Sentence examples for as the backstop from inspiring English sources
UK made proposal (EU-UK customs union) as the backstop.
He showed us a hill of sand that served as the backstop for the rifle range.
We specify CO2 capture and storage (CCS) as the backstop technology whose arrival is anticipated or not.
Mr. Kandarian said the agency had concluded that this was the correct approach, given its mission as the backstop for company pensions.
The greenback overtook sterling in reserves barely a decade after the founding of the Federal Reserve in 1913 as the backstop of dollar liquidity.
Japan leads the drive to boost the resources of the IMF as the backstop to national economies in crisis.Trade is already promoting economic integration.
He was sent to the minors, where he hit the backstop as frequently as the catcher's mitt.
On Thursday, the DUP's Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson told the BBC that his party could accept a time limit to the backstop as long as it was short.
There was additional standing room behind the backstop as well.
"Hey, where are you going?" he yelled, as those behind the backstop laughed.
Theresa May's top Brexit adviser clashed with Jacob Rees-Mogg as he admitted the backstop provision in the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement would be "uncomfortable".
