31.   He has been a staunch advocate for the National Endowment for the Arts and public television.

32.   He spoke Saturday to leaders of the Democratic Choice party, a staunch advocate of free market reforms.

33.   Locally, he is generally regarded as a staunch advocate of democracy and civil liberties.

34.   Both are staunch anti-smoking advocates.

35.   Washington has been a staunch advocate of a strong dollar, even if US exporters are starting to complain of its rapid rise.

36.   Waugh has been a staunch advocate of the rotation system but Hohns said he was happy with the change in direction, as was coach John Buchanan.

37.   Lamm is also a staunch advocate of limiting immigration, a hot election-year topic.

38.   Ne Win was a staunch advocate of non-alignment for Burma, which since his retirement has made an effort to rejoin the international community.

39.   The former vice president has come out as a staunch advocate for ending welfare payments to people who have been on the public dole for years.