Sentence examples for rising in support from inspiring English sources

The castle was almost taken in the first Jacobite rising in support of James Stuart, the "Old Pretender", in 1715.

The Roman Catholic north rose in support of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1569.

John was a genial gentleman of many talents who did not hesitate to rise in support of the truth.

Representatives of the Iraqi National Congress, however, claimed to control a vast underground network that would rise in support of coalition forces to assist security and law enforcement.

The officer said the military had wrongly assumed that Shiite Muslims in the south opposed to Saddam Hussein, who is a member of the minority Sunni sect, would rise in support of coalition forces.

"I rise in support of this bill," she said Wednesday.

Now is the time for heroes to rise in support of public schools.

Lipinski rose in support of the Stupak amendment, which restricts public and private insurance providers who participate in an insurance exchange set up by the government from covering elective abortions.

Rising in his support, Robespierre sputtered and lost his voice; his brother Augustin, Philippe Lebas, and other key allies all tried to sway the deputies, but failed.

Sarkozy's rise in support, particularly among Les Républicains supporters, follows a fall at the start of this year, when he was damaged by what was seen as a disappointing showing for his party in regional elections.

Demonstrations followed, and other universities rose up in support.