It also lent further support to the company's claim to being the largest independent airline operator in Europe.

An academic experiment using Mr. Burge's methods has lent support to his claim.

However, they dislike you in a most personal manner, which lends considerable weight to their claim.

Gore's team was terrified that the plan might lend substance to Bradley's claim to "big ideas."

A glance at the pop charts lends validity to his claim.

Grievances filed by the union often took months - sometimes years - to resolve, lending credence to the critics' claim.

As with a hostage video, the eerie, amateurish quality of the production lent authenticity to Rosenberg's claim: he had been rubbed out.

The subsequent sinking of the island lends credence to the mate's claim, according to popular legend.

He lends credibility to their claim that this is just about democratic consultation".

Furthermore, his conversations with General Lee that evening lend support to his claim.