Example sentences of "in [pron] support for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The majority of the newspapers had become woefully compromised in their support for the government and good investigative journalism was one of the casualties . |
| 2 | Loyalist intransigence was bolstered not only by the new IRA campaign but also by the actions of three leading Fianna Fáil politicians in the South who were open and vocal in their support for the IRA . |
| 3 | And when Parliament eventually turned back the tide of opposition to Eyre and voted financial support to the former Governor , it was poetically appropriate that those who had been most vocal in their support for the Garotter 's Act — such as Mr Adderley and the rampant Colonel North — should be in the thick of it again , shouting their praise for Eyre 's loyalty to the Crown and his firm action that had saved a colony . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Players are said to be equally solid in their support for the union 's current case . |
| 6 | The ministry 's acceptance of EDI technology was reflected in its support for the law passed in December . |
| 7 | At the extreme , if it turned out that one opinion was in a minority in every group or constituency mandating its one representative , then the gathering of representatives would be unanimous in its support for the other opinion , while the minority opinion would be entirely unrepresented , even though , in principle , it could be held by 49 per cent of those taking part in the mandating process . |
| 8 | Although Bhutto stressed that Pakistan was not seeking military confrontation with India , she reiterated that her government would continue to be " steadfast " in its support for the right of self-determination by the people of Kashmir . |
| 9 | Field Marshal Lord Wavell was strong in his support for the S.A.S. He had commented that one should never allow oneself to be ‘ trammelled by the bonds of orthodoxy ’ . |
| 10 | In this , as in his support for the elaboration of monastic customs , Anselm 's expansiveness stands in striking contrast both to the intimacy and austerity of his personal devotion , and to the new trend towards simplicity and severity which this type of devotion stimulated among the Cistercians . |