Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] support for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | COMEDIAN Griff Rhys-Jones has pledged his support for a £200,000 appeal to improve a new nature reserve on the banks of the Stour estuary . |
| 2 | LABOUR candidate Paddy Cosgrove has pledged his support for a fight against opencast mining at Holywell on the edge of the constituency . |
| 3 | On Oct. 3 a statement issued in Abu Dhabi , one of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , by the majority shareholders of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International ( BCCI ) , which had been closed down on July 5 , 1991 , amid allegations of massive corruption and fraud [ see p. 38355 ] , announced that they had withdrawn their support for an attempted rescue of the bank . |
| 4 | Reports on July 30 said that France had indicated its support for a partial easing of sanctions against Iraq after the UN sanctions committee failed on July 24 unanimously to agree to an Iraqi request to sell oil worth US$2,400 million to buy food and medicines . |
| 5 | Stirling students have shown their support for an efficient and independent Association , accessible and relevant to all members . |
| 6 | But today people living in Brockweir have pledged their support for a scheme to reopen the school . |
| 7 | Top civil servants have pledged their support for a guest house which is facing closure . |