Sentences with phrase «considerable political support»

Considerable political support was also expressed in the debates on civil partnership by politicians across political parties for further progress to address gaps in legal recognition of children being parented by same - sex couples.

The notion of zero tolerance has considerable political support.

Nigel Farage, who has won considerable political support with a relentless campaign on the end of the movement controls, was left unimpressed by the U-turn.

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Democratic senator Mary Landrieu, a cosponsor of the «Three R's» bill, worked tirelessly, and against considerable opposition from members of both political parties, to increase the targeting of federal education dollars to low - income communities and schools in an effort to better support their school reform efforts.

I fail to understand, for example, how it is morally right that (in the UK at least) Rupert Murdoch et al openly express support for one political party or other, then devote considerable broadcasting resources to that support.

Political deals (sometimes dubbed «grand bargains») to win Republican support for carbon taxes, such as the proposal by Democratic Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and Brian Schatz (HA) therefore risk alienating labor, low - income advocates and economic - justice activists, many of whom are already tepid at best about carbon tax legislation that doesn't directly invest considerable carbon revenues in a «just transition.»