Sentence examples for support of the measure from inspiring English sources

"He is fully in support of the measure," McNally said.

He credited the unanimous support of the measure to "its inclusiveness".

In Moscow we witnessed a rally in support of the measure.

In early October, he spoke in support of the measure by citing an I.E.D. attack on an MRAP in Ramadi.

To their credit, the legislators responded overwhelmingly to strong public support of the measure, reported by several recent polls.

Representative Gabrielle Giffords, Democrat of Arizona, said her Tucson office was vandalized after her vote in support of the measure.

Seven former bureau directors from both parties have signed a letter in support of the measures.

The Bank of Japan issued a statement in support of the measures.

Christopher J. Christie, the leading Republican challenger to Governor Corzine in this year's election, called the governor's support of the measures "astonishing".

The three Coloradans whose names were listed as the primary sponsors insisted that they had little involvement with the petitions and were unaware that money was being spent in support of the measures.

Advocates of gun control frequently cite the much lower levels of gun violence in other developed nations -- such as Canada and the UK -- in support of the measures they promote.