And a handful of Republicans who would be the most obvious prospects for supporting it were resisting, saying they were alarmed by the measure's mounting price tag and its $78 billion impact on the deficit.
Members of the panel, headed by the former chief counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, said a dozen graduate students told them at a public forum last month that faculty members had threatened to hurt their academic prospects for supporting a union.
Such bonds can be harder to break than handcuffs, especially when a young person has been told for years that they aren't worth anything, and they have few skills, no diplomas, and few prospects for supporting themselves outside the sex industry.
Tim Draper, a founding partner in the firm and the driving force behind its moves overseas, said that a local presence in other countries is important, both for evaluating a start-up's prospects and for supporting companies as they grow.
But in most cases, if Scott is interested, he contacts hot prospects and asks for supporting material.
Mostyn, for his part, said that he and his wife, Amber, were excited about the prospect of supporting Clinton.
They are also looking to sound out skeptical Democrats to gauge the prospects for support.
Moody's Investors Service cut the ratings of eight major Japanese life insurers, citing a poor outlook for recovery and uncertain prospects for support from related banks.
The final paradox of Ukip support is this: at a time of falling real incomes and unprecedented economic uncertainty, voters from poorer and more insecure social groups should rally behind the party who can offer them the best prospect for economic support and assistance.
A republican who was pragmatic enough to realise that the most realistic prospect for unification lay in supporting the king, he was anti-clerical, anti-war, an ardent patriot and a liberal, and his operas became singularly powerful vehicles for his political beliefs.
