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1629 D. Featley Cygnea Cantio 26 It [sc. the Jesuit interpretation of Mark 13: 32] is forced, and serveth to give support to the doctrine of Aequivocation.

1653 W. Eyre Vindiciæ Justificationis xvii. 142 I cannot but wonder (and so I dare say doth the impartiall Reader) that Mr. W. should say the Text is contradictory to my purpose, and yet confesse, that it affords support unto my Argument.

1691 New Invent. Mill'd-lead 17 in T. Hale Acct. New Inventions What the Officers of the Navy have offered in the same Paper of suggestions Philosophical, in support of their present Sentence against Lead-sheathing.

1742 Hist. & Proc. House of Lords V. 2 The Arguments made use of in Support of this Amendment, were in Substance as follow [etc.]

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlvii. 174 I..feel a considerable pleasure in being able to communicate any thing..in support of his opinions.

1809 ‘J. Gifford’ Hist. Polit. Life W. Pitt I. v. 231 Mr. Fox was very earnest in his support of the motion, and in his expressions of surprize at the opposition which it experienced.

1857 J. Scott Common Bench Rep. New Ser. I. 658 Overend, Q.C. and Chandler, in support of the rule.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 16 Nearly all of [these words]..have the support of some poetical or other authority.

1906 Southwestern Reporter 96 802/2 It is true that there is authority in support of the contention that in certain cases the clerk is not liable for the acts of his deputy, but this court has never announced this principle.

1941 Life 27 Jan. 27/1 As support for the charge that I am an Apostle of Gloom, it is said that I have predicted the defeat of Great Britain.

1961 Economist 4 Nov. 435/1 Evans had misstated some of his evidence in support of his pet theories.

2008 Nature 10 Apr. 745/1 We find strong support for several new hypotheses.