Sentence examples for amassing support from inspiring English sources

Its aim was to win full citizenship for women, starting with suffrage, an issue that began amassing support in the United States in the eighteen-forties.

I cannot say how you could stop this bill - but if you feel strongly about it there are pressure groups like 38 degrees who are amassing support..

They are speaking up, organising, and amassing support, not only for their rights but also for all who believe in freedom, democracy, and stability of the region at large.

Activists in Tunisia used the Internet in December and January to help amass support for the protests and revolt that toppled the government of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.

Their motto, "To save one life is to save all of humanity", is a beautiful, simple creed that has helped their example of bravery and defiance amass support across the world.

Miliband stands accused by some in his party of failing to do enough to counter Ukip and of allowing Nigel Farage to amass support in Labour heartlands as well as Tory areas by exploiting worries over immigration.

"While the team and I were touring the globe trying to amass support for the bid the president decided to pull the bloody plug and do some horse-trading with South Africa without giving us the courtesy of a heads-up.

"The vision and ambition is out there and the proof now will be on the execution and the ability to continue to amass support from society in general and the business community specifically," John Sfakianakis, director of economics at the Gulf Research Centre in Riyadh told the Guardian.

But it has amassed support from a some of the most prominent names in the tech industry and particularly the online payment space, counting two PayPal alums — Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha and former Square and Slide exec Keith Rabois — as board members.

The trade-off, with Democrats gaining among the college educated while Republicans amass support among those without degrees, creates a long-term advantage for the Democrats because college graduates are growing as a share of the U.S. voting population.

Until the not-legal-advice handbook and the rest of the essential pieces of the Super Fun Pack (particularly the Allen wrench and tube socks) arrive, I'll continue to amass support from my peers, with whom I'm staying in touch via a Facebook page I created on Monday.