Example sentences of "support [prep] [art] [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there has been considerable support for a Teachers ' Council , the proposal has made little headway . |
| 2 | And , while the general right of beneficiaries to inspect trust documents was recognised in In re Londonderry 's Settlement [ 1965 ] Ch. 918 as being a proprietary right , that case does not provide support for the plaintiffs ' contention in the instant appeal . |
| 3 | They have brain and heart and imagination and they 're off the life support after the Muses ' separation operation . |
| 4 | On Sept. 30 , ramblers all over Britain joined in demonstrations and acts of trespass in support of the Ramblers ' Association Forbidden Britain Day campaign . |
| 5 | It has the support of the farmworkers ' unions , not to mention soil technicians and mental-health professionals . |
| 6 | Rallies , demonstrations and strikes were reported on Jan. 4-6 in a number of towns and cities in support of the nationalists ' demands , and on Jan. 5 there was a general strike in Kurdzhali and in the nearby city of Khaskovo . |
| 7 | Incidentally , much of its work was done in support of the Citizens ' Advice Bureaux , erm , in which it helped develop er , computer applications , and also it had the courage to organise a major AIDS conference . |
| 8 | He used this argument not just to win the passive support of the miners ' wives and other dependants but also to mobilize their active participation . |
| 9 | These figures were produced in support of the employers ' position in the course of a bitter wage dispute ; the weavers claimed that on some types of cloth they could hardly make 4d ( 2p ) a day . |
| 10 | Brigadier Scott is taken to the Sergeants ' Mess to meet the Mess members , all of Whom have played vital parts either as instructors or in the administrative support of the recruits ' training , prior to lunching in the Officers ' Mess . |
| 11 | Two days later the official trade union movement , the Mozambique Workers ' Organization , previously silent on the strikes , came out in support of the workers ' actions , saying : " We consider that most of the strikers ' grievances are justified . " |
| 12 | Mr Sillars , calling for the retention of the party 's principles , implicitly sanctioned the campaign to overturn the executive 's statement in support of the MPs ' decision to vote with the Government in the Commons last week . |
| 13 | While Communists had taken an active part in the 1926 General Strike and earned some support within the Miners ' Federation , most trade-union officials looked upon them as enemies trying to control the movement in the interests of a foreign organization . |
| 14 | Nor did Baden-Powell 's optimism about reclaiming ‘ unclubbable ’ Hooligans receive universal support within the boys ' club movement . |
| 15 | The support from the Parents ' Action Committee continued to grow . |
| 16 | The winner is chosen by a panel of independent journalists and , in addition to receiving a trophy , receives financial support from the awards ' sponsors . |
| 17 | The Assembly of the 24-member Council of Europe gave its " full support to the allies ' action in the Gulf " in a vote on Jan. 29 . |