Sentence examples for support a euphemism from inspiring English sources
Meanwhile, the United States, though it has just certified Bolivia as an anti-drugs ally, is cutting down its aid: balance-of-payments support, a euphemism for coca-eradication aid, is due to fall from $19m to zero this year, and some aid specifically directed against drugs is also to be cut.For the government, the UNDCP's initiative could therefore be very timely.
Seven years ago, any headteacher you'd ever encounter had served a long apprenticeship in the classroom, and understood intimately the fundamental importance of the core business; they were also human and empathetic enough to understand that when a teacher required support, it should not be "support" (a euphemism for loading up with so much work they are forced to resign).
That's one reason to think that his talk of covering everybody may actually just be another way of supporting "universal access," a euphemism that Republicans have long used to describe plans that would leave fewer people with health insurance.
I recently questioned whether being pro-Israeli or pro-Palestinian, in its current format, was simply a euphemism supporting the unproductive status quo.
After all, "funding overhaul" is usually a euphemism for "cuts".
That title wasn't a euphemism: the law needed support from lawmakers who had viewed prior legislative efforts as toothless, as well as those who feared that a ban on assault weapons could lead to the confiscation of guns used for hunting and target shooting.
"I assume the alien attack is a euphemism designed to gain public support for that spending effort.
"They both called and said they would like the support of the organization of the city of Providence," he said, using a euphemism for the Cianci organization.
Some might call that a euphemism for giving critical interest groups cash for their support.
But for many Republicans, "offset" is a euphemism for "tax increases," which they are loath to support.
