Since late March, the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government has launched military offensives in Shiite regions, including the southern city of Basra and Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, and has confronted fighters thought to have backing from Iran.
Germany's banks, which are in poor shape but which can continue to borrow cheaply because they have the backing of a government with strong finances, have given the nod that they expect to pass.
What was not so inevitable was that when he did so, they would have the backing of so many ordinary Republicans, who have voted for Mr Bush in primary after primary by margins of two to one.
They will have the backing of the American-led forces though they will not have operational command over the foreign troops.
When he joined the race for Speaker, he was thought to have the backing of many Labour MPs - but it was thought by many pundits that he may not have been popular enough with his own side to stand a chance.
Confronting powerful criminals is possible these days, at least if you have Kremlin backing.
Russian presidential aide Sergey Yastrzhembskiy said that the talks did not have government backing.
We have the backing of local people and are looking forward to formally submitting our bid.
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In a village near Foshan, residents elected an independent candidate, ie one who did not have party backing.
Its efforts, however, are being legally challenged by the financial institutions that have the backing of many Republican lawmakers.
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The policy appears to have the backing of at least one senior politician.
Russian commentators say the bill appears to have strong backing from Mr Putin.
And Rumsfeld still seems to have the backing of his commander in chief.
The Japanese frequently have the backing of the government, often as a co-investor.
The Communists still have the backing of roughly a fifth of the voters.
State legislators seeking to limit access to abortion have the backing of a 1992 Supreme Court decision, Planned Parenthood v.
Giametti is far behind so far but will have stronger backing from the current administration as elections are coming closer.
Despite the denials from Jakarta, it has long been obvious that Indonesia's security forces have been backing and arming the militias.
They even have the backing of two big international conservation groups, who claim the project will save the area from slash-and-burn farmers.
The coalition's proposals for gay marriage have the backing of Labour and the Liberal Democrats but Conservative MPs remain deeply divided on the subject.
It must be his call and he must be confident that he will have the backing of his superiors in the chain of command.
McMickle claims to have the backing of nearly 100 church leaders, a powerful constituency in the inner city, while Johnson already represents half the district.
They have the backing of the widely respected Serbian Orthodox Church.
She had worried that if the law did not have parliamentary backing it could be weakened as Afghan leaders attempt to pacify the Islamist Taliban movement.
While the commission does have strong backing, many of its recommendations are likely to face stiff opposition due to the magnitude of some of the changes.
"Hopefully it will give us a chance to play bigger venues around the country, as we'll have that backing of being Road to V winners, " said James.
"If James Murdoch did not have the backing of independent shareholders at BSkyB, I think his position would be very difficult, under the British governance system" said the source.
The schemes also have the backing of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) which welcomed reinvigorating the science base for "the benefit of business and the UK as a whole".
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