Matthews's first big story for The Times was the 1935 Italian invasion of Abyssinia, where he openly sympathized with Mussolini's Fascists.

The qadi openly sympathized with the Jews.

Russia openly sympathizes with the Serbian cause.

Under those circumstances, it took a brave Greek to vote "no." By this time, Kondylis had turned so far to the right that he now openly sympathized with fascism.

Several other ob/gyn men had either openly or covertly sympathized with us and responded favorably to a preliminary sounding.

However, long-held sentiments against France remained entrenched, with very few sympathizing openly with France.

He had few friends among the Polish nobility (szlachta), as he openly sympathized with Austria and showed disregard and contempt for Polish culture.

A low-level insurgency has rumbled for decades against the central government, and Thursday's student protesters openly sympathize with it.