Sentence examples for attract support for from inspiring English sources
So the anti-monarchist group Republic saw the wedding — and its attendant excesses — as an opportunity to attract support for its mission.
In addition, members of the State Legislature pass pension "sweeteners" for municipal unions that help attract support for their re-election campaigns.
HSBC should also benefit from the accelerated timetable for rights issues after the failure by HBOS to attract support for its fundraising last year.
So the anti-monarchist group Republic saw the wedding and its attendant excesses as an opportunity to attract support for its mission.
Another Republican, George T. McDonald, who has struggled to attract support for his campaign, said the focus on police tactics was obscuring the need to focus on what he said was the underlying problem, of joblessness.
Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, a Democrat from Brooklyn, is trying to attract support for a bill that would establish a creative economic zone in north Brooklyn, with incentives for mixed-use developments and a mentorship program for young entrepreneurs.
As a Southern-born border-state politician, Bates attracted support for the 1860 Republican presidential nomination.
Cárdenas also attracted support for the party by introducing land reform and nationalizing the oil industry (1930).
Carlton House attracted support for Sunday's Classic on Wednesdayas punters anticipated the decision by his connections.
Tony Yates, professor of economics at the University of Birmingham, says: I can see why Corbyn has attracted support for his promise to abolish tuition fees.
