Sentence examples for support a section of from inspiring English sources

However, this placed Zafy at odds with one of his sources of political support, a section of the Malagasy elite that was opposed to dependency on foreign grants, especially when these were made conditional on certain actions on the part of the Malagasy government.

The company's $10,000 grant has supported a section of Browne's research over the past year.

In steel or reinforced concrete structures there will sometimes be a spandrel beam extending horizontally from one column to another and supporting a section of wall.

The French supported the Maronites and the British supported a section of the Druze, while the Ottoman government encouraged the collapse of the traditional structure, which would enable it to impose its own direct authority.

The column supports a section of an entablature, which constitutes the upper horizontal part of a classical building and is itself composed of (from bottom to top) an architrave, frieze, and cornice.

This footnote was added on 31 July 2012: Martin Narey has asked us to point out that his 16-page report on adoption for the Times, described as briefly mentioning adoption support, includes a section of around 650 words entitled "Post-adoption support for older and/or particularly challenging adoptions".

The 45-page magazine attempts to depict support from a section of society traditionally despised by the militant group.

Mr Rajapaksa, a Sinhalese, still commands strong support from a section of the country's 70 per cent Sinhala-Buddhist majority.

It has no presence among the rural poor and has lost the support of a section of the car-drivers' union in Delhi, which was a source of strength during the Assembly elections.

He did not explain his vote during committee proceedings although he noted his support for a section of the bill that would help protect whistle-blowers who expose fraud in the derivatives markets.

Local authors and small publications are well supported, with a section of the window display always reserved for their books.