Our joining the convention could help American business - which is why the chemical industry supports ratification.

In 1788, he was a member of the state convention which voted not to ratify the United States Constitution, although Spaight himself supported ratification.

The anti-Federalists agreed to support ratification of the constitution, with recommendations for amendments should the document go into effect.

Many newspaper editorials have also supported ratification of the protocol.

When the Senate went ahead and voted on the pact that would have banned underground nuclear testing, he was one of four Republicans to support ratification.

In addition, McGovern supported ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Throughout his first year in office, Clinton consistently supported ratification of the treaty by the U.S. Senate.

Most deputies are thought to support ratification, but only with appropriate guarantees of security and compensation.

Even some of the groups originally concerned about the treaty - notably the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries - are now supporting prompt ratification.

Mr President, this report claims that the Commission has a political responsibility to support ratification of the Constitution.