Sentence examples similar to to canvass for support from inspiring English sources

Blazer said Sunday that there was "much more evidence" to come, detailing what happened when bin Hammam and Warner arranged a visit to Trinidad so that bin Hammam could canvass for support.

There should be no question of covert meetings, secret plotting, setting up EDL demonstrations only to call them off, paying EDL supporters to canvass for you and offers of ongoing political support for the EDL.

He would not canvass or pay agents to canvass for him, nor would he engage to attend to the local business of the constituency.

They were coming to canvass for the weekend, and needed places to crash.

We put our lives on hold to canvass for the causes we believe in.

The proposal for a BRICS bank comes nearly a year after Christine Lagarde, canvassing for support in her bid to lead the I.M.F., promised China and other developing countries greater influence through increased voting rights at the Fund and the World Bank.

The new law allows parties to operate but forbids them from holding meetings or canvassing for support outside the capital.

In response, Mr. Gul has been canvassing for support in Germany.

He also says he has not canvassed for support because he did not think that was right.

Recent allegations that Tokyo Sexwale, a prominent businessman and a former provincial premier, has been canvassing for support were slapped down by party leaders.

The 18-year-old said his Scholarism group was planning demonstrations on Saturday in areas where government officials would be canvassing for support, the Associated Press reported.