Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] support [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | On May 17 , local leaders meeting with SNM representatives at the town of Burao in the north-east had given their support to the secession ; according to Le Monde of May 16 and 21 , SNM leaders favoured a federalist solution but had bowed to this grasssroots opinion . |
| 32 | The names listed below have given their support in the period between press date and publication of the last issue , and their contributions are included in the sum mentioned above . |
| 33 | Karen is hoping local businesses will lend their support to the venture . |
| 34 | The USSR noted ‘ with satisfaction ’ that ‘ Iran is expressing its support for the world-wide democratic international Non-Aligned Movement ’ . |
| 35 | As a result of his research into the social constituency of the leagues , Coetzee presents them as one of the means whereby the Conservative party broadened its support amongst the middle-class and crucial lower-middle-class voters , thus assisting its development from ‘ a loose conglomeration of agrarian interests to the predominant party of government in urban , industrial Britain' . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | Unix System Labs , Santa Cruz Operation Inc and SunSoft will each integrate Wabi into their respective Unix offerings , whilst Toshiba Corp , Fujitsu Ltd , Network Computing Devices Inc , Tadpole Technology plc and Quarterdeck Office Systems have lent their support to the effort . |
| 39 | Unix System Laboratories Inc , Santa Cruz Operation Inc and SunSoft will each integrate Wabi into their respective Unix offerings , while Toshiba Corp , Fujitsu Ltd , Network Computing Devices Inc , Tadpole Technology Plc and Quarterdeck Office Systems Inc have lent their support to the effort . |
| 40 | At the end of the debate , the House will give its support for the Prime Minister carrying on playing a full part in European evolution — an evolution about which we have been too hesitant for too long . |
| 41 | They took her in their arms and lifted her gently so that she could feel their support along the length of her body . |
| 42 | Finally , thank you to all those readers who wrote from smallholdings all over Britain expressing their support for the John McCarthy campaign . |
| 43 | Even though the hon. Gentleman occasionally speaks with forked tongue — and , as we shall see later , his views are not shared by his Front-Bench colleague , the hon. Member for Fife , Central ( Mr. McLeish ) — I welcome the fact that he proclaims his support for the TECs . |
| 44 | Having obtained a papal dispensation , Philip , duke of Burgundy , forsook his support of the settlement made at Troyes and , hence , too , his allegiance to the English as rulers of France . |
| 45 | Your sincerely PS Join us today : just fill in the application form in the enclosed leaflet — there 's FREEPOST so you do n't need a stamp — and show your support for the countryside . |
| 46 | IWISH to express my support for the ambulance men and women . |
| 47 | The small Democratic Socialist Party ( DSP ) — whose ideological position was to the right of the LDP — also pledged its support to the government . |
| 48 | Visiting the Upper Nile state on Feb. 21 he again referred to the exclusion of the southern states from sharia law and said that citizens had shown their support for the " new political system and transference of powers to the people " . |
| 49 | A dispute with the local rector and manager led to a group of parents withdrawing their support from the school and coming together to form the Dalkey School Project . |
| 50 | Only by refusing all compromise and inviting martyrdom could the NCF hope to sabotage the workings of the Military Service Act and shock the public into reconsidering its support for the war . |
| 51 | They reasserted their support of the American Anti-Slavery Society , sought links between their local groups and accepted the logic of being a minor adjunct of a movement whose dynamic lay in another country . |
| 52 | 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 ] . |
| 53 | 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 . |
| 54 | China declared its support for the international ban on the importation of African ivory in June last year . |
| 55 | In 1973 it confirmed its support of the Palestine Patriotic Front ( successor to the short-lived National Guidance Committee ) , which had been established by the Palestine ( previously Jordan ) Communist Party . |
| 56 | The Security Council also confirmed its support for the role played by Pérez de Cuéllar , explicitly requesting him " to assist the two communities by making suggestions to facilitate the discussions " , and calling on both communities to co-operate with him " on an equal footing " . |
| 57 | I was a member of AMMA for eight years and I understand its concerns , but I have quoted the brief which shows its support for the Bill 's underlying aims . |
| 58 | A woman shows her support for the South West Africa People 's Organisation ( Swapo ) at an election rally in Windhoek . |
| 59 | At the rally at Halkebi Turkish Community Centre , trade union officials from the Taylor 's and Garment Workers Union and Transport and General Workers Union and MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn stated their support for the workers and protested the home office policy . |
| 60 | According to the Paris-based Indian Ocean Newsletter other appointments to the 300-member assembly included a former communist , members of the opposition Umma Party and Democrat Unionist Party ( DUP ) , and people known to be close to former President Nemery , reflecting a desire by the regime to broaden its support in the face of the unrest unleashed by its economic reforms . |