Sentence examples for support a tactic from inspiring English sources

So Mr. Maliki is turning to the tribes for support, a tactic that Saddam Hussein used as well.

They said they would also turn to Republican governors for support — a tactic that showed promise during the debate over the economic package — even if they found few Republican allies in Washington.

The Zaian leader displayed these trophies and captured weapons to nearby tribes to encourage them to support him, a tactic that proved particularly successful with the tribes to the north.

The benefits of a flexible recruitment protocol[ 34, 35] using multiple methods[ 36] is supported as a tactic for recruiting patients to primary care studies.

The Amnesty report said Israeli military policy seemed directed at destroying Lebanese popular support for Hizbullah, a tactic prohibited by the Geneva conventions.

The Toronto Taxi Alliance said it doesn't support "any tactic which will disrupt traffic or transportation for Toronto drivers and residents".

In Kazakhstan, for instance, some 50% of the population is now online, compared with 3.3% in 2006, though access is tempered by some Big Brotherish constraints.What's your weapon?In Russia, Nigeria, Vietnam and elsewhere the government is paying people to blog and comment in support of government priorities, a tactic China started in 2005 with its "50-Cent Party" of web commentators for hire.

Google is pulling support for H.264 as a tactic in their war with Apple.

Wyeth's loss dashes the hopes of those who support pre-emption as a tactic for cutting back on excessive jury awards in product-liability cases, which the court affirmed last year in Riegel v. Medtronic.

Brown also announced his support for waterboarding suspected terrorists — a tactic that Holder, among others, has denounced as torture.

But Microsoft's critics regard the deal as a tactic to support SCO's campaign against Linux, which has become a serious challenger in some markets to Microsoft's Windows operating system.