Example sentences of "back up by the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This was backed up by the famous John Peel Festive Fifty which was embarrassingly dominated by the band . |
| 6 | That would be backed up by the aforementioned midfield quartet plus a back four of Irwin , McGrath , Moran and Phelan with Bonner in goal . |
| 7 | The results have been backed up by the Medical Research Council and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund . |
| 8 | Elected police authorities will use the extra resources available for the war against crime to ensure that more police officers are visible on the beat , backed up by the modern technology which is essential to crime prevention and detection . |
| 9 | Speaking in Darlington last week he said : ‘ Elected police authorities will use the extra resources available for the war against crime to ensure that more police officers are visible on the beat , backed up by the modern technology which is essential to crime prevention and detection . ’ |
| 10 | Statutory provisions , backed up by the general law , provide a form of ‘ blanket regulation ’ of the insider dealing , while special self-regulatory and quasi-statutory controls , aimed specifically at insider dealing within financial conglomerates and other contexts , focus on special areas of concern . |
| 11 | Then , for more than 300 years until the legions left , the Romans ruled Britain , bringing their talent for organisation to the country , building roads which made travel easier , and all the time controlling the province through the administration of Roman law — backed up by the powerful legions of the Roman army . |
| 12 | The stick , in particular , backed up by the practical invisibility of the night beat , was a useful device to save on unpaid overtime . |
| 13 | The SSL holds a core collection of material covering scientific and technical aspects backed up by the National Library 's other relevant collections such as official publications , legislation , and popular science items . |