The mayor, a fervent advocate of 'progress', razed historic streets and ancient trees to make way for tower blocks and motorways, in a city not short of concrete.
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He has also been a fervent advocate of ending police stop and search.
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He always remained a fervent advocate of clarity and rigour in philosophical argument.
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He was a scholar, a collector and a fervent advocate of colonial expansion.
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