How To Use Backing In A Sentence

Gideon could see the places where the silver was wearing off the cane and he noticed a good deal of clumsy darning on the inside of the cloak, as though the lining had come away from the backing several times.
By backing the policy, he committed the party to supporting a 'no-platform' policy.
I saw wheel tracks to the right, crossed by similar tracks back again to the road, and I guessed that the postilion had intended to drive his horses down the byroad, but having found it too rough or too narrow had been compelled to return, even at the cost of loss of time in backing. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow
May is in an enviable position and enjoys huge backing from the public. The Sun
As possibly the sole surviving remnant of the Dragon empire it surely deserves some backing from the industry.

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After much blundering and backing, it stopped at the door: rolling heavily from side to side when its other motion had ceased, as if it had taken cold in its damp stable, and between that, and the having been required in its dropsical old age to move at any faster pace than a walk, were distressed by shortness of wind. American Notes for General Circulation
Thanks in part to Iraq and Afghanistan, we are, decades later, backing off from this self-confident universalism. Time to avoid the dictatorship v democracy debate in Africa | David Booth
The band has a strong emphasis on vocals and harmony with guitarists, concertina, keyboard, accordion and harmonica backing.
In ruling out a Yes vote from the get-go, Israel conceded immediate defeat in the world body, in the process forgoing a range of tactical advantages it could have gained by signaling qualified support for a resolution and then negotiating to help shape its wording to a text Israel could have profited by backing. Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN
A spokesman for the Conservative party said that since she had had the whip withdrawn from her she could no longer have any of the normal backing given to Conservative MPs.
She sang on the backing track.
No. No, thank you very much," he said, backing away from Miss Larkins ' little table spread with objects of divination. CHARMED LIFE
They have a stadium full of passionate, vociferous supporters whose legendary backing often reduced opposition players from star performers to schoolboy trialists.
Insulin coma received widespread backing from the psychiatric profession, but after decades of use was exposed as worthless.
I tell ya what, de next time yer comin inta town bring de auld bike wit ya and ya can chain it to de pole outside, ‘sniggered Jim backing out the door, deciding that it was time to beat a hasty retreat.’
You can apply to my father for money if you still want to punish him for not backing you.
Musical backing is kept low key with touches of strings, brass and brooding electronica, never overshadowing Jane's fragile but emotive vocals.
First, a scratch coat is troweled onto the lath; the plaster oozes through the lath and grips the backing when it hardens.
He got the backing of a church and they sneaked him out of the country, disguised as a priest.
Having become expert on depositing metal solutions onto plastic backing, he invented recording tape.
Backing up their solutions is the largest customer-facing organization in the industry.
Tough new regulations giving the Vehicle Inspectorate powers to impound heavy goods vehicles operated without a licence are now in force with the industry's backing.
If Neill's mum is already a member of a good quality occupational scheme which has the backing of a stable and solvent employer that might be her best option.
The Green Party has little financial backing and is using its scarce resources to mount ballot-petition drives in selected states.
It is the intense hunger for soul food, soulful music, spirited dance, and wild, ecstatic, celebrative praise, whether it be voiced by the ghosts of former African slaves on Congo Square or by the choirs of old-time Black Churches, or the bands backing Second Line dancers, or the street music in dialogue with window shoppers and feast-ready patrons. The Bushman Way of Tracking God
Dawn Remblance, from Bridlington, is influenced by the horse's name and the colour of jockey silks when it comes to backing horses.
Electronics were largely eschewed for acoustic strumming, vibes, banjo and plenty of ‘ba-ba-ba’ backing vocals.
It's a marvellous thing as a backing to other shrubs, in flower and autumn colour. Times, Sunday Times
A bipartisan group of congressmen and congresswomen are backing a new Defending American Jobs Act.
Again, sources backing up this information are minimal, but Willerbang seemed unperturbed by the sudden departure of his friend and mentor.
The National Union of Teachers has launched a multi-million pound advertising campaign to win public backing for greater investment in education.
Although at first sight it is a single panel and it is fixed onto a later wooden backing which had a hook at the top, it also has the traces of fixings on the left side.
Make a point of backing up your files at regular intervals.
With regard to life's origin ignorance is depicted as a gap which will eventaully be overcome with evidence backing mainstream conceptions - the promissory note. Another Version of CSI
The 17th-century equivalent of the "one that got away", it has a gay choral backing and a blaring crumhorn to boot. Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk
Because right now, it appears that the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government is essentially insuring - "backstopping," as they call it - every kind of debt, because nobody is willing to invest in anything that does not have the full backing of the United States government. CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2008
The weave of backing fabric, the needle-punching depth and weft count of the paper making felt are chosen as the factors in the orthogonal test. Then the tensility of the paper making felts is tested.
With 35 horses galloping in a straight line over nine furlongs this famous cavalry charge is a thrilling race, made even more exciting by the hope of backing the winner.
Grant, who receives some backing from Hogan clubs, relies heavily on support from his wife Linda.
You press one button and a whole backing track emerges. Times, Sunday Times
She stood in a defensive stance, not backing down from his stare, fists clenched at her sides.
Most of these physicists, after all, were not exactly quarterbacking the football team in high school.
Wouldn't it have been good to see Starr backing Sir Paul McCartney at Hyde Park?
Slick gave the singers demos of his backing tracks and encouraged them to come up with words and melodies.
The calm way you talk about money could get the backing you need. The Sun
- A "duckbill" valve has been installed at the outfall to prevent rising river waters from backing into the stream during major flooding events. The Marietta Times
Pat Quinn is backing away from Speaker Michael Madigan's broad plan to "fumigate" the government's ranks with job cuts, bill would have purged as many as 3,000 state employees hired or appointed by disgraced former governors George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
French commentators, on the other hand, are suggesting that Sarkozy's real aim in "endorsing" Blair was to upstage the Socialist opposition before municipal polls rather than commit Paris to backing Blair for the EU job, for which he has also dubbed Juncker pictured an obvious candidate. It was never going to happen
But Bush actually backing up that blueblooded entitlement in a real, honest-to-god, ‘broken nose, pissing blood, requiring multiple stiches’ fight? Matthew Yglesias » Bush As Crank
The backing is spare and spirited; the close-harmony singing brings energy to even the more generic pieces. Times, Sunday Times
The plan for a new hospital has plenty of government backing.
Environment Minister Elliot Morley told the Commons the public should be given the option of backing moves to have their tap water fluoridated.
Synthetic carpets outgas hazardous chemicals, including neurotoxic solvents from the carpet backing and formaldehyde, a carcinogen.
As before, the recording quality is as lo-fi as it gets, and each one of the twenty-three tracks features Lou on his guitar with only an occasional assist on backing vocals or music.
The bowler bowled, the batsman, instead of backing further away, wafted at the ball, which looped up towards mid-off, who, miraculously, caught it. Why Pakistan's poor slip catching is itself catching
The use of pre-set anchor lugs in the subbase to prevent long-term slab movements on the steep grade prevented concrete trucks from backing down the grade to deliver concrete.
She said she was not hugely disadvantaged by not having the financial backing of a large party.
The soccer charity he was backing said: 'We are deeply saddened. The Sun
The parent tries to intimidate or scare the child into backing down.
After experiencing more than a dozen campaigns the true blue told the Evening Press that the Prime Minister's party had his backing this time around.
Next, the backing paper of the ink-laden laminate is removed, leaving only a thin layer of adhesive and the inks.
I was backing them to lift the trophy. The Sun
On his cheerful records - like ‘I Remember You ‘- he ululates with glee when the mood demands, a happy harmonica backing him up.’
Then the Haute-Normandie region and the county of Calvados pledged to provide backing. Cineuropa
Crucially, though, it failed to secure the backing of the banks.
No. No, thank you very much," he said, backing away from Miss Larkins ' little table spread with objects of divination. CHARMED LIFE
A bondstone is a stone used to anchor or bond a stone veneer to its backing material.
Most of the time, fixing or replacing loose bushings means backing them out, applying a thread locking compound, retightening them and forgetting immediate future concerns.
In Orissa, the state electricity board was corporatised in 1995 with backing of the World Bank, then split into four subsidiaries, which were then privatised.
Not surprisingly, the music is simply beautiful, filled with emotion-packed vocals, lush backing harmonies, and rich sonic textures.
They were all heckled for backing the replacement of Trident and for failing to condemn benefit cuts. Times, Sunday Times
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons. C.S. Lewis
It's all worth doing from the start, no matter what it is: working, fighting, marching and countermarching, plotting and counterplotting, backing your friends and hating your foes, playing big games and giving others a chance to, standing with your hand on the lynch-pin, or pulling your head safe out of the hot-pot. The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
The Blues have dropped from first to third after a dip in form but McCracken insists the mailaise isn't terminal and is backing the team to muscle their way back into the title reckoning starting with tonight's home clash against Chester City. Undefined
And, at the end of the day, it's always good to have the label backing you anyway, especially with a mixtape album. Vibe
But a surprising number were backing the FTSE 100 to make further headway. Times, Sunday Times
DVD burners are rapidly becoming cost-effective tools for authoring DVD video discs, backing up files and as CD burners to boot.
So one would image that the latest new fangled marketing initiative at Vaux-owned Swallow Hotel in Gateshead gets his backing.
First, by minimizing conversion capital costs while backing out of expensive oil we conserve both capital and consumer resources.
These include epilepsy, fibromyalgia, various interesting respiratory things, a whole passel of cormorbid conditions piggybacking on the fibro, et cetera - but for the purposes of this meme, I'm going to focus on the epilepsy, as it's less common. Friday!
He claimed to have heavyweight support and the Yorkshire Post found plenty of backing for his campaign, which provides the first rallying point for the many people who think another tier of government will be a waste of time at best.
Windows Home Server WHS is essentially Windows Server 2003, but designed to be as consumer-friendly as possible, with heavy emphasis on ease of setup, ease of use and a fire-and-forget system of backing up files. Five Best Offline Backup Tools | Lifehacker Australia
Mr Greenway has the backing of the RAC, which supports dualling the road between York and Scarborough to avoid rising accidents and to boost the region's economy.
Your support and backing was a great boost to everyone involved.
The strike has the backing of the National Labor Front, Nicaragua's central labor organization.
These lead vocals are accompanied by backing vocals according to the arrangement and the nature of the song,' dan. The Sun
It doesn't help that the musical backing is a five-minute drone of grating computerized noise.
Before the National, our co-worker e-mailed his friend to say he was backing a horse to win the Grand National as a tribute to his girl.
A household savings rate of minus 11 percent is not good news for New Zealand - it is very bad news - and the Government could be taking a first step by backing our amendment.
She is backing away and you are getting nowhere. The Sun
It is the sound that helped bring in the track, and provided the rhythmic backing for most of the proceedings.
He secured the backing of powerful patrons and was soon in demand throughout the Italian peninsula. Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginning to 1715
I know Scotia is annal about recording those numbers when you buy physical silver so why don't banks give you the serial numbers associated to certificates, or at least a list of all the bars they hold backing the certificates Archive 2008-11-30
I would say because he will enjoy support and backing from the US he might get some assistance and he will have an easy time working with Washington.
There was also a sanitary argument which seemed to have scientific backing, even if evidence was lacking.
They'll mimic the great glasscloth backing (or introduce the soft neutral texture if Melissa and Matt decide to go with tan paint) and they're so affordable that they can spring for a few on each side for even more eye-pleasing consistency. creamy tan Ikea curtain panels will perfectly complement the swirly lines of the rug when hung high and wide over the giant windows in the sunroom. RVABlogs
There are other indications that the plot - which has been widely portrayed as a ham-fisted attempt by a band of mercenaries to seize power in an oil-rich state - had wider backing.
Contrary to previous reports, the Highland project, unlike London's Hospital, does not have Microsoft millionaire Paul Allen's financial backing.
Robert silently prayed to God, hoping that others were backing him up on this case.
When you focus on a project you care about, you can win the backing you need. The Sun
A large proportion of the self-employed acquire coverage in health and dental plans by piggybacking on the employer-sponsored plan of a spouse or close relative.
Both onchocerciasis and malaria were given global priority for eradication, with global, regional, and national commitment in the form of political backing and financial and technical resources.
I'm a rather typical Asian girl, so this is my response piggybacking Mike's entry, reviewing it from a typical Asian girl's mindset.
Olympics gold medallists and other sports stars were unanimous yesterday in backing our call. The Sun
Backing out faster than a drunkard reversing his vehicle, cheeks aflame, Jody remembers the useful rule of always knocking before entering.
Small round holes were punched on it in a gridlike pattern before the emulsion was peeled away from its paper backing.
Backing her up was the band 'Midnight Express'.
If true, the advantage in vocal backing for home teams is now less. Times, Sunday Times
Davis hopes to win financial backing from a London investment firm.
Ivashko adjourned the meeting, and the politburo went into emergency session, emerging to announce its unanimous backing for Gorbachev.
Or, does using the loaded term barebacking, in fact, lead to an increase in HIV infection within the population of men who have sex with men? Archive 2009-06-01
GAM based its perspective above all on the possibility of winning great power backing for an independent statelet.
The ‘New York Times’ is now backing away from its unqualified support of her position and Miller is on leave with no word on when she will return to the paper or what she will do there.
I'm backing the PM to the hilt on this.
She started backing her boatlike car out of the lot. Dirty Secret
‘Meaty’ aromas of plum with spiced wood and minty scents deliver dense plum fruit flavours and festive-spiced wood backing with a great intensity and length.
It has received western and Jordanian backing and has officially committed itself to democracy and religious tolerance. Times, Sunday Times
Devoted fans will recognize a lot of the original backing tracks, which all have been remixed and dubbed up with plenty of spacey echo, harsh delay, copious reverb, and psychedelic sound effects.
I hope the jynx mentalist is a gooner and gives them his backing for tonights game. British Blogs
Thousands of people across the country have signed the plea which has the full backing of the Opposition.
A dense pile wears better than a loosely-woven one, which can be parted to reveal the backing.
Kizimkazi was a small settlement of mud huts, backing onto a wide sweep of white sand.
The fact a huge Oscar winner and his production company are backing the project means he is assured the subject matter will be respectfully handled. The Sun
I have been doing a very good job not only with my service but backing it up with good baseline play. Times, Sunday Times
With a burning desire to achieve the dream as a backing, so that the desire to become enthusiastic, let it become your brain in one of the most important things.
Over a karaoke backing, they sing a straight ballad to close the first act. Times, Sunday Times
When he auditioned he did not realise until later that the backing track he had recorded at the audition was the smash hit Lola.
With a burning desire to achieve the dream as a backing, so that the desire to become enthusiastic, let it become your brain in one of the most important things.
Several new contracts are already being negotiated with Rentokil's financial backing and branch network offering further benefits to prospects.
The lone Surfer plays along to a backing track of cinematic sounds and irrelevant samples.
I don't have a huge understanding of the markets and would consider it akin to backing a horse.
Mr Venables said he had full but anonymous financial backing.
Never falling far from his firmly planted roots - his wife, daughter, father and four siblings provide the music and backing vocals on the record.
If you would rather they went elsewhere, backing up your suggestions with some hard cash might swing it. Times, Sunday Times
But it has left many life assurers in a quandary, wondering whether to continue backing IFAs or enter into multi-tied agreements.
The company recovers tyres from collectors and shreds them before selling the result as either lining for landfill sites or rubber crumb for all weather sports surfaces and carpet backing and underlay.
I'm stubborn as hell and have a very hard time backing down on my values when they're important to me.
Previous efforts to establish equities-type exchanges in this market have failed in the face of strong opposition from most banks, despite heavyweight backing, most notably from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Reuters. Necessary and neutral
Over recent months, it has gained the backing of powerful tribes as well as unveiling its own army and a regional government. Times, Sunday Times
The grandson of the speech therapist who helped King George VI deal with his stammer is backing a campaign to protect his legacy from spending cuts. The King's Speech: spending cuts threaten £765m legacy of speech and language therapy
Supporters have received financial backing and spin doctors' advice from America.
I scratched the side of the car as I was backing it into the driveway.
Controls on straw burning get the full backing of the law this season - here's what to do.
And he could not have flown in the unit which filmed the murder without the specific backing of the Politburo. COVER STORY
The guitar and bass gave the sound real mod attitude, while the backing vocals added as much soul as the keyboards offered depth and quality to the experience.
It should look at linking with these players and piggybacking on their market dominance.
Teachers are strongly backing the new educational policies.
Added to this, the movie was shot largely on location in Ireland, with American money backing an Australian actor.
The military in Libya is fragmenting, with some officers backing the protestors. Analysts Warn Conflict in Libya Could be Lengthy
However, as the idea is the brainchild of the council's new chairman, it is likely to receive the board's backing.
He said the president had the full backing of his government to negotiate a deal.
Tuesday's elections seem to be a model of the synthesis strategy in operation, as ideopolis-rich New Jersey chose Democrat Jon Corzine as its new governor; bluer than blue California gave Arnold the finger on all four of the propositions he sponsored; Dover, Pennsylvania turned out Republican school board members backing the teaching of Intelligent Design; and a decidedly purple Virginia chose Democrat Tim Kaine as its governor. The Magic Words
The government approved the proposal, with some scientific backing, but environmental groups led an international outcry. Times, Sunday Times
Hardened backing plates are required under all pads that bottom out.
The musical backing, though, is what elevates the song to a higher plane.
The flicker of tail lights passed the window as two trucks were backing into the drive.
Mid-song, he calls up two backing vocalists to join him, and later adds a drummer.
It is worth persevering, however, because the more one reads of this book, the more justified Grass seems in backing away from dramatising the disaster.
He then jumped into an aircraft fuel truck before backing it into another vehicle, the witness said. The Sun
He turns his body sidewise and rests his legs over the left armrest, leaning his head against the cushy backing of the chair.
It will inevitably need support and guidance from council (read financial backing and political will) to do so, but it shouldn't be overwhelmed with micromanagement.
Clerical Medical is liable to United Kingdom tax on the income and certain gains arising from the assets backing this policy.
But I do recommend the deluxe edition, which comes with an extra disc of the same songs set to simple guitar and piano backing. The Sun
The plan received backing from the Foreign Office minister, who said there is already an Executive presence in the Paris embassy and he hopes the practice can spread.
The Green Party has little financial backing and is using its scarce resources to mount ballot-petition drives in selected states.
The three gospel backing-singers take a lot of pleasure in calling him "baby", a word frequently drawled in his songs. The Guardian World News
This point also obtained the slow motion playbacking proof afterward.
Again, the musical backing is just as thrillingly ugly and grotesque as ‘Ladies’; Kurt Weill would be proud of this jarring burlesque scene, the bilious portrait of corruption in all its glory.
Bestsellers from the Guardian shop Liberia presidential election is thrown into chaos by opposition's boycott call Liberian president eyes second term after former warlord's election backing The Guardian World News
The hamster had a habit of backing against the bars and weeing over the edge, onto the carpet.
For large cutouts, copper foil is used as a temporary backing to hold the enamel in place.
First, speak to the agent and try to get the seller to adjust the price accordingly, instead of backing out. Times, Sunday Times
First-time investors have unrealistic expectations and little knowledge of the dangers inherent in backing young companies. Times, Sunday Times
Air ReviewDallas-based art-folk quintette Air Review is the auditory splendor of lead vocalist Douglas Hale piano, guitar, backing vocalists  Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 198
Backing up would have been the sensible option, but a dizzy blonde is never one to possess much common sense…
We're piggybacking on the increasing requirements for data and the new data standards that are emerging.
There are gorgeous backing vocals and the usual apposite soundbites.
So I am backing Crystal Palace to avoid the drop.
Teachers are strongly backing the new educational policies.
Jute backing is very similar to a potato sack, so you can guess how that would hold up to moisture.
Despite the backing, despite the precedence of a national championships since 2005, and despite the huge national phenomenon, sudoku is just not a sport.
His company's programme will be put on hold unless new financial backing is found.
Each song is souped up with backing tracks that avoid domination, but power the driving beats of the carefully curated anthems.
If true, the advantage in vocal backing for home teams is now less. Times, Sunday Times
Yet unless this plan is conducted under the framework of the Arab Peace Initiative, with the backing of leading Arab states such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Syria, it will not bolster long-term normalization and peace in the region. Alon Ben-Meir: The Arab Peace initiative: Now or Never
The same process should be used for a bait-casting reel, with the exception of keeping some of the old line on the spool for backing near the spindle because this line is never used when fishing for bass. Payson Roundup stories
At 6.30 this morning we moved the rest of the carpet out (some via the window as the old hessian backing was so crispy dry that it wouldn't bend round corners).
No one can be elected president under the existing political structure without the financial backing - and political approval - of this ruling elite.
If we cut up beasts simply because they cannot prevent us and because we are backing our own side in the struggle for existence, it is only logical to cut up imbeciles, criminals, enemies, or capitalists for the same reasons. C.S. Lewis
Meanwhile the RCMP is backing away from the four officers, and the damage the latter have done to themselves is considerable. Archive 2009-07-01
Well, I think he's handling it just as he should, by backing up his attorney general for delaying and allowing a review of the documents.
The Crusade received very substantial financial backing for the organization of the march from the right-wing military and political parties.
It seems to me it was quite clever of the union to refrain from publicly backing their stance, as this would have opened them up to legal action.
She came flying out of the bathroom, hands fumbling to attach a backing to an earring.
Deuterium Boy belted himself in as Chris started the motor and began backing out.
AN MP claims the government's backing for putting fluoride in water supplies could be a recipe for murder - with a cup of tea.
He is seeking financial backing to help re-launch the theatre in his hometown.
They had failed to provide evidence of sufficient financial backing.
A takeover would be difficult to orchestrate without the backing of the pawnbroker's lenders. Times, Sunday Times

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