1.   This principle is warmly supported because it rightly treats the coast as a limited and special resource.

2.   We would all support the principle of free speech.

3.   When he soundly supported the principle of women priests they made him modify his statement.

4.   The survey also showed, however, that the MPs strongly supported the principle of extending VAT to fuel, so long as the needy were protected.

5.   Advisers to Bush said he supported the principle of medical privacy but would want to review the new rules.

6.   But they are being challenged by some state legislators, who support the principle of state regulation but contend that commissioners are usurping the rights of elected officials.

7.   He said most Americans support the principles behind affirmative action and believe everyone ought to compete on a level playing field.

8.   It has tried to suppress scientific studies that reached politically inconvenient conclusions, and to block resolutions supporting the principles of harm reduction.

9.   The legislation was the first time the federal government supported the principle of a Government contribution toward general education through loans and grants to universities and their students.

10.   The gradual shift in the court votes toward supporting the principle of federalism should be considered a victory for Chief Justice William Rehnquist.