Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] support for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 " . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They affirmed their support for a continued US military presence in Europe . |
| 6 | Trish voiced her support for the vice-presidential campaign of Gerlandine Ferraro . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Syria , Iraq 's most implacable rival in the Arab world , voiced its support for President Saddam . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | On Jan. 9 , 1990 , the US administration announced its support for the restoration of World Bank loans to China which met " basic human needs " ; the International Herald Tribune reported on Jan. 13 that this covered about $2,000 million of the $7,000 million sought by the World Bank . |
| 15 | The National Rifle Association , the powerful lobby which had successfully blocked most gun controls , announced its support for a national computerised system to check prospective gun-buyers for possible criminal records . |
| 16 | On April 8 the South African Communist Party ( SACP ) announced its support for the ultimatum . |
| 17 | Regarding environmental issues , the Group of Seven in the final declaration ( i ) committed itself to undertake " common efforts to limit emissions of greenhouse gases " ; ( ii ) reiterated its support for the negotiation of a " framework convention on climate change " under the auspices of the UN ; ( iii ) committed itself to negotiating a " global forest convention " in order to curb deforestation and protect biological diversity ; and ( iv ) agreed to co-operate with Brazil on a programme to protect the tropical rain forests in that country . |
| 18 | The PNC reiterated its support for the peace plan it had approved in 1988 [ see p. 36438 ] , which was based on UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 , and the guaranteeing of the legitimate national rights of the Palestinian people . |
| 19 | For her part Thatcher reiterated her support for rapid admission of the new East European democracies to the EC ( many observers suggested that she saw enlargement as a way of halting moves towards EC political and monetary union ) . |
| 20 | The Congress then signalled its support for Ryzhkov with a thunderous and sustained ovation . |
| 21 | Worse still , they openly proclaimed their support for violent and seditious movements designed to overturn the political , social and diplomatic bases on which world order rested . |
| 22 | When Milongo on Jan. 19 reiterated his support for Col. Gangouo , troops occupied the national radio and television stations in Brazzaville , and sealed off the airport . |
| 23 | At a meeting with Aleksandur Lilov in Sofia on Jan. 10 Annabel Markov secured his support for an official investigation . |
| 24 | ‘ We reiterated our support for US help and our reasons for seeing the envoy as one way in which the United States should express its friendship to Ireland and to Britain . ’ |
| 25 | He and President Jawara of Gambia pledged their support for trade liberalization within the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) and noted with satisfaction the release of African National Congress deputy president Nelson Mandela . |
| 26 | The heads of government pledged their support for the attempts of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) to find a solution to the crisis in Haiti [ see p. 38758 ] and condemned the attempted coup in Venezuela [ see pp. 38759-60 ] . |
| 27 | Reaffirmed its support for the Palestine Liberation Organisation as the ‘ sole legitimate representative ’ of the Palestinian people and stated that it should play a full role in a UN conference to negotiate a settlement to the Middle East conflict . |
| 28 | When the Sacred Union met on Oct. 22 it refused Mobutu 's proposal that it should name an alternative Prime Minister , and reaffirmed its support for Tshisekedi . |
| 29 | The PUSD assembly declared its support for a state-regulated market economy and democratic pluralism . |
| 30 | Under the agreement Spain declared its support for full Hungarian membership of the EC as soon as possible . |