Sentence examples for it was generally supportive from inspiring English sources

When the Senate majority leader, Trent Lott, showed up in New Hampshire two weeks ago and was asked whether the party was fully behind Mr. Smith, he said it was "generally supportive" of incumbents -- but then added that with Republicans and Democrats tied in the Senate, the party had to be "considerate" of the possibility that Mr. Smith might face a "credible opponent".

Until this weekend, I was generally supportive of Specter as the Democratic nominee next year.

It turns out that their dad was generally supportive on the phone call, which seemed to relieve the twins.

Keneally said the ABC was generally supportive of the cause, which made it all the more shocking.

Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York and chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, said Mr. Bernanke was "generally supportive" of a stimulus package as long as it was well conceived.

Although he was generally supportive of Ed Miliband, he said Labour needed to be more specific about what it would do if it won the election.

The industry's reaction to Mr. Levitt's speech was generally supportive.

Monica Byrne, one of the owners of Tini, a bar on Van Brunt Street, also was generally supportive of the store's presence.

A consultation by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority HFEAA) published in March suggested the public was generally supportive of the technology.

In the past, the majority in Congress, whether Republican or Democrat, was generally supportive of the financial establishment.

In his conference speech, Johnson was generally supportive of Cameron and said a Labour government would be a disaster of Titanic proportions.