In many ways, it is a complex 21st-century version of the 19th-century idea of a supportive little woman – inoffensive yet gossipy, something to titillate the jaded public palate, and make the electorate perceive human qualities in their strong-but-fallible leaders.
If obviously they say that they're off work at the moment, I ask them erm obviously is there any scope for getting them back to work on reduced hours erm or reduced duties and obviously get an idea of how supportive their employer is; whether the employers had any contact with them during the time erm that they've been off to obviously devise a return to work plan erm with them.
"The idea of being a loving supportive mom was an important part of myself," she said.
Fortunately, while Congress has proven to be even slower to embrace the idea of real action behind supportive words about protecting LGBT workplace rights than our president, the rest of America hasn't been just sitting around waiting for it to happen.
He was very interested and supportive of the idea of having trafficking in the speech.
American officials have been quietly supportive of the idea of a Taliban office.
Here at BlueSky PR, management were fully supportive of the idea of a standing desk.
Let's Think About This Even Cingular Wireless is not wholeheartedly supportive of the idea of allowing cellphones on airplanes.
On Capitol Hill, some Congressional Republicans on Tuesday were cautiously supportive of the idea of exploring new gun policies.
The panellists were widely supportive of the idea of more women in parliament, and Roder suggested there should be a minimum amount of women MPs.
But executive member for sport, culture and leisure, Nigel Howells said he was not supportive of the idea of moving the Winter Wonderland.
