21.   To his former colleagues in Congress, Alan Cranston was a staunch advocate of the environment, nuclear disarmament, and civil and human rights.

22.   We hope that you will be the staunch advocate we need to make the capital markets fairer.

23.   While asserting his Arab identity and heritage, Habibi was also a staunch advocate of Jewish-Arab coexistence and mutual recognition between Israelis and Palestinians.

24.   Almeyda was a staunch advocate for workers rights and pressed hard for the elimination of decades-old social and class barriers that kept most Chileans impoverished.

25.   As vice president, Gore has been a zealous critic of tobacco companies and staunch anti-smoking advocate.

26.   As negotiations on other issues continuing Thursday night, even the most staunch advocates of disarmament expressed only cautious optimism over the agreement.

27.   Brown was a staunch advocate for African trade.

28.   But the invitation to Mrs. Chan, a staunch advocate of preserving the legislature, suggests that Beijing is still keen on winning over the top level of government.

29.   Convergence and Union leader Jordi Pujol is a staunch advocate of linguistic autonomy.

30.   Despite its name, it is a staunch advocate of nuclear power.