Example sentences of "in support of a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ultimate showdown : US intervention in support of a rising on the island , Castro seizes the 2,000-odd US troops at Guantanamo and throws his MiG-29s at Miami , Tampa and other southern cities beloved of the Republican Party élite . |
| 2 | Five explosions on buses in the early hours were carried out in support of a strike by public transport workers . |
| 3 | Pardy 's previous convictions were of a relatively trivial nature , being ordered out of several county towns by magistrates for persistently collecting without a licence in the street — rattling his tin in support of a variety of causes but only very recently turning his attention to those connected with animals . |
| 4 | Statistics of the growth of science can be used in support of a variety of objectives , from library stocking rates to the determination of national science policy . |
| 5 | In the aftermath of the failed August coup in the Soviet Union there had been numerous demands and demonstrations in support of a ban on communist activities in Romania . |
| 6 | However , except in the reference to the TUC 's report on industrial democracy , it provides no evidence of opinion in support of the recognition of a right for trade unions , acting on behalf of employees , to share with management , acting on behalf of owners , in the control of companies : that is to say , no evidence of opinion in support of a case for a ‘ radical extension ’ , as prescribed by the terms of reference , of the unions ' role . |
| 7 | La Prensa , one of the most influential newspapers in Panama , immediately began to campaign in support of a referendum on Endara 's proposal ( made public on Jan. 23 during his visit to Costa Rica — see p. 37181 ) that the Army should be abolished and Panama become a neutral and demilitarized country . |
| 8 | Initial strike action by workers at the Cifel iron foundry and on the weekly magazine Tempo , in support of a demand for an end-of-year bonus ended after promises by the management to pay . |
| 9 | In an earlier dispute 8,000 diamond miners belonging to the NUM had cut diamond production by the De Beers mining company by a third in mid-October 1989 in support of a demand for a 26.6 per cent wage increase . |
| 10 | The application procedures for the Council 's scheme of revenue grant aid require governing bodies annually to submit a written statement in support of a set of budget estimates . |
| 11 | It can lead to a Business and Technical Education Council ( BTEC ) Continuing Education Diploma on a modular basis and may be used in support of an application for Licentiateship . |
| 12 | For the additional paragraphs in the affidavit in support of an application for an extension of time to apply to set aside a statutory demand , see Appendix C , form 11 . |
| 13 | Again , is parliamentary material admissible in support of an argument for an alternative construction ? |