Example sentences of "support for [art] " in BNC.

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1 Their unpicking of our trade union law reforms , which would deliberately make strikes easier , longer and more frequent , their support for every last dot and comma of the European Commission 's social action programme , just one directive of which could add £5 billion to the costs of British employers —
2 A hardline motion calling for black sections is almost certain to be thrown out on Friday and the party could be left without a policy as support for a proposition calling for societies with exclusively black members is also in doubt .
3 This took place amid rumours of a split within the NEC over support for a common age of consent , and was widely seen as a response to tabloid hysteria on such matters .
4 Maronite collaboration with the French — and the support for a Maronite state which later came from Israel — contaminated the community in the eyes of its opponents .
5 His support for a 15-month blanket ban on strikes suggests that he is still not wholly aware of this fact .
6 Christine McVicar , Glasgow Shettleston CLP , said she would not pay the tax , but failed to win conference support for a motion committing the party to a campaign of non-payment .
7 A White House statement noted the United States ' 'longstanding support for a ceasefire and face-to-face negotiations , and , ultimately free and fair elections ' .
8 TUC support for a national limitation steadily eroded , not least because a so-called ‘ Top People ’ pay-review inquiry under Sir Edward Boyle recommended large rises for already well-paid professions such as High Court judges and top civil servants , while the police , the armed services , the dentists , and doctors also benefited from substantial salary rises .
9 Thus , despite widespread support for a National Government , there was little idea of how such a government might be brought about ; and little support for it among those who really mattered .
10 There is scant support for a project that , if it goes ahead , can not fail to leave its mark on a remarkable stretch of untamed countryside .
11 O'Brien had approached the Prince at the end of 1984 because he wanted support for a particular project , called Fullemploy .
12 The East region committee and supporters were thrilled in early January when the extent of team support for a field Officer reached the target for the first year .
13 UAL chairman Stephen Wolf , who is under pressure from the rest of his board to deliver the company from its limbo state since the original $6.75billion buyout plan was dropped , began another round of talks this week with the airline 's employees and union leaders to raise support for a bid likely to be worth as little as $4.5billion .
14 At the September Trades Union Congress , Frank Cousins came out strongly in favour of unilateralism , winning support for a resolution that rejected ‘ any defence policy based on the threat of the use of strategic nuclear weapons ’ .
15 Their support for a tax will need to be bought — and they include countries like the Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia .
16 Now their support for a reactionary government brands them as class traitors . ’
17 There is little support for a pact with the Ulster Unionist MPs .
18 Now that Essex Man has demonstrated his backing for one winning team , the Conservatives , the men of Essex will be keen to show that they , too , deserve the people 's support for a second term at the head of the Championship table .
19 Health authority staff , not unreasonably , felt that this was at the cost of forgoing routine casework support for a wide range of people ( horizontal efficiency ) and from their point of view , therefore , the developmental role of the CMHTs represented an unacceptable opportunity cost .
20 DSM is currently providing scientific and financial support for a five year project concentrating mainly on the painting techniques of Rembrandt .
21 The Labour government will work within the G7 and the European Community to win support for a New Marshall Plan to assist the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and of the ex-Soviet Union .
22 So critical was the situation in 1933 — income had fallen more than 0% since 1930 — the Club wrote a passionate begging letter to members and sought support for a Derby Draw .
23 As children sometimes realized , a wholly dependent old relative was a serious burden — ‘ It half killed my mum looking after her ’ , Some families managed to postpone sharing house by well-organized support for a grandmother in her own home .
24 Inevitably , US support for a Lebanon dominated by the Phalangists was violently challenged by other Lebanese groups .
25 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 .
26 The principle is essentially the same as the support for a cupboard on a wall — its main support comes from a horizontal batten and simple screws keep it vertical .
27 What is instructive in terms of the psychology of science is the willingness with which Kammerer 's detractors were prepared to resort to fraud as an explanation for facts that had been misinterpreted as support for a counter-theory , facts which , at that point , their own theory was insufficiently well developed to account for .
28 Even though the NSDAP was to achieve its majority in the Danzig Volkstag with a very clear mandate from the electorate to do what it thought necessary , most Danzigers were prepared to reap the benefits of being on the winning side without pondering too deeply the significance or morality of their own personal support for a party they did not entirely trust or like .
29 The council received city support for a part-time member of staff .
30 Demonstrate support for a partner
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