Those who favour the later date appeal to the earliest external testimony, that of the Christian father Irenaeus ( c. 150-202 ), who wrote that he received his information from people who knew John personally.

Those arguing in favour of an historical reading of Esther, most commonly identify Ahasuerus with Artaxerxes II ( ruled 405 – 359 BCE ) although in the past it was often assumed that he was Xerxes I ( ruled 486 – 465 BCE ).

Those in favour of unification also faced opposition from the Holy See, particularly after failed attempts to broker a confederation with the Papal States, which would have left the Papacy with some measure of autonomy over the region.

Those by Bartolozzi especially found considerable favour with collectors.

Those who favour purity of rite are opposed to the devotion, while those who are in favour of the devotion cite it as a point of commonality with their Latin Catholic brethren.

Those in favour of the creation of ICBs have primarily focused on interest rates and have argued that democratic pressures tend to have an inflationary effect as governments will often be tempted to advocate lower interest rates immediately prior to an election so as to manufacture short term booms in the economy and boost their support-but to the detriment of long term economic health.

Those in favour, including General Secretary Robert Griffiths, Andrew Murray and Morning Star editor John Haylett, were however defeated at a Special Congress in 2004.

Those who favour the practice say that this can highlight such issues as discriminatory historiography by, for example, putting into relief the extent to which same-sex sexual experiences are excluded from biographies of noted figures, or to which sensibilities resulting from same-sex attraction are excluded from literary and artistic consideration of important works, and so on.

Those in favour of a strictly secular educational system believed the law to be a concession given to the church in exchange for support, however, and became disillusioned with the pragmatic Frondizi.

Those accounts that favour the earlier date usually state that a club official, either Busby himself or manager Bert Whalley, arrived at the Edwards family home soon after midnight to secure the youngster's signature as early as possible, but other reports claim that this occurred when he signed his amateur contract.

Those who voted in favour included David Cameron, George Osborne and party leader Michael Howard.

Those who favour the appointment method point out that the election approach could possibly threaten the judiciary's ability to be independent in its decision-making.

Those in favour of the motion however, defended it as ensuring " women's rights " on campus.

Those in favour of keeping the subsidy argue that:

Those who supported a readjustment of the debt, were known as " Readjusters ", whereas those in favour of funding the entire debt ( plus interest ), became known as " Funders ".

Those who agree with same-sex marriage increased to 43. 9 % with Central Italy ( 52. 6 %), 18 – 34 years old ( 53. 4 %) and women ( 47 %) being the geographical, age and gender categories most in favour.

Those firmly in favour of the comprehensive system believed that the Circular should convert all schools into comprehensives.

Those lines still operated by Conrail in 1999 became part of CSX Transportation as the result of yet another merger.

Those who were associated with either Unitarianism or Universalism before the merger of the two, or who were instrumental in early works that lead to either would be better included in: Category: Unitarians or: Category: Christian Universalists

Those who identified with the movement argued for a plurality of methodologies and approaches in political science and for more relevance of the discipline to those outside of it.

Those in Western states and manufacturers in the Mid-Atlantic States argued that strengthening the industrial capacity of the nation was in the interest of the entire country.

Those who opposed this resolution argued that its presence would cause the other, more rational resolutions to lose support.

The Canadian critic, historian and novelist Patrick Watson has also argued this point, writing that Those people who say the book is unreadable have not tried reading it aloud.

Those ( such as Will Roscoe ) who have argued for the latter interpretation also argue that mixed -, intermediate -, cross-or non-gendered social roles should not be understood as truly representing a third gender.

Christopher Hitchens in God is Not Great has argued that " Modern vernacular describes conscience-not too badly-as whatever it is that makes us behave well when nobody is looking ... Those who believe that the existence of conscience is a proof of a godly design are advancing an argument that simply cannot be disproved because there is no evidence for or against it.

Those holding this position argued that the ability to manipulate items of popular culture, the World Wide Web, the use of search engines to index knowledge, and telecommunications were producing a " convergence " which would be marked by the rise of " participatory culture " in the words of Henry Jenkins and the use of media appliances, such as Apple's iPod.

Those holding that the arrival of new millennium should be celebrated in the transition from 2000 to 2001 ( i. e. December 31, 2000 ), argued that because the Gregorian Calendar has no year zero, the millennia should be counted from 1 AD.

Those advocating a more supernatural account have argued that the fact that the soudarion and the other grave clothes were set apart merely reflects the distance of the neck as it is situated between the head and the body, or that it simply means that the cloth was curled in a ball rather than lying flat, i. e. that it was lying in a different manner to the others.

Those who had been loyal to Greene argued that Ford-el had not been with the MSTA long enough to succeed Drew Ali, and insisted that Charles Kirkman Bey, one of Greene ’ s closest allies, had the authority to assume the mantle of leadership.

Those favoring repeal argued that legalizing alcoholic beverages would stimulate the economy and provide desperately needed tax revenue.

" Those who were educated, Walker argued, had a special obligation to teach their brethren, and literate blacks were urged to read his pamphlet to those who could not.

Those who supported changing the pledge argued that taking the new pledge would be voluntary for AmeriCorps members, and that it was similar to the pledge taken by all federal employees.

Those who supported the SWP against the ICFI argued that it was a breach of socialist principals to bring the courts into the labour movement, ( although the ICFI did not bring the courts in, a supporter of the ICFI who was in the SWP did ) and that the ICFI's charge that the SWP was controlled by agents of the US and Soviet states to be groundless.

Those who supported the move, including the Quebec government, Riopelle's heirs, and the artwork's owner the Musée d ' art contemporain de Montréal, argued that moving it would allow a proper homage to Riopelle, and that it would allow the work to be more widely seen and exhibited as the artist intended, whereas its previous location had been inaccessible and had not included the fountain or fire elements Riopelle designed.

( Those in favor of this change have argued that it would enable each province to evolve its own systems.

Those who defended the federalist ideology argued that it was the desire and will of the nation to be formed in this way, and cited the prosperity established under this form of government in the United States, in contrast to the failure of Iturbide.

Those who supported the move, including the Quebec government, Riopelle's heirs, and the artwork's owner, the Musée d ' art contemporain de Montréal, argued that moving it would allow a proper homage to Riopelle, and that it would allow the work to be more widely seen and exhibited as the artist intended, whereas its previous location had been inaccessible and had not included the fountain or fire elements Riopelle designed.

Those who argued against the secularisation of education ( and against the rights of Africans in Europe ) were regaining their ascendancy over those ( such as Christian Wolff ) who campaigned for greater academic and social freedom.

Those who support the ritualist outlook in the Church of England have often argued that the adoption of key elements of Roman Catholic ritual:

Those involved in the campaign argued that, in many areas, people still strongly identified with their townlands and that this gave them a sense of belonging.

Those who argued that the law was abrogated ( either partially or fully, either by Jesus or Paul or by the Roman destruction of the Temple ) broke to form Christianity.

Those who supported him for a full five-year term, which included much of the Hong Kong legal community, argued that this is the straightforward reading of the article.