bipartisan support
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbipartisanandsupport
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bipartisan
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪˈpɑː.tɪ.zæn/us/ˌbaɪˈpɑːr.t̬ə.zən/
supported by or consisting of two ...
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support
noun
uk/səˈpɔːt/us/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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Moreover, the reform enjoyedbipartisansupportin most states.
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On a more fundamental level, laws that pass with bipartisan majorities may not begin withbipartisansupport.
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The sub-group supported by the program - low-income workers - was a significant electoral prize and the electoral blame that might have resulted from cuts fosteredbipartisansupportfor the program.
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That represented an abject failure to deliver on a policy that hadbipartisansupport—there was no political obstacle to it.
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It has hadbipartisansupport, obviously with differences of emphasis from time to time in its history.
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But we welcome the continuation of thatbipartisansupport.
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Why should there be doubt aboutbipartisansupport?
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I hope that we getbipartisansupportfor some changes.
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I hope that there will bebipartisansupportfor those efforts.
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The policy has hadbipartisansupportfor 10 years.
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I regret the drift away frombipartisansupportfor the agreement.
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There was, therefore,bipartisansupportfor the present system, as there had beenbipartisansupportfor the previous system.
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We should all wish for the security service to havebipartisansupport.
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At least those who hadbipartisansupportwould know that they could proceed in some safety and with some prospect of continuation.
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There may well have beenbipartisansupportbecause that was not a naked political attempt to grab control of the new authority.
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I think there is genuinebipartisansupport—indeed, it would be a serious matter if there were not—on what he said about the rule of law.
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They have taken great pains to proceed, so far as possible, on the basis ofbipartisansupport.
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It builds on the great success of the "next steps" initiative, which has enjoyed welcomebipartisansupport.
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There is traditionalbipartisansupportfor those grants.
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I was glad to hear his important reaffirmation ofbipartisansupportfor nuclear power generation.
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