Example sentences of "[adj] support [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Supported by an opinion poll revealing extensive support among voters for extra resources for education , union leaders said the first phase of a prolonged press advertising campaign , launched in national newspapers today , would cost £500,000 . |
| 2 | I began this discussion of economic support between relatives by asking how significant it is in contemporary Britain . |
| 3 | This study further shows that one can distinguish clearly between the kind of ‘ very close relationship ’ which will provide emotional support in times of crisis , and closeness in other senses . |
| 4 | Chemically defined ‘ elemental ’ diets containing nutrients in simple , easily assimilable form with nitrogen provided as free amino acids , carbohydrate as simple sugars or glucose polymers , and fat present in very small amounts , were initially used as nutritional support in patients with Crohn 's disease . |
| 5 | Given Aitken 's fervent support for the Biafrans , it is not unfair to assume that any suggestion of confidence that was not specifically expressed would have been dampened in his mind , since the publication of the document in his view would lend strong support to critics of the government 's policy . |
| 6 | On the other hand , the research showed strong support among parents for assessment tests for youngsters , especially at age 11 . |
| 7 | In return for this support in times of need , it demanded contributions from everyone , in labour and in wealth , although the latter was often payment in kind . |
| 8 | The Environmental Forum found some support amongst professionals in the water industry and in medicine , people who had known about the problems for years but kept quiet about them . |
| 9 | They had some support amongst officials at court , but they had not troubled to build up support amongst the magnates or the lesser landowners . |
| 10 | There was some support from respondents from all types of practice for applying the requirement to every firm , whilst others argued it should be limited to smaller firms and/or those in breach of the rules . |
| 11 | The British Youth Peace Assembly , a largely Communist gathering , was held in March 1936 , and attracted some support from branches of the Labour League of Youth and from the University Labour Federation . |
| 12 | First we can offer direct support to businesses in the form of loans , loan guarantees or grants , depending on the needs of the firms . |
| 13 | While the LFA Directive is certainly the most significant in terms of direct support for farmers in less-favoured areas , it should not be viewed in isolation . |
| 14 | Not directed by Sinn Fein but given public support by members of that party in the face of the atrocities they commit on men , women and children . |
| 15 | In 1944 , the government began to provide central support for workshops for the blind and disabled people which allowed the Edinburgh factory to invest in its future . |
| 16 | Universal services would be available with a level of resourcing that would permit them to give appropriate support to individuals within a common overall structure . |
| 17 | So I mean and if a and surely if they 're talking about actual support in terms of food and money I mean can they really . |
| 18 | Harry Williams ' home-bred flyer has attracted tremendous ante-post support at odds of 100–1 and now the bookmakers have dramatically cut the price to 50–1 , with a few layers offering a more generous 66–1 . |
| 19 | Yet employers were not prepared to give similar support to organisations of white-collar and professional employees . |
| 20 | On Aug. 7 Enoch Kavindele had withdrawn his candidature , the first such challenge to Kaunda ; he had said that he wanted to breathe new life into the party , but had little visible support among delegates at the congress . |
| 21 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that there is widespread support among parents for the Government 's proposal that schools should make their public examination results available for publication in common form ? |
| 22 | The Editors thank you for your continued support as members of the Society and your interest in the ‘ Medau News ’ . |
| 23 | Although these types of theory are mutually incompatible , both regularly obtain empirical support in experiments by different researchers . |
| 24 | Jordan has consistently opposed the military option , despite its reluctant support for sanctions against Iraq . |
| 25 | There is a real need for formal and informal support from managers in allowing their staff the time to develop teaching skills ; Hopps ( 1988 ) found staff felt inspired by insights gained in learning how to prepare teaching sessions , while Lathlean ( 1987 ) suggests how such staff development can be arranged without compromising patient care . |
| 26 | Later , the point was made that the " development of systematic support for managers in schools has become heavily orientated towards the immediate needs generated by education reforms at the expense of that longer term development of heads and senior staff " ( Wallace and Hall 1989:173 ) . |
| 27 | ‘ We have to sentence and the sentence must be a meaningful one , but above all we have to have the long-term support of parents for the biggest range of offenders are appallingly young . |
| 28 | ‘ We have to sentence and the sentence must be a meaningful one , but above all we have to have the long-term support of parents for the biggest range of offenders are appallingly young . |
| 29 | Any question of providing long-term support for children in the family of a man who is not their father should be considered in the wider context of financial provision for families generally . |
| 30 | Increasing support for Hamas in the " occupied territories " , and especially in its heartlands in the squalid refugee camps of the Gaza Strip , also posed a serious threat to the mainstream Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) which had opposed Hamas demands to withdraw from the peace talks and embrace its more militant approach . |