"They are the backbone of the EU, " said the German Labour Minister, Ursula von der Leyen.
The Korean, South Asian and Chinese communities are a backbone of the small-business community.
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Given that this is the backbone of the shirt, particular attention is in order.
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In 1979 they became the backbone of the newly formed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps.
They are and will continue to be the backbone of the White House press operation.
The AGR forms the backbone of the all-industry Most Trustworthy Companies list that Forbes recently released.
Family caregivers are the backbone of the support system for the frail elderly and younger people with disabilities.
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The Tiangong-3 will then form the backbone of the future Chinese space station, to be built by 2020.
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Jobs that form the backbone of the middle class in developed countries in Europe, North America and Asia.
Second, an extensive automated test system was already in place to provide the backbone of the new methodology.
Effectively the backbone of the team is the same as last year's Tacconi Sport only with a changed sponsor.
But it's Ally's internal thoughts that serve as the backbone of the show.
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Transdniestria's smugglers and arms salesmen the backbone of the economy, along with a big Ukrainian-owned steelworks trade through Ukraine, especially via Odessa.
Ten divisions equipped with the new S-500 anti-missile system are set to become the backbone of the country's missile defences.
After all, small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy and were hit particularly hard by the Great Recession.
By 1936, industrial production surpassed its 1929 peak, an indication that the backbone of the economy trumped the stock market.
The small business might be the backbone of the community but the customers are the heart that keeps it vibrant.
This is particularly true of the Mittelstand, the small and not-so-small companies that are the backbone of the German economy.
San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination, and the industry itself has become the backbone of the San Francisco economy.
Folks like my grandfather came back from World War II to form the backbone of the largest middle class in history.
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Thanks to a contract with Formula One stretching into the next decade, Monaco will continue to be the backbone of the series.
Hartzell the backbone of the best penalty killing team in Division I never faltered.
But I believe the Afghan Youth Orchestra formed within the ANIM could be the backbone of the future Symphony Orchestra of Afghanistan.
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The backbone of the Third Reich was broken on that Eastern Front.
Indonesia, once the backbone of the organisation, is itself in utter confusion.
"Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, " Cebeci said.
It will be a label shunned by politicians and rejected by the ordinary Americans who have always been the backbone of the movement.
It is confidence in the men and women who administer the judicial system that is the true backbone of the rule of law.
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The Pattern, which was introduced in 1971, forms the backbone of the European racing calendar for non-handicap races and gives the season a structure.
He is the director of the National Security Agency, responsible for ensuring that the backbone of the military defense system is reliable and secure.
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