To politicians and would-be supporters, the theory goes, the more money, the more serious the candidacy.

Such would-be supporters of terror will be dealt with severely under our system of laws.

The government denies that it is trying to pander to would-be supporters.

While the presidential campaigns have turned against one another in the news media in recent days, the candidates are making serious nice to would-be supporters.

An inspiring orator with the right opinions, he was regarded, even by many of his would-be supporters, as politically unreliable and emotionally unstable.

The Republican describes himself as a would-be, luke-warm supporter of the bond proposal.

In some poor neighborhoods, as guerrilla fighters approached, their would-be supporters ran away.

Arminianism, like any major belief system, is frequently misunderstood both by critics and would-be supporters.

Warner's would-be supporters seem to follow the script that failed for us in the last go-round: choose the candidate least likely to offend the Republicans.

Elections experts, Ms. Oliphant's opponents and would-be supporters say she is out of touch with reality.