strong proponent

collocation in English

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strong
adjective
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/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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proponent
noun[C]
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/prəˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/prəˈpoʊ.nənt/
a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan ...
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(Definition ofstrongandproponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Kruse was outspoken and astrongproponentfor the use of audio-visual communication.
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Strauch is astrongproponentof contemporary music, playing about 80% contemporary music and 20% classical music.
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Allaire is known to be astrongproponentof the butterfly style.
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Leontief was also a verystrongproponentof the use of quantitative data in the study of economics.
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Zou was widely considered astrongproponentof central planning, and was quoted saying that market mechanisms must take a backseat to economic planning.
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During the last quarter of the 18th century she was astrongproponentof her theories regarding the education of children.
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I am astrongproponentof compulsory national identity cards, as are most people who care about the safety and integrity of our nation.
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I happen to be astrongproponentand supporter of local government.
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He is astrongproponentof free trade.
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He was also astrongproponentof physical conditioning and diet, unusual to the era.
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She is astrongproponentin the anti-nuclear fight, and has spoken at multiple rallies and meetings on the topic.
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Hall was astrongproponentof progressive taxation to even out the inequalities of society.
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He is astrongproponentof reason and democracy.
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Most important, he was astrongproponentof the ecumenical movement.
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He became astrongproponentof the new ideas of mechanised warfare, seeing it as a new and dominant paradigm in military strategy.
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He was astrongproponentof states's rights.
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Manby is astrongproponentof servant leadership.
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He was astrongproponentof liberal education and wrote and spoke extensively on its value.
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He was astrongproponentof full military mobilization: declare a national emergency, call up the reserves, fight a quick and decisive..... war, and withdraw.
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In fact, he was the laststrongproponentand new-thinker of his kind.
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