Example sentences of "back [adv prt] by [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Scotland showed superior power in the scrum but could not capitalise on their possession , and Western Samoa , who scored three tries to one , produced flowing play which was backed up by a strong play in the lineouts . |
2 | Haslam was backed up by a four-man team of senior colleagues , all of whom were highly professional . |
3 | The effective design of any kitchen ventilation system must be based solely upon that particular kitchen , but also be backed up by a minimum standard of construction and air movement . |
4 | Her views are backed up by a 1989 Home Office report on fear of crime , chaired by Michael Grade . |
5 | None of this is to deny that the February 1960 agreement was partly a result of Khrushchev 's ‘ allowing Mikoian to make trouble for the Americans in Cuba ’ ( Bonsal : 1971 , p. 156 ) , but it is important to recognise that , whatever political considerations were involved , they were firmly backed up by a favourable set of economic circumstances . |
6 | The enthusiasm sometimes generated by a teachers ' centre whose advisory courses are backed up by a practical service can be considerable , and most valuable . |
7 | Attempts to improve the position of voluntary and educational measures need to be backed up by a new law , offering protection against discrimination . ’ |
8 | A quarterly magazine of that title will be devoted to the work of one artist , organisation or theoretician per issue and will be backed up by a temporary exhibition in the Centre 's contemporary galleries , a lecture by the author which is republished in the revue and an annual publication of the lectures with an accompanying vieotape . |
9 | Mr. Denford said the survey is backed up by a sharp rise in 3i 's own buy-in activity where its market share is now around 40 percent . |
10 | Mechanisms of political control were backed up by a harsh system of regulation , which attempted to minimize all social , political and economic change among the population at large . |
11 | The measures contained in an amendment to the Bill will be backed up by a voluntary Code of Conduct . |
12 | The new measures provided for ( i ) the lifting of the 150-mile exclusion zone around the Falkland Islands and its replacement on March 31 , 1990 , by mutually agreed security arrangements ( backed up by a direct radio " hotline " between the commander of the Falklands garrison and Argentina 's military high command ) giving each country advance warning of the military manoeuvres of the other , and allowing Argentinian warships and aircraft to come within 50 miles and 70 miles respectively of the Falklands without prior permission ; ( ii ) co-operation on air and sea rescue , safety procedures and air and maritime navigation ; ( iii ) an investment promotion and protection pact to encourage investment in the Falklands , and negotiations on possible Anglo-Argentinian investment promotion and protection agreements ; ( iv ) shared information on fishing in the South Atlantic , although a 150-mile conservation zone around the Falklands would be maintained , within which Argentinian vessels were denied the right to fish [ see p. 37001 ] ; ( v ) a working group on South Atlantic affairs and arrangements for further talks to improve contacts between the mainland and the Falklands ; ( vi ) visits by Argentinian relatives to Falkland war graves by arrangement with the International Red Cross ; ( vii ) co-operation on environmental protection ; and ( viii ) co-operation against drug trafficking . |
13 | The discipline of the points made constant supervision unnecessary , with the sergeant able to strike randomly at any one of sundry crossroads , an arbitrary arrangement whose authority was backed up by the total recall of the Beat Book record . |
14 | This impression is backed up by the following sentence , which stands out as being the shortest and most straightforward sentence in the extract : Pemberton gathered that the weakness was in the region of the heart ( 10 ) . |
15 | Next morning at ‘ stand-to' ’ there were the usual reports of wounded which were backed up by the increased activity of the jeeps carrying the casualties to the rear , among them several Airborne troops . |
16 | Unfortunately , the level of interest is not backed up by the right level of knowledge either from prospective users or from many of the suppliers . |
17 | This was backed up by the famous John Peel Festive Fifty which was embarrassingly dominated by the band . |
18 | That would be backed up by the aforementioned midfield quartet plus a back four of Irwin , McGrath , Moran and Phelan with Bonner in goal . |
19 | The results have been backed up by the Medical Research Council and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund . |
20 | The laws should be backed up by an effective inspectorate , it states . |
21 | The aid agencies working there decided not to publicise the report , which has since been backed up by an internal report by Robert Ash , a senior UNHCR official . |
22 | The Heron proposals , which are backed up by an independent report by Price Waterhouse , provide bankers will the latest revaluations of Heron 's portfolio . |
23 | By pointing and clicking on various analysis tools , which are backed up by an on-line help system , users can generate a number of graphs , box plots , and contour plots to help isolate particular factors , test theories and build models . |
24 | The Meteorological Office is selling its forecasting ability through its new Weather Initiative , backed up by a suitable array of managerial titles including director of commercial services . |
25 | Undoubtedly an attractive package backed up by a six-year power train and bodywork warranty , two-year manufacturer 's warranty , two years RAC membership , windscreen replacement service and low-cost insurance . |
26 | The menu pioneered in the three Scheme ‘ B ’ pilot outlets is one based around an assortment of pies , backed up by a limited selection of other traditional pub food . |
27 | The band are currently working on their new LP due for release in the Autumn , backed up by a major UK tour . |
28 | To avoid any but the worst young offenders being sent to prison , the Prison Commissioners proposed to accelerate the provision of detention centres , backed up by a new sentence of custodial training for a maximum of two years with the chance of being released on licence , subject to after-care , after six months . |
29 | The proposals mean that , for the first time , parents can name their preference for a school , including ordinary ones — and backed up by a new appeal system . |
30 | This redistribution of income , backed up by a similar strategy on wealth , has resulted in a widening of class differences for the first time since 1945 . |