sponsor

[ˈspɑːnsər]

Definition:
1. Someone who supports or champions something.
2. An advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc..
3. Assume sponsorship of.
4. Assume responsibility for or leadership of.
5. Do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of.

Use 'sponsor' in a sentence:

1. I understand Coca-Cola are to be named as the new sponsors of the League Cup later this week.
2. Have you found the sponsor?
3. The library may sponsor a language group you could join.
4. BMW signed up as a sponsor.
5. Start by clarifying exactly who the project's sponsor is.
6. Let's sponsor a car-racing team to prove it.
7. Spamhaus listed the SpamIt.com organization as the world's single largest sponsor of spam.
8. He had a sponsor or two.
9. The protest comes on the eve of two days of talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sponsored by the United Nations.
10. Some of the best services for the ageing are sponsored by philanthropic organizations.
11. Companies will now be able to sponsor programmes on ITV and Channel 4.
12. State art councils help sponsor local arts and crafts festivals which draw crowds of tourist consumers.
13. Doctors will sponsor Isabelle's family.
14. It is no use fighting shy of publicity and then complaining when sponsors pass us by.
15. They've been sponsoring the World Cup to the tune of a million and a half pounds.
16. The chief sponsor of the New York law, state Senator Emanuel Gold, says he's not giving up.
17. She was my sponsor when I was applying for Party membership.
18. Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found.
19. The danger of commercialism is that the churches end up dancing to the tune of their big business sponsors.
20. She found a company to sponsor her through college.
21. The sponsor threatened not to pay up.
22. The meeting was sponsored by 22 colleges.
23. It is thanks to this committee that many new sponsors have come forward.
24. The sponsor has permanent ad on the website commonly.
25. The sponsored walk will raise money for AIDS care.
26. Most DES students are sponsored by the National Department of Education.
27. Mercury, in association with The Independent, is sponsoring Britain's first major Pop Art exhibition for over 20 years.
28. Identifying the project manager is easy, but who is the sponsor?
29. Call the family service agencies to find out if they sponsor this kind of sheltered housing.
30. Ensure that the sponsor approves scope-change requests.
31. Having a good executive sponsor for any project is a great thing.
32. When you define the project, you make sure that you have an agreement with the project sponsor on what work should be completed in this project.
33. Given the strength of pressure on both sides, the superpowers may well have difficulties sponsoring negotiations.
34. We have to make the states that sponsor terrorism pay a price.
35. The competition was sponsored by Ruinart Champagne.
36. The sponsor is the Trickle Up Program, a non-profit organization founded by New Yorkers Glen and Mildred Leet.
37. "We can't let that happen," says Senator Mike Kowall, the lead sponsor of four bills recently introduced.
38. Will you sponsor me for a charity walk I'm doing?
39. Critics even complain that McDonald's, whose logo symbolises calorie excess, should not have been allowed to sponsor the World Cup.
40. Adidas is an official sponsor of the World Cup, so its logo appears on the field.
41. In return, the schoolboy said he would let the company sponsor the hand by putting the Mercedes logo on it – just like the adverts on F1 cars.
42. Eight senators sponsored legislation to stop the military funding.
43. It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offense and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.
44. Although tobacco ads are prohibited, companies get around the ban by sponsoring music shows.
45. The organization broke loose from its sponsors.
46. Coca-Cola is an official sponsor of the Belgian soccer federation.
47. I'm collecting sponsors for next week's charity run.
48. It's possible for them to get attention from other members while reflecting a little glory onto the brands that sponsor them.
49. The company plans to sponsor television programmes as part of its marketing strategy.
50. Sponsoring the local team is good for public relations.
51. Please could you sponsor me for my school's campaign for Help the Aged?
52. The race organizers are trying to attract sponsors.
53. Students on the full-time course of study are usually sponsored.
54. Adidas is the well-known sponsor behind the World Cup ball and other soccer-related merchandise (jerseys, shorts, cleats).