I'm not promoting it and I'm not advocating it. I'm,you know ."

VOA: special.2009.05.30

Are not these aristocratic goals of honor and glory ? precisely what Machiavelli seems to be advocating?

这些追求名誉荣耀的高尚目标难道不正是,马基雅维利所拥护的吗？

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"Since the very beginning, I have been advocating the rather unpopular concept that communism was not defeated, that it collapsed or simply melted down .

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

This is because women have difficulty advocating for themselves and their children.

VOA: standard.2009.09.20

That approach has already found favor here, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel noting that Washington's new approach is very much in line with what Germany has been advocating.

VOA: standard.2009.04.03

"What it means,if you look at what they are really advocating, is basically withdrawing state funding from public services such as schools and police forces, and really just asking people to do more by themselves."

VOA: standard.2010.05.13