to agree that " merit " itself should be a primary consideration during evaluation.

Supporters contend that her popular votes were not counted because of gender discrimination and prejudice ; critics contend the votes were not counted because they had other legal defects besides gender.

Supporters of private price rationing over waiting time rationing, such as The Atlantic columnist Megan McArdle, argue time rationing leaves patients worse off since their time ( measured as an opportunity cost ) is worth much more than the price they would pay.

Supporters say that watching all Internet traffic is important, because by knowing everything that everyone is reading and writing, they can identify terrorists and criminals, and protect society from them.

Supporters of a Palestinian right of return argue that refugees, displaced persons, and all their descendants have a right to return and a right to property they left or were forced to leave in what is now Israel and the Palestinian territories ( formerly part of the British Mandate of Palestine ) as result of the 1948 Arab – Israeli War and the 1967 Six-Day war.

Supporters for sewers threatened the village with legal action if they did not proceed with construction based on the will of the people determined by referendum.

Supporters of the books ' removal characterized them as " pornography " and expressed concern that they would be read by children.

# Anti-dumping legislation Supporters of anti-dumping laws argue that they prevent " dumping " of cheaper foreign goods that would cause local firms to close down.

Supporters of the law argued that such probationary arrangements are not unusual in Western countries and that the current system in France discourages employers from hiring people whom they may be unable to fire if they prove unsuitable for the job.

Supporters argue that speed dating saves time, as most people quickly decide if they are romantically compatible, and first impressions are often permanent.

Supporters of the campaign have argued that the action brought to an end the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo's Albanian population, and that the bombing campaign hastened ( or caused ) the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's government, which they saw as responsible for the international isolation of Yugoslavia, many war crimes, and gross human rights violations.

Supporters in England of the Virginia colony opposed the charter, as they had little interest in having a competing colony to the north.

Supporters of The Leninist who had rejoined the CPGB in the early 1980s declared their intention to reforge the Party, and held an emergency conference at which they claimed the name of the party.

They have won the MLS Cup three times ( 2002, 2005, 2011 ), the MLS Supporters ' Shield four times ( 1998, 2002, 2010, 2011 ), the Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup twice ( 2001, 2005 ), and is one of just two MLS teams to win the CONCACAF Champions ' Cup ( now replaced by the CONCACAF Champions League ) which they accomplished in 2000.

In 2011, a year in which they added the Republic of Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer Robbie Keane, they won their fourth Supporters ' Shield with 2 games remaining, becoming the third straight team to win consecutive Shields while amassing the second best points total in MLS history.

Supporters of the policy have argued, using the example of the Philippines, that the ban prevents overseas health organizations from using U. S. government funds to contravene the contraception and abortion laws of the countries in which they operate.

Supporters of crowd surfing say that by standing in the mosh pit, concert-goers should expect such behavior as part of a rock show and by standing more towards the side or rear of the venue they can easily avoid such behavior.

Wrexham's MP and AM indicated that they would prefer Wrexham Supporters ' Trust to secure the bid.

Before the Diamond & Pearl expansion, all cards that were not Pokémon or Energy were considered Trainer cards, though they have since been subdivided into categories: Item cards that directly affect the battling Pokémon, Stadium cards represent custom arenas that add a special mechanic to gameplay and Supporters represent other characters in the Pokémon world.