The plight of one family, Second Class Petty Officer Charles Zwierzynski, 32 years old, and his wife, Kaoru, 29, galvanized support in Congress for the amendments.

Ultimately, the increased salience and galvanized national support prompted the 1993 enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act mandating maternity leave.

Connor was so antagonistic towards the Civil Rights Movement that his actions galvanized support for black Americans.

The Mayor's letter was seen as a threat to the Council's independence and galvanized support for the bill, which passed unanimously, Mr. Vallone said.

Chen Boda, now aligned with the PLA faction loyal to Lin, galvanized support for the restoration of the office of State Chairman, despite Mao's wishes to the contrary.

The massacre of guerrilla fighters and their families in Kosovo in March last year galvanized support for the once ragtag rebel army.

But it was the pay raises that galvanized support for his work.

The hunger strike galvanized support for the students and aroused sympathy across the country.

This became a rallying point that galvanized support for their party and their electoral campaign.

Widely reported in the press and reprinted throughout the North in pamphlet form, the speech galvanized support for Lincoln and contributed to his gaining the Party's nomination for the Presidency.