Sentence examples for be tried for supporting from inspiring English sources

When, for example, the American government wanted him to go to the US, to be tried for supporting a terrorist training camp, and British courts said he could, he made sure his lawyers launched an appeal.

The government said Mr. Kidd was a material witness against Sami Omar Hussayen, who was tried for supporting an Islamic group that the government said "sought to recruit others to engage in acts of violence and terrorism".

In 400 he was tried for impiety, but he had powerful support and was acquitted.

He is to be tried by the Senate, where support for Mr Aquino is less certain.

Petraeus's aides felt that Fallon should be trying to win support for Iraq from neighboring Middle Eastern governments, not second-guessing their strategy and deployment timetables.

So Mr Hayami and his deputies may simply be trying to build support for its policies, as well as to deal with criticism from within its own ranks that they have not done enough to sell them to the public.

He may be trying to mobilize support there for the party, which is widely viewed as having done a bad job of ruling the state.

It is trying to support Colombia's search for peace by putting pressure on the FARC guerrillas; it has offered to work together with Colombia in fighting drugs.

The country might be facing another famine, or it might be trying to weaken international support for U.N. sanctions by manufacturing glimpses of starvation.

Cox was said to be trying to line up support for a clear and dramatic SEC decision in December.

This is not good for Richard Ravitch, who is trying to win support for a financial rescue plan for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and could use some power brokered on his behalf.