Example sentences of "back [adv] by a [adj] " 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 | Hemisphere imbalance may seem to explain schizophrenic symptoms , but like a good deal of the information on the development of schizophrenia , it has not yet been backed up by a convincing aetiological model . |
| 6 | He is commonly said to be mad , and may indeed be so , but his unreasoning rage is backed up by a keen and artistic mind . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The enthusiasm sometimes generated by a teachers ' centre whose advisory courses are backed up by a practical service can be considerable , and most valuable . |
| 9 | Attempts to improve the position of voluntary and educational measures need to be backed up by a new law , offering protection against discrimination . ’ |
| 10 | Its work will be backed up by a new ministerial committee . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The measures contained in an amendment to the Bill will be backed up by a voluntary Code of Conduct . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The band are currently working on their new LP due for release in the Autumn , backed up by a major UK tour . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Somebody faked it : Russian typewriter letter heading Reznichenko 's signature — all backed up by a first-class tail job . |
| 24 | He would demand a written agreement from either Mr Major or Mr Kinnock , backed up by a collective decision in favour from MPs of whichever party . |
| 25 | They contain some 6,000 troops organised into three infantry battalions , and backed up by a small Air Force with a squadron of A-37 attack planes and six Huey helicopters . |
| 26 | If it had not been for Jeremy 's displays of speed , power and massive wheelies , backed up by a courageous Robert Holden , these races would have been pretty flat beer . |
| 27 | Kylie 's voice — backed up by a sophisticated set of taped effects in case of emergency — had silenced many of her critics . |
| 28 | The former manor spread over several parishes , with a particular emphasis on sheep farming backed up by a large wheat crop . |
| 29 | Our Charter of Rights , backed up by a complementary and democratically enforced bill of rights , will establish in law the specific rights of every citizen . |
| 30 | His first move came in Rome in 1959 when he proposed regular meetings of the six foreign ministers , backed up by a permanent secretariat . |