Sentence examples for patrons support from inspiring English sources

A parastate has a right to demand its patrons' support, since the patrons bear considerable responsibility for its nightmarish existence in Europe's twilight zone.

"Why did patrons support him at all?

There are stickers demanding that patrons support the Cubs and the Bears, every branch of the armed services, a few local unions that no longer exist, but this bar is old.

And it's a great football venue, with patrons supporting Orlando Pirates with great passion.

At first nobody, absolutely nobody except our patrons supported the idea, and also the audience and the artists, who enjoyed coming".

If you insist on using a 'micro' word, then the correct one is 'micropatronage': an affordable version of the age-old practice of wealthy patrons supporting artists in substantive, public ways – ways that stroke the patron's ego and/or guarantee their place in heaven.

Mr. Shedden said he still hoped to find patrons to support a painting career after graduation, and he has been preparing a body of work.

Chapman's Homer appeared sporadically in sections, as he found time and inspiration to work on it, and patrons to support it.

May 4 2012 September 23 201212 The exhibition surveys the career of the French painter, with an emphasis on the inspiration provided by his friends and patrons, whose support is inseparable from the artist's achievement.

Thanks to its patrons, the support of the citizens of nearby South Bend, Ind., and the confidence and competence of Father Sorin, the school began to grow: from a handful of students and buildings in the 1840s to an impressive campus and hundreds of students on the eve of the Civil War.

According to (Oi 1989), prior to market reform, the general public resorts to political patrons, seeking support for private interests due to the limited means at their disposal.