come down on the side of

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come down on the side of somebody/something

to support someone or something The government came down on the side of oil companies that want to drill on public lands.

Related vocabulary: come down on somebody/something

See also: come, side

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But a majority of Americans come down on the side of running that danger in the hope of finding cures. Bush should get ahead of the stem-cell gold rush by Safire, William / New York Times Upfront xii) The author does not come down on the side of most animal rights groups, however, calling Cleveland Amory, founder of the Fund for Animals, "an advocate of ecoterrorism. Ricciuti, Edward R. Killer animals; shocking true stories of deadly ... by Gillen, Katherine / Kliatt The best candidate for mayor will come down on the side of a disciplined police force obeying the laws while protecting the public. EDITORIAL/ CONDUCT UNBECOMING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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But a majority of Americans come down on the side of running that danger in the hope of finding cures.

Bush should get ahead of the stem-cell gold rush by Safire, William / New York Times Upfront

xii) The author does not come down on the side of most animal rights groups, however, calling Cleveland Amory, founder of the Fund for Animals, "an advocate of ecoterrorism.

Ricciuti, Edward R. Killer animals; shocking true stories of deadly ... by Gillen, Katherine / Kliatt

The best candidate for mayor will come down on the side of a disciplined police force obeying the laws while protecting the public.

EDITORIAL/ CONDUCT UNBECOMING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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