Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] support for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |
| 2 | WORLD rugby officials yesterday risked a damaging political backlash by reaffirming their support for a South African-held World Cup in 1995 . |
| 3 | While an overwhelming number of Scottish Labour MPs contacted by The Scotsman this week underlined their support for Mr Clarke , some of his original supporters indicated they would not support him in the shadow cabinet elections later this year . |
| 4 | The US State Department , while reaffirming its support for Mobutu remaining in power during the period of transition to democracy , also accused him of undermining the reform process and warned against further military attacks on peaceful protesters . |
| 5 | Soviet spokesmen warned the non-aligned states against succumbing to Western attempts to secure their support for American Rapid Deployment Forces . |
| 6 | The association , all of whose members are required to sign a statement pledging their support for the use of animals in research , is planning to raise the issue with the Medical Research Council . |
| 7 | AS THE general election campaign gets under way , leading Cleveland councillors marked yesterday 's Vote for Democracy Day by pledging their support for democracy in South Africa . |
| 8 | Reformers who advocated social welfare regulation were motivated by ideals , but also by the desire to improve the productivity of the working class and to attract its support for particular political causes . |
| 9 | Clearly they all function with the agreement of their management committees and funders , and within NACAB membership conditions , In fact NACAB has democratically voted its support for a broadening of roles , by reiterating in the new membership regulations the responsibility of the management committee for ensuring that bureau workers are trained in social policy work , and that they see it as a natural complement to bureau work when dealing with individual clients . |
| 10 | In particular , they want the DTI to increase its support for such research by a factor of four , from £26 million ( US$ ; 38 million ) to £100 million a year . |
| 11 | The Development Office set about the business of fundraising and , in November , we were delighted to receive news that The Robertson Trust wished to increase its support for the extension , leaving the University with a fraction of the bill to pay . |
| 12 | In a recent review of the national programme , the NCS called for both its sponsors , the Science and Engineering Research Council ( SERC ) and the Department of Trade and Industry ( DTI ) , to increase their support for the technology . |
| 13 | As the contribution of Britain to the UNHCR is very much greater than that of France or Germany , will my right hon. Friend encourage our European partners to increase their support for the vital work of refugee relief ? |
| 14 | On April 2 an estimated 50,000 people demonstrated their support for the democracy movement in Kathmandu , while doctors and other professionals joined a general strike , in defiance of legislation prohibiting strikes in " essential services " . |
| 15 | If any further evidence is needed to underline the growing possibility of a US-British rift over Northern Ireland , Clinton emphasises his support for the ‘ MacBride Principles ’ , which would require American firms based in Northern Ireland to abandon their operations there unless they complied with strict anti-discrimination criteria . |
| 16 | I understand perfectly well why that should be so , as the hon. Member for Blackburn ( Mr. Straw ) made clear in the Second Reading debate his support for the higher education reforms , which account for quite a large part of the bulk of the latter part of the Bill . |
| 17 | But a new EC directive is in danger of denying our support for some of the most exciting organic wines . |
| 18 | The British Refugee Council urgently needs your support for its vital work with and for exiles who seek a new life here . |
| 19 | It abrogated the treaty with Britain , affirmed its support for Arab nationalism , and turned to other Arab regimes for the subsidies necessary for the Jordanian economy . |
| 20 | The Congress , in giving a high priority to agreements with Arab countries , affirmed its support for the consolidation of the Arab Maghreb Union [ see pp. 36474 ; 37200-01 ] and for the Palestinian intifada . |
| 21 | They affirmed their support for a continued US military presence in Europe . |
| 22 | Trish voiced her support for the vice-presidential campaign of Gerlandine Ferraro . |
| 23 | It was the time when many stars started to come out of the political closet and openly voiced their support for one candidate or another . |
| 24 | During a walkabout on Merseyside , the Princess of Wales was overcome by tears after the crowd voiced their support for her amid the current press controversy surrounding her marriage . |
| 25 | Baker visited Saudi Arabia and Jordan on July 20-21 and both King Fahd and King Hussein announced their support for the US plan and for the Egyptian initiative . |
| 26 | On the day after Aquino 's announcement it was reported that 28 congressmen and 22 governors had broken with the LDP and announced their support for Ramos . |
| 27 | Regional Council president Gérard Longuet has been holding discussions on this agreement since June not only with Les Verts but also with Génération Ecologie , two of whose six representatives also announced their support for his administration . |
| 28 | Syria , Iraq 's most implacable rival in the Arab world , voiced its support for President Saddam . |
| 29 | Following a mailing by Aldus to all registered users of the product an initial public meeting was held in London where over 100 potential members braved the pouring rain to confirm their support for the User Group . |
| 30 | ICL last week announced its support for Texas Instruments Inc 's superscalar Viking Sparc — see front page — which will figure in a top-end , multi-processing DRS6000 Model 764 . |