Example sentences of "who [was/were] sympathetic to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to the work of a small but dedicated group of left wing militants who held shop stewardships at the Merseyside plant , he had received expert academic advice from two university lecturers who were sympathetic to the Communist international cause . |
| 2 | Most of the Madeirans were sympathetic to the Allies and those who were sympathetic to the Germans ( Germanófilos as they were colloquially called ) were unpopular . |
| 3 | When it became possible to study the German foreign office records after 1945 , says an American scholar , ‘ tests did not reveal essential documents … that were not printed by the editors of Die grosse Politia , [ but ] they did reveal that the editors , in making their selection , were influenced by a desire not to make the task of the rulers of the Weimar Republic more difficult , and not to injure the reputation of foreign statesmen who were still active after World War I and who were sympathetic to Germany ’ . |
| 4 | He assumed the leadership of the Flemish-speaking urban proletariat of Ghent , Bruges and Ypres who were sympathetic to the English interest both from economic necessity and as an expression of their hostility to the French-speaking nobility of Flanders . |
| 5 | It was felt necessary to organize women in the fronts and also , through contacts with women who were sympathetic to the organization previously , we created a network of messengers in Guazapa . |
| 6 | officials and leaders , including those calling themselves " socialist " who were sympathetic to the Soviet revolution . |
| 7 | Most important of all , he wanted someone who was sympathetic to his views and who would not be over-protective . |
| 8 | In that same year , the Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister until George IV died in June 1830 , when he was succeeded by William IV who was sympathetic to the Whig party and a supporter of the Reform Bill which had been introduced by Earl Grey , who became Prime Minister following the Duke of Wellington . |
| 9 | In charge of G ( RF ) was Colonel ‘ Shan ’ Hackett , later to become General Sir John , a soldier with a considerable track record in battle , and one who was sympathetic to Stirling 's ideas . |
| 10 | She was the one sister who was sympathetic to him ; that is , when he was able to detach her from the others . |
| 11 | Philip Mairet , the editor , who was sympathetic to my views , tried to persuade Eliot to contribute his , and he eventually agreed to do so . |