Sentence examples for to elicit support for from inspiring English sources

Charles Deister, a spokesman for Gov. George E. Pataki, dismissed Mr. McCall's proposal as a ploy to elicit support for his anticipated run for governor in 2002.

Favre's current status is also different from Joe Namath's when he was summoned to elicit support for the Jets' failed plan to build a stadium in Manhattan.

A12 Vice President Dick Cheney encountered opposition from King Abdullah II of Jordan on a mission to elicit support for a possible military campaign against Iraq.

Unite has attempted to elicit support for industrial action from around the world, and has held talks with bosses from the Teamsters union, which boasts 1.4 million members, in Washington DC, after which Teamsters bosses said they would not rule anything "in or out" when it came to supporting the British strike.

Focusing on the "Protected Countryside," the major land-use designation in the Plan that structures the Greenbelt framework, we explore tensions between abstract ideals of countryside used by policy makers to elicit support for the Plan and people's lived experience of material landscapes of the peri-urban fringe.

Motivation may be enhanced by targeting negative or false beliefs about adherence, juxtaposing consequences of nonadherence with a patients' goals and interests, and teaching patients how to elicit support for adherence (e.g., asking for dose reminders when their routine changes).

As a guest of the LBF, I felt obliged to elicit support from the Prime Minister for the book trade, which is worth more than £5bn annually to this country.

I applaud Bono's efforts to elicit support from Group of 8 members to fight global poverty ("Rock Star Still Hasn't Found the African Aid He's Looking For," news article, May 15).

In the Senate race, Mr. Schweitzer, a rancher in his first run for office, has also used the flagging state economy to elicit support, saying Mr. Burns has not used his years in Washington to help the state.

For the next two months potential nominees will press the flesh at parties and screenings, trying to elicit support among colleagues, a circuit that can be both revitalizing and draining.

They travelled to Lebanon, Egypt and Syria to elicit support, saying the Danish government wouldn't listen to their concerns.