But in the next few years the SPS attitude to Russia's new President, Vladimir Putin, evolved from conditional support to open opposition - and the party lost supporters.
Most Republicans, for now, are offering the administration conditional support.
Still he lent conditional support to the project.
Labour's current position is, once again, conditional support: not against TTIP, just against doing it badly.
That conditional support for Mr. Ashcroft's nomination is a shift from the unqualified praise Mr. Torricelli expressed last month.
Companies voicing conditional support include Nestlé; Holcim, a cement maker; and the drug giants Novartis and Roche.
Why did I give conditional support to the Commission on Federal Election Reform for its recommendation of a required photo ID when I met with members last month?
The prime minister reiterated his conditional support for a single European currency, stating the unpopular position that if the necessary economic conditions were met, then Britain should join.
Merkel gave perhaps the most subdued response of all foreign leaders following Trump's win, offering conditional support only on the basis of shared values.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which stages the Oscars, later put out a statement condemning Ratner's comments but offering conditional support for the director.
Indeed, the proposal is favored by many residents and has the conditional support of the Community Board and the borough president.
