But supporters of the legislation suggested it could be dead.
Some supporters of the defendants have suggested worse than that.
Even some supporters of the new rule suggested it stood on shaky ground.
His supporters suggest dark political vindictiveness by the Bush administration.
Christian supporters of the peace accord suggested that they were having second thoughts about it.
Some supporters of the administration plan suggest that it could happen quite a lot; the legislative language seems more restrictive.
It does not appear to deter criminals, as supporters often suggest.
Had she known this, her political supporters suggest, she might not have inserted herself into the matter at all.
Supporters of clerical celibacy suggest, then, that there is some other factor at work.
In response, supporters of the Beijing bid suggested that hosting the games might lead to "progress" on human rights and other issues.