Example sentences of "support [pron] give " 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 | Oh yes , and seeing whether you 'd yes , how you were coping with it and whether you got too involved or whether you did n't get involved enough or whether you actually were able to sort of get this balance between erm the sort of emotional support you give and the actual practical help which maybe they need in some sort of way , you know because I mean |
| 4 | He deserves the support we given from the Treasury and from Europe . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ These measures have added nearly another £600m a year to the support we give to those over retirement age . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Teenagers are much maligned but the support they gave was tremendous , ’ he said . |
| 9 | would like to thank managers and staff at the branch for the support they gave him during his recent illness . |
| 10 | The support they give may sometimes be formal , but it is never sterile or mechanical ( as it often is in industrial societies ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | To ask the Minister for the Arts what support he gives or plans to give to the design museum . |
| 13 | In return for their support he gave them lessons in how to oppose colonialism , in the development of national pride , and he taught them how to direct social discontent into reasoned political activity . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ' education committee opted not to continue the support it gave when the Government withdrew funding for Scotland 's only adult residential college in 1988 . |