Example sentences of "support [pron] give to " in BNC.

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1 It is not for such radical views , strongly held through they were , that she is remembered , but for the understanding support she gave to thousands of working-class women , giving them the confidence to venture into public life .
2 I would like to commend you for the support you give to rural artists and craftspeople , through your excellent articles — especially at a time when , due to cuts in grants , such people need all the help they can get .
3 ‘ These measures have added nearly another £600m a year to the support we give to those over retirement age .
4 ‘ In the main , the church and its leaders drew their importance from the support they gave to the existing powers and from their multiple involvements in education , social welfare and administration . ’
5 THE Mervyn Brown Memorial Game organising committee wishes to take this opportunity to thank the soccer public throughout the province for the tremendous support they gave to this memorable occasion and for the spontaneous and genuine reception accorded to both teams prior to the commencement of the game .
6 Many Home Helps become very fond of the elderly people they visit , often doing all kinds of extra jobs for them when they have the time , and the moral support they give to lonely old people is invaluable .
7 It is becoming less popular now because of the lack of support it gives to the lower back , although it does give more buoyancy than other types .
8 In April 1873 W. H. Flower , subsequently to be in charge of the British Museum , Natural History , in South Kensington , lectured on palaeontology and the support it gives to evolutionary theory .
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