Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] to support the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While we have strong reserves to support the pound it is likely Bank of England Governor Robin Leigh Pemberton would advise a Labour Chancellor to combine firm words with firm deeds if support from the Bundesbank and our other exchange rate mechanism partners is to be assured and a drawn-out war of attrition avoided . |
| 2 | However , although the parliament on May 26 called on foreign states to support the demand for the withdrawal of the 14th Army , it hesitated to back Snegur 's demand . |
| 3 | However , West Germany was reluctant to spend heavily on the foreign exchanges to support the yen , because of its likely inflationary impact . |
| 4 | THIS year the Wedgwood Group will be moving ahead towards the implementation of new ceramic technology and the introduction of more mechanical aids to support the workforce in achieving increased productivity — and , therefore , profitability — in key areas of manufacture . |
| 5 | ‘ Friends of Killynure ’ fearing that , Killynure House will be closed despite claims that the present home subscribes fully to the criteria laid down in the consultative document for the provision of residential care for elderly people , now appeal to the fast growing community of Carryduff and surrounding areas to support the fight for the retention of the home by signing a petition against closure . |
| 6 | Soft loans to support the programme would be provided by the Indian Renewable Energy Development Energy Agency , which had received US$200 million in aid . |
| 7 | Another key objective in developing a GIS user interface is to improve the data-handling procedures to support the user 's concept of maps as views of spatial data . |
| 8 | In addition , the failure of class II-depleted thymic stromal cells to support the development of CD4 + CD8 + TCR - cells ( Table 1 ) indicates that class II + epithelial cells are essential , as well as being sufficient for these later stages of thymocyte maturation . |
| 9 | Since the military coup in September 1991 , international efforts to support the struggle for human rights and democracy in Haiti have been hampered by lack of reliable information and well-balanced analysis . |
| 10 | Inside the Manor , Mr Peto displayed his eclectic tastes and imported great oaken figures to support the ceiling in the garden hall , one of whom is the figure of St Barba , the patron saint of soldiers but also , appropriately , of architects . |
| 11 | Free newspaper groups in particular welcomed the opportunity to provide their readers with interesting features about both the Battle of Britain and the work of the Association , whilst at the same time encouraging their regular advertisers to support the Appeal by purchasing space on the feature . |
| 12 | Although literary critics have been cautious about assuming that Hoccleve is indeed writing about himself in these passages , rather than adopting a conventional autobiographical stance which is in fact a fiction , there are strong arguments to support the reality of his claims . |
| 13 | Conservative strategists believe that his backing for the Prime Minister could persuade up to 500,000 wavering voters to support the Tories , and could be crucial in a number of closely-fought seats . |
| 14 | The role of families and of informal neighbourhood care is much more widely acknowledged and various projects to support the carers and stimulate neighbourhood networks are under way . |
| 15 | Will the Prime Minister support the unanimous decision by Greenwich Conservative councillors to support the demonstration called by the Anti-Racist Alliance for Saturday at noon in Plumstead High street to demand the closure of the British National party headquarters ? |
| 16 | Bridging Baberton Mains View is a single-span structure carrying the bypass and constructed using pre-cast beams on reinforced concrete abutments to support the deck . |
| 17 | ‘ The Inter-Regional Group called on all voters to adopt resolutions at rallies and meetings and to send letters and telegrams and find other ways to support the demand , ’ Tass reported . |
| 18 | The aim is to recruit new donors to support the work of the Age Concern Movement . |
| 19 | The Israeli press had reported on March 23 that several hundred Israeli military advisers were now in Ethiopia ; this involvement also prompted radical Arab regimes to support the EPLF , which was receiving artillery from Syria and Iraq , and weapons including SAM-7s from Libya . |
| 20 | It is stone vaulted throughout , with massive piers to support the vaults . |
| 21 | By the end of the year the UDC , which in the summer had fully backed Leeds and urged its local branches to support the establishment of Workers ' and Soldiers Councils , had come round to full support for the Labour Party . |
| 22 | Having been a hostage among the Huns himself , he had called in Hunnic troops to support the usurper Joannes in 425 ; he fled to them after his defeat at the hands of Boniface in 432 ; and he was probably behind their destruction of the Burgundian kingdom in the mid-430s . |
| 23 | Detailed recommendations included : that every school should have a policy for ‘ language across the curriculum ’ and a suitably qualified teacher to support it , and that LEAs should appoint special advisers to support the schools ; that there should be screening procedures to identify language difficulties at an early stage , and specialist assistance available at both school and LEA level for those in need ; that language in education should form part of initial training for every teacher ; that in-service education in reading and language should be expanded ; and that a system of monitoring be set up , using new instruments to assess a wider range of attainments than in the past and establishing new criteria for literacy . |