Example sentences of "it [vb past] [adj] support " in BNC.

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1 This was the case in the Weimar Republic , where the parliament , although endowed with strong formal powers , was vulnerable because it lacked public support .
2 At least at the beginning it lacked social support , usually freely available in the schools from which secondees came .
3 Now er one of the very , or the very serious suggestion that came out of that meeting , and it I think it met unanimous support that night , was consideration of altering the time of the morning service .
4 This was not a new idea , but it attracted increasing support from the 1880s , due partly to the failure of alternative solutions to unemployment and to the apparent unlikelihood of more work being generated in the towns .
5 It enrolled less than 50 members but it attracted active support from up to 2,000 sympathizers .
6 The new year would see a disintegration of the unanimity of the DCAC 's supporters ; the committee had grave doubts about the wisdom of the PD march from Belfast to Derry , although it arranged material support and a welcoming rally for the marchers .
7 The commission would draft a new constitution to be put to a referendum , and if it won popular support , multiparty presidential and legislative elections would be held before the end of the year .
8 And although the proposal for a BPS women 's section was opposed by the women on the BPS Council , it had strong support among less powerful female psychologists , and students .
9 The outbreak of war with Spain soon removed even the façade of trade as its main purpose , yet it had royal support and between two and three thousand shareholders .
10 Yet the size of the Bolshevik party increased , it gained widespread support in the factory committees , and developed a network of military organizations in the army and navy .
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