By creating a relic which, in the popular eye of the English, endorsed his claim as 'Lord Paramount', he was making a shrewd political statement.

In exchange for this they would endorse his claim to the Broum fortune.

Late last year an appeals court in Britain seemed to endorse his claim, overturning his guilty plea to similar charges there.

If West Virginia wins tonight, even the most recalcitrant cynic will endorse its claim to at least a share of the national championship.

Arnall soon endorsed Melvin E. Thompson's unsuccessful claim to the office.

As a result of this close, long-standing relationship, they would endorse South Africa's claim over their own.

Manoeuvres to block him failed to stop the Assembly endorsing his claim to form a government, and he went ahead on 23 June 1960.

Russia had earlier endorsed Lithuania's claim.

Taita had tattooed the design himself, and it was a miniature masterpiece that would for ever endorse Nefer's claim to the double crown.

An art historian endorses fashion's claim to be an art, concentrating on the development of the tailored suit as an aspect of modernism.