Example sentences of "[noun pl] back the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Patten had been shaken by a ( to him ) unexpected decision by the courts not to declare the teachers ' action illegal , and by an NOP opinion poll showing that parents back the boycott . |
| 2 | A few years back the building was used as a warehouse for chemicals , before that it was a BMW garage . |
| 3 | Mr Liddle accepts the need for some closures , but argues that none of the council 's own figures back the selection of Hustledown House . |
| 4 | ‘ Under the Companies Act , we are entitled to take such action if more than 10 per cent of the shareholders back the application . |
| 5 | If governors back the move , the school will be the last selective school in the county to seek Grant Maintained Status . |