"supporting the claim" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used in persuasive or argumentative writing to refer to evidence or reasons that reinforce the main argument being made. Example: In his essay, the author presents several statistics and studies as supporting evidence for his claim that climate change is a pressing global issue.
The Malaysian government said the police and military presence in the area was being doubled, while the religious group said an undetermined number of supporters from the southern Philippines had entered the area to reinforce those supporting the claim.
However, there is still little empirical evidence supporting the claim that UML is an effective approach to modeling software systems.
If Mr. Jorisch's lawyer had provided us with evidence supporting the claim, we would have resolved this long ago.
Yet facts supporting the claim for at least 14 men were contained in police files at Homan Square itself.
We argue that there is at present no strong evidence supporting the claim for a nonconscious basis of the false memory effect.
In designing and analyzing cryptosystems and protocols, mathematical concepts are critical in supporting the claim that the intended cryptosystem is secure.
(E) A brief statement of the law and facts supporting the claim that recognition of gain or loss is not required with respect to the transfer.
Our findings illustrate the strong correlation of galaxy properties with proximity to density ridges, strongly supporting the claim that density ridges are good tracers of filaments.
The agency says it has been considering adding letter grades to health claims on labels that indicate the strength of the research supporting the claim.
"The company has to pay its fair share of financing measures to protect those in danger," said Christoph Bals, of German NGO, Germanwatch, which is supporting the claim.
In a recent study, British researchers conducted a review of the medical literature going back to the 1950s in search of scientific evidence supporting the claim.
