Example sentences of "[pron] support for the [noun sg] " 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 | Sir , — I would like to make known my support for the devolution of Scotland . |
| 3 | IWISH to express my support for the ambulance men and women . |
| 4 | Despite their support for the ECSC , the member states seemed wary about losing sovereignty and their own political control over an important industrial sector , and were loath to allow the High Authority to exercise its full constitutional competence . |
| 5 | But one should not ignore the fact that there were many Catholics who found themselves opposing Franco because of their support for the independence movements . |
| 6 | Players are said to be equally solid in their support for the union 's current case . |
| 7 | The group of councillors from across the political divide were selling appeal raffle tickets in Darlington town centre to show their support for the day centre . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The Anglican clergy , on the other hand , tended to rally behind the Tories , often marching to the polls en masse to give their support for the Church and Queen candidates . |
| 10 | The majority of the newspapers had become woefully compromised in their support for the government and good investigative journalism was one of the casualties . |
| 11 | But they were not in Great Britain in 1984 , and adjacent areas with similar relatively isolated mining communities ( notably Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire ) differed very substantially not only in their support for the strike call but also in their level of industrial militancy over a substantial period of time . |
| 12 | The National Executive wrote to the four signatories and supporters who were most closely identified with the Petition campaign , Bevan , Strauss , Cdr Young , and W. Bruce , asking them to discontinue their support for the campaign or face expulsion from the Party . |
| 13 | Eleven regional electricity companies have also announced their support for the scheme , which may eventually be part funded by small surcharges on customers ' bills . |
| 14 | We need to show the people of Hungary that we are here , we need their support for the air force and the pilots . |
| 15 | ‘ This is a chance for people to show their support for the play scheme and for anyone who would like to help to let us know . ’ |
| 16 | Tudjman , who had urged local leaders in Trogir ( west of Split ) on May 5 to demonstrate at the naval base to show the world their support for the battle being waged by the Croatian leadership , was accused by the Defence Secretariat of inflaming sentiments against the army . |
| 17 | On Aug. 23 seven of the 12 political organizations which had initially supported Pascal-Trouillot 's appointment declared their support for the Council of State and demanded the postponement of the elections until such time as the safety of voters could be guaranteed . |
| 18 | A hard core of supporters , mostly teenage girls , gathered at the airport early in the day to show their support for the singer . |
| 19 | Yeltsin 's decree of Aug. 22 suspending publication of six newspapers , including Pravda , for their support for the coup , was revoked on Sept. 13 . |
| 20 | All the main parties except the communist Party of the Left and the Greens expressed their support for the move . |
| 21 | In the following two years French governments repeatedly reaffirmed their support for the EDC , but did not submit the treaty for ratification . |
| 22 | On Aug. 12 it was reported that the air and naval high commands had withdrawn their support for the President , dissociating themselves from the incidents of Aug. 10 . |
| 23 | He has been telling them that both the Soviet Union and the United States have reiterated their support for the league 's plan and that political reform is the only way for the Lebanese to solve their crisis . |
| 24 | Men and ( especially ) women , pacifists and Communists , Liberal , Labour and ( some ) Tory activists , Co-operators and Christians trudged through the streets distributing and collecting Ballot forms and — despite the organizers ' pretentions to scientific objectivity — persuading people to declare their support for the League of Nations . |
| 25 | The NATO leaders stressed their support for the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) — which grouped east and west European countries , the USA and Canada — and urged that the CSCE 's role be enhanced and expanded . |
| 26 | The trouble with some of those who make much of their support for the health service is that they also oppose any measures taken to make it more effective . |
| 27 | 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 " . |
| 28 | The Government must encourage the people of Northern Ireland to give their support for the security forces by giving the correct political leadership . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |