Sentence examples for gained their support from inspiring English sources

By granting privileges to the towns in southern Germany, he gained their support; and by using diplomatic skill, he managed to make friends in the north as well.

The king in Germany, Henry IV, and Duke Godfrey of Lorraine, the leading power in northern Italy and brother of Stephen IX, were notified of the election, and Gerard gained their support as a result.

After assuring them that they would have the President's ear in such matters, Garfield gained their support.

Johnson began to woo the farmers' Grange movement; with his Jeffersonian leanings, he easily gained their support.

Some scholars objected to the participation of women but Muhammad Ilyas slowly gained their support and the first jamaat of women was formed in Nizamuddin, Delhi.

"We cooperated with the local authorities and we gained their support for all our efforts and initiatives.

To turn that idea into a reality you have to influence people and gain their support.

John Wainwright Potters Bar, Hertfordshire US trade unions were promised hundreds of thousands of jobs to gain their support for Nafta.

For much of the last two years, Mr. Monserrate has put intense pressure on the party officials to gain their support.

Is Traub suggesting that most blacks are on welfare and therefore Clinton's ability to gain their support is surprising?

He added that "gaining their support will require a better understanding of the people's choices and needs".