The phrase "a tradition of supporting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a long-standing practice or custom of providing assistance or backing to someone or something.
Example: "Our organization has a tradition of supporting local charities through fundraising events every year."
Alternatives: "a history of backing" or "a custom of aiding".
The theatre has a tradition of supporting playwrights.
Levi Strauss & Company has a tradition of supporting equal rights for gays.
"We're isolated here, in a way, and I think people in the South-west have always had a tradition of supporting the individual rather than the party," the former Job Centre manager says.
Peter French, assistant director for Church of England schools in Birmingham and chair of governors at the enormously oversubscribed Hamstead Hall academy in Handsworth Wood, notes that "Birmingham has always had a tradition of supporting other schools".
Even though the labor federation has a tradition of supporting Democrats, Mr. Pataki has helped gain passage of several labor laws that the unions want, including a ban on using state money to discourage union organizing.
Like most communal farms built on a Socialist ethos, the residents of Kibbutz Yagur have tended to be liberal politically, with a tradition of supporting peace talks with Palestinians.
Columbia University has a long tradition of supporting a diverse and inclusive educational environment which extends to our workforce.
"As a state with a long tradition of supporting the free market, Texas should not accept transparent, union-driven efforts to create new barriers to entry for the sole purpose of stifling innovation and eliminating competition".
More than 1.6 million people have signed up for tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics that follow immediately afterwards and as the site in east London continues to take rapid shape, the prospective paralympians are already experiencing the stir of expectation in a country that has a proud tradition of supporting their best efforts.
"The Guardian has a long tradition of supporting union effort," a spokeswoman for the Guardian US chapter of the News Media Guild said in an email to The Huffington Post.
Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture, said in a statement that the department "has a longstanding tradition of supporting and promoting incentive-based solutions that are better-suited for the working families, elderly and other low-income individuals" who rely on food stamps than restrictions are.
