supporting

[səˈpɔːrtɪŋ]

Definition:
1. The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.
2. Furnishing support and encouragement.
3. Capable of bearing a structural load.

Use 'supporting' in a sentence:

1. He is now supporting "friendly benches", which are public seating areas where people are encouraged to go and chat with one another.
2. If a few thick pillars had not been left supporting the rest, it would undoubtedly have tumbled down.
3. He is very thankful to his fans for supporting him and will continue to work hard.
4. Design and Research of Decision Supporting Power Spare Parts and Components Management Information System.
5. In contrast, qualitative issues, which are frequently neglected in choosing manufacturing site locations, are often central to creating and supporting a competitive advantage.
6. The reading by President Simons on the flow of capital across countries, was kind of interesting, but the data did not come close to supporting the conclusions.
7. Experts praise the government for supporting public education efforts and programs.
8. Customer service system is the information system for supporting process of customer services.
9. The income from visitors makes the museum self-supporting.
10. In order to make money, Sally works in a supermarket after class and spends the money supporting the family.
11. It has been suggested that if the environment were capable of supporting breeding populations of bears, there would have been enough food resources to support humans.
12. Du thanks her parents, who for years have taken her to student outreach activities, for supporting her interest in science, technology, engineering and math.
13. They remorselessly beat up anyone they suspected of supporting the opposition.
14. Schellenberg had long been skeptical of the science supporting claims that music education enhances children's abstract reasoning, math, or language skills.
15. I may not be as charming as Audrey Hepburn, but I'm all for supporting a good cause.
16. Anyone who considers river time in relation to atomic time will encounter a major imbalance and may be motivated to counteract it by consuming less fuel or supporting greener policies.
17. As well as supporting at least half of the world's species of plants and animals, these rain forests are home to millions of people.
18. From a practical aspect this protected the figures against breakage and psychologically gives the images a sense of strength and power, usually enhanced by a supporting back pillar.
19. We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools, apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through.
20. The reading by President Summers on the flow of capital across countries, was kind of interesting, but the data did not come close to supporting the conclusions.
21. Some people are now supporting the therapeutic value of cooking food.
22. I kept the pictures to myself and accepted this as one more step in supporting his increasing autonomy.
23. Here's another way in which smartphones might transform the way we live and work: by offering insights into human psychology and behavior and, thus, supporting smarter social science.
24. Finally, the bone supporting the teeth is attacked and starts to shrink.
25. There was a wealth of supporting evidence.
26. A "town of culture" could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town's peculiarities—helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people.
27. She had valid reasons for not supporting the proposals.
28. Nine Republicans joined in supporting the measure.
29. The movie featured Robert Lindsay in a supporting role.
30. They say he's certain to get a nomination for best supporting actor.
31. The number of Senators now supporting him had increased significantly.
32. Several major companies are supporting the project.