Sentence examples for as backstop for from inspiring English sources

The Treasury now says that Mr. Geithner expects P.P.I.P. to serve as "backstop" for banks that find themselves in a pinch.

According to a survey published on December 2nd by ISME, a business association, the refusal rate for new credit applications for smaller firms has risen since June by six percentage points.The European Union's and the IMF's three-year stint as backstop creditors for the Irish government formally comes to an end on December 15th.

But Dr Nagpaul will use the speech to say demand on services has soared as practices are used as the "backstop for every problem in the NHS and beyond".

As for the UK-wide pensions protection fund – which acts as a backstop for failing schemes – the ICAS argues this would have to be split and again could be a huge burden on Scotland.

He showed us a hill of sand that served as the backstop for the rifle range.

Those opposing reform argue that emergency rooms are always available as a backstop for those without insurance.

The state is acting as a backstop for informal monitoring: in stable societies, transactions between strangers are mostly self-policing.

A fund of 440 billion euros (about $600 billion) was set up in May as a backstop for European countries.

It will also reduce its program for lending Treasury securities, and it will eliminate a special loan program created as a backstop for money market mutual funds.

In a statement, Mr. Bush said the stockpile was created as a backstop for times when the supply of oil has been seriously disrupted, such as a war.

China's problems have hit confidence around the world because its growth has served as a backstop for the global economy since the financial crisis started.