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calling for the support of vs calling to support

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings and contexts. 'Calling for the support of' is used when someone is asking for assistance or backing from others, while 'calling to support' is used when someone is urging or encouraging others to provide support. The choice between the two depends on whether the emphasis is on requesting help or on encouraging others to offer support.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 2240 views

calling for the support of

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is asking for assistance or backing from others. It implies a request for support.
  • These workers have come to Parliament to present a petition bearing over 10000 signatures, calling precisely for the support of the European institutions.
  • That is why my group is calling for support for Amendment No 70 to this report.
  • Swedish MEP Eva-Britt Svensson has tabled a European Parliament written declaration calling for support for the campaign.
  • Someone's calling for tech support.
  • This is why I particularly support the amendments referring to the mainstreaming of programmes and I am calling for support for a multiannual programme by 2003.
  • At a time when the KLA did not yet exist we were calling for more support to be given to Rugova, among many other things.
  • "We need to implement existing legislation and put some flesh on the bones," stressed Mr Buzek, calling for political support from national parliaments and governments.
  • Therefore, Madam High Representative, I would like you to support calling for a pan-European forum on the future of Belarus.
  • On 19 December, I sent a letter to the President of the Commission calling for Community support for the Azores.
  • Just yesterday, in the city of Mazar-i Sharif, thousands of women protested against the Taliban, calling for support from the international community.
  • Faced with this situation, during the last plenary session of the ACP-EU Assembly in Tenerife, all the members agreed to adopt as one a declaration calling for support measures tailored to producers' needs to be implemented without delay.
  • The House adopted a resolution calling for support for the theatre and the performing arts in an enlarged Europe.
  • In adopting the draft resolution, the committee is calling for support for the performing arts sector and wider cultural co-operation between the Member States and the candidate countries.
  • The General Union of Workers, one of Spain's largest unions, has therefore embarked upon a campaign calling for support for this initiative, because it believes that it would promote social cohesion.
  • For this reason we were unable to support amendments calling for the creation of a European Coastguard.
  • MEPs are calling for measures to support job creation in the industry, and to encourage the development of green technologies.
  • MEPs from the Internal Market committee are calling for increased support for consumer organisations and the development of a 'consumer culture' in the new EU Member States.
  • The Commission has made many soapbox speeches calling for genuine support to be given to small and medium-sized companies and for the amount of red tape to be reduced.
  • You have our backing, which is why we are calling for greater support from the Commission for the European Anti-Fraud Office.
  • Alexander Alvaro, who complained that the poster calling for support for Written Declaration 0075/2008 on holding all European Parliament plenary sessions in Brussels had been removed without the consent of the declaration's authors (the President took note).

Alternatives:

  • seeking the support of
  • requesting the support of
  • asking for the support of

calling to support

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone is urging or encouraging others to provide support. It implies a call to action for support.
  • I'm calling to support your decision.
  • For this reason I am calling on Parliament to support the Council common position without amendment.
  • MEPs are calling for measures to support job creation in the industry, and to encourage the development of green technologies.
  • Therefore, Madam High Representative, I would like you to support calling for a pan-European forum on the future of Belarus.
  • This is why I am strongly calling on Members to support my proposal to conclude this debate with a resolution in our next part-session, here, in Strasbourg.
  • Urszula Gacek, calling on Parliament to support the efforts of the Polish and Pakistani governments to secure the release of a Polish engineer kidnapped in Pakistan.
  • From this point of view, the report which I am presenting to the House and calling on it to support is a system, a procedure which will guarantee European parties the resources with which they can fulfil their objectives.
  • having regard to the recommendations issued at the Pittsburgh Summit, calling for efforts to support growth to be sustained until recovery is assured,
  • At a time when the KLA did not yet exist we were calling for more support to be given to Rugova, among many other things.
  • That is why I am backing this proposal for enhanced cooperation and why I am calling on you all to support it.
  • Some people are already calling on the Commission to support their bid to obtain codecision powers in agriculture at the Intergovernmental Conference.
  • Today, it is once again MEPs who are calling for strengthened resources to support the implementation of the Natura Directive.
  • I note the draft amendment calling for the office to support the implementation of a compulsory mechanism to distribute those receiving international protection.
  • It is clear that the Commission is taking what steps it can to improve this take-up, but our message must also be to the Council, calling on it to support the efforts of the Commission and the SMEs at Member State level.
  • stressing further the IAEA's important role in assisting them, on request, to improve the security of nuclear materials and installations, and calling on states to support the IAEA;
  • The Commission has made many soapbox speeches calling for genuine support to be given to small and medium-sized companies and for the amount of red tape to be reduced.
  • Therefore, I am calling on you urgently to support Amendment 5 tomorrow which provides for continuous financial support and a secretariat for the organisation.
  • The systems are already in place, but they need to be further developed, which is why we are calling on the Commission to support efforts to do this.
  • That is why I am calling on the EU to support the proposal for a ban on the commercial trade in polar bears before it is too late; the bluefin tuna also belongs in Appendix 1 without further ado.
  • He wanted to know the Prime Minister's position on a common energy policy, calling his decision to support "a reversal".

Alternatives:

  • urging support for
  • encouraging support for
  • mobilizing support for

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