widespread support
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwidespreadandsupport
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widespread
adjective
uk/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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support
noun
uk/səˈpɔːt/us/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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There iswidespreadsupportfor the proposition that reduced welfare state spending, coupled with tax incentives, generates both reason and resource for private charitable donation.
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In contrast to the pessimistic counseling, there waswidespreadsupportfor parenthood for persons with disabilities.
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He argued that thewidespreadsupportfor dictatorships puts a question mark against the usefulness of the totalitar ian paradigm.
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There is stillwidespreadsupportamongst the stakeholders for the maintenance of defined-benefit schemes.
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Contacts were informal but frequent and were reflected in the private sector'swidespreadsupportfor a negotiated settlement.
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She did, however, try to manipulate or resist many of them, and this may even help to account for thewidespreadsupportfor her.
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Some of the proposed operational definitions receive morewidespreadsupportthan others.
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In contrast,widespreadsupporttends to legitimise the public sector, and may thus impose some social norm to pay rates.
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At least one zonal official seemed to suggest that there iswidespreadsupportfor the opposition parties (interview #67).
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In fact, there waswidespreadsupportfor behaving in ' responsible ' ways and maintaining the identity of a productive citizen.
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There iswidespreadsupportfor the principles and values of democracy in most of the countries in the region.
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Their action has already receivedwidespreadsupportand recognition.
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The general idea that the prediction of one's actions crowds out deliberation haswidespreadsupport.
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Instigators who start the process of internal complaint but who fail to garnerwidespreadsupportwill be seen as troublemakers and will become targets for managerial retaliation.
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This scheme became in effect a national hospital service and undoubtedly had much to do with thewidespreadsupportfor the nationalization of voluntary hospitals after the war.
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Health care costs were increasing dramatically, and the political climate still favoured social entitlements, so the idea of national health insurance gainedwidespreadsupport, including among some conservatives.
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Widespreadsupportwas expressed for the idea of extending the choice of couples to have civil marriages other than in local registration offices.
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While a number of detailed points were raised on particular aspects of the proposals, there waswidespreadsupportfor the package as a whole.
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He also said that he would be very sorry, and that it would not be likely to receivewidespreadsupport.
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I have received a number of different proposals but none so far appears to commandwidespreadsupportamong the parties.
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