Example sentences of "[vb past] their support for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 " . |
| 2 | Baker visited Saudi Arabia and Jordan on July 20-21 and both King Fahd and King Hussein announced their support for the US plan and for the Egyptian initiative . |
| 3 | 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 ] . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But miners in Russia 's biggest coalfield , Kuzbass in western Siberia , declared their support for the embattled president and threatened to strike . |
| 7 | In the following two years French governments repeatedly reaffirmed their support for the EDC , but did not submit the treaty for ratification . |
| 8 | Of the 45 Smallholder deputies 33 ( led by Gyula Pasztor ) were expelled from the party , prompting them to call a mini-congress on Feb. 22 in Budapest , attended by nearly 4,000 supporters who reaffirmed their support for the Antall government . |
| 9 | All the main parties except the communist Party of the Left and the Greens expressed their support for the move . |
| 10 | 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 . |