Sentence examples for major popular support from inspiring English sources

In the late 20th century, the Ovimbundu provided the major popular support for Jonas Savimbi and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) guerrillas.

Major Reinado enjoys popular support among people in the west of the country, as a defender of their rights, which they feel are overlooked by eastern leaders.The run-up to the elections has already seen violence.

I find that during this period, there has been a major increase in popular support for democracy, a sizable rise in concerns about inequality, and a fall in support for political Islam.

The casualties have been a major factor in widespread popular support for an early withdrawal of British troops, as reflected in a long string of opinion polls and a restiveness in Parliament.

Since then, however, several high-profile attacks in Peshawar, including the double suicide bombings at a historic church that killed 83 people, and the assassination of a major general, have undercut popular support for the state's negotiation strategy.

If global trade is to start growing again, popular support for major accords must be earned, not assumed, and both the benefits and costs, in terms of jobs, taxes and regulations, must be honestly explained.

With six months to go before France's critical municipal elections, many politicians, mostly on the right (plus Mr. Valls), blame the Roma for a rise in petty crime, a major factor in the overwhelming popular support — 77 percent, according to one poll — for the interior minister's hard-line position.

In sharp contrast to the initial spontaneous objections from major politicians, these theses have gained popular support.

First, the President and his senior advisers have concluded that their campaign to convince the American public that Iran poses an imminent nuclear threat has failed (unlike a similar campaign before the Iraq war), and that as a result there is not enough popular support for a major bombing campaign.

The idea of dark matter enjoys popular support, but two major concerns persist: the so-called Standard Model excludes it, and it cannot be directly detected by any telescope.

They plan to outline calls for more strikes and major organizing initiatives, riding a wave of popular support from the teachers' strikes.