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suh pawr tuhd

  • v  give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
    She supported him during the illness
  • v  support materially or financially
    The scholarship supported me when I was in college
  • v  be behind; approve of
  • v  be the physical support of; carry the weight of
    He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
  • v  establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  • v  adopt as a belief
  • v  support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  • v  argue or speak in defense of
    She supported the motion to strike
  • v  play a subordinate role to (another performer)
    Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act
  • v  be a regular customer or client of
  • v  put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • a  sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
    a club entirely supported by membership dues
    well-supported allegations
  • a  held up or having the weight borne especially from below
    supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends

  • In it, she supported full civil rights for gays and lesbians and backed AIDS education programs for the city of Dallas.
  • There is only one American politician who sounds like this: "With my usual suicidal, masochistic tendencies, I spoke at the Detroit Economic Club last week and supported increased .
  • That's why I supported the Iraq thing.
News & Articles

  • Scientology-supported Human Rights Initiative Bringing Reform to Nepal
    Youth for Human Rights, a program supported by the Church of Scientology, is bringing human rights awareness to Nepal. (PRWeb June 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/ChurchofScientology/Humanrights/prweb10827800.htm
    June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
  • Kenyan shilling seen weaker as stock market investors book gains
    NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling was steady early on Wednesday, supported by tea exporters selling dollars, but traders expect it to come under pressure from foreign investors exiting the stock market. At 0727 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 85.00/20 per dollar, barely changed from Tuesday's close of 84/95/85.15. "Tea dollar are trickling into the market and this has provided ...
    June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Apple Reveals Ad-Supported iTunes Radio, iOS 7, and OS X Mavericks
    ITunes Radio, a free music streaming service announced by Apple today, will be supported by ads delivered on the company's mobile ad platform.
    June 10, 2013 - ClickZ
Quotes

  • Barack Obama in USA Today
    In 2008, American exports accounted for nearly 7 percent of our total employment, one in three manufacturing jobs, and supported 10.3 million jobs in all,Obama said.
  • Jaroslaw Kaczynski in The Hindu
    I congratulate the winner, I congratulate Bronislaw Komorowski,Mr. Kaczynski said. "But most of all I want to sincerely thank all those who participated in these elections, and those who supported us."
  • President Bush in Dallas Morning News
    As a result, we removed the arbitrary timetables for withdrawal and the restrictions on our military commanders that some in Congress had supported,Mr. Bush said, adding that the bill "reflects a consensus that the Iraqi government needs...

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