It's a very emotional issue. How can you advocate selling the ivory from elephants?

He was a political virgin when Mrs Thatcher picked him as Lord Advocate.

当撒切尔夫人任命他为苏格兰检察总长时，他是个完全没有从政经验的新人。

Was there anyone particularly high in the administration who was an advocate of a different policy?

政府中有没有哪位高层人物支持采取不同政策？

He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.

他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。

Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.

采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调以使访谈继续下去。

The group does not advocate the use of violence.

该团体不支持使用暴力。

Some have advocated such a procedure as a solution to the population problem.

有些人曾提倡把这一步聚作为解决人口问题的一项办法.

Minnie answered " yes, " but Carrie could feel that going to the theatre was poorly advocated here.

敏妮回答了一声 " 是的 ",但是嘉莉可以感觉到看戏这想法在这个家中是不受欢迎的.

It advocated reform in classroom methods and curriculum.

它主张改造课堂教学和课程设置.

He advocated building more schools.

他主张建立更多的学校.

The report advocated setting up day training colleges.

该报告主张建立日间培训学校.

East coast shipowners advocated free trade.

东岸的船主们拥护自由贸易.

He advocated reverting to old ways.

他主张复古.

Economists have generally advocated international trade as an engine of development.

经济学家一般都鼓吹国际贸易是经济发展的动力.

Various procedures have been advocated for the storage of pollen.

对于花粉的贮藏已经提出过各种不同的方法.

They advocated a complete divorce of government and religion.

他们主张政教完全分离.

He advocated, though he did not practise. the prohibition of alcohol.

虽然还没付诸实施,但他主张禁止饮酒.

In China, both late marriages and late childbirth are advocated, in addition to fewer and better births.

在中国, 晚婚晚育和少生优生均受到提倡鼓励.

The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors.

报告主张所有的建筑物都应安装烟火探测器.

They advocated a scattergun approach of posting dozens of letters.

他们主张采取向四处随意邮寄大量信件的方式。

Human relations advocates held strong personal convictions about people at work.

人类关系充满信心在工作中建立一种强烈的个人信念.