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Simple sentences
I'm not backing out.
He has the backing of a certain politician.
There are no contemporary sources backing up the existence of Jesus that do not also mention God and miracles.
You are backing yourself into a bad emotional corner.
His economical backing is secure.
Yesterday, when Tom was backing up his car, he ran over Mary's bicycle.
Movie subtitles
But, I'm not backing down!
You only have your family's name backing you!
It looks like you only believe in Lord Choi, but your backing is Lord Choi, not yourself.
Just backing up a bit, we don't know who did it.
Are you backing Vronsky, Karenin?
With our complete backing.
As soon as he's made a showing, the grand jury will fold up and leave him without any backing.
These letters and telegrams backing up the statement I gave.
Medical Research Bureau is backing me.
Correction, ladies and gentlemen. The man I am backing is Bensinger. W-O-O-L-E-Y!
It can be a car backing over him, or he could fall out of the upstairs window.
I'm afraid he's backing out.
I have good reasons for backing out.
I thought it over, Bob, and I ain't backing down.
I'm not backing up any small-time chiseller.
I'm backing out.
I'll be in there backing you up.
Donati's backing it.
All I know is Zachary Fiske is backing his play.
Wagner is backing the play.
I didn't keep my father's money by backing my own judgment.
You're not backing out on our bargain?
The man I am backing is Bensinger.
What're ya backing' up for?
Roughly, that would require a backing of. oh, about a quarter of a million dollars.
You'll be backing up that truck of yours at the bank every day.
Ezra, have you discovered who is backing this nefarious enterprise?
Get out of here, leave us alone or I'll tell them you're backing the show.
You're backing us into another Dunkirk.
Backing old man Henry on the Reform ticket.
You're backing Reform till you get yourself jockeying into picking a fight with Nick.
So you put up with Paul, be polite to him for the sake of the political backing your father needed. That was easy.
Of course, it doesn't have to be a crown block. It can be a car backing over him, or he could fall out of the upstairs window.
Wind's backing a bit.
It has often come near yours, like I do now, but you were smiling, you weren't backing away.
So you shouldn't be surprised I'm not backing down.
Make it a lot easier for me to get backing for the shop.
News and current affairs
Indeed, without Taliban sanctuaries on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border, and without Pakistani financial backing, the rebirth of the Taliban's armed insurgency against the central Afghan government would have been impossible.
Without Taliban sanctuaries on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border and the backing by the Pakistani intelligence service ISI, the rebirth of the Taliban's armed insurgency against the central Afghan government would have been impossible.
What little chance there was of the US backing any global plan to limit or tax carbon emissions has disappeared.
Look at the rogue breakaway regions in Moldova and Georgia that exist only because of the Kremlin's backing.
One key factor is that, for the first time since the United States and Britain invaded Iraq, Arab Sunni leaders are backing a US military plan for that country.
We should not forswear that option, but we ought to consider others, not least because the Security Council - whose backing will be politically if not legally crucial - may never support invasion.
To avoid the perception of NATO or the US attacking another Muslim country, the backing of the Arab world is also needed.
In Europe, while Greeks may grumble about the terms of German backing for emergency financing, the period since World War II has seen enormous progress in knitting countries together.
A recent poll shows that Afghans overwhelmingly favor their country's new direction - backing the participation of women in public life and international intervention against al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the drug economy.
Ban Ki-moon has maintained the strong backing of all five permanent members.
Why has the government achieved so little, despite a large majority in Parliament, widespread backing among the population, and supportive media?
The first is Monti's surprise resignation in December, after losing the backing of Berlusconi's party.
The IMF, for a change, did a good job, providing interim financing and throwing its political backing behind Lula after the elections.
Then Israel, with strong US backing, refused to recognize the democratically elected Hamas government and withheld payment of the millions in taxes collected by the Israelis on its behalf.
They are armed and work with the backing of drug and emerald smugglers - and often of local officials.
As a result, it will be difficult in 2010 and beyond to develop an effective package of sanctions and incentives that enjoys broad international backing.
With the backing of the US, Canada, and the European Union, Israel has maintained its blockade in an attempt to defeat Hamas, which won the elections here in 2006.
This initiative has the firm political backing of both countries' leaders, and expresses a clear determination to unite against common threats.
The 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath highlighted the consequences of the BCB's outdated institutional design. The Bank had insufficient legal backing for action needed to stabilize the financial system.
Two possibilities stand out: either there is no consensus within the Iranian elite for a policy change, or the elite remain united in their determination to continue backing Assad.
Backing competitive education, innovation, technology, energy, and a more efficient and accessible health-care system complements and reinforces Obama's leadership approach of setting an example with one's own policies.
The Bank had insufficient legal backing for action needed to stabilize the financial system.