Sentence examples for backbone it is from inspiring English sources

BT says this is unfair, since it allows its rivals to piggyback on the whizzy new backbone it is now building.

He says to the United Nations on Sept. 12, if this organization has a backbone it is going to stand up to Saddam Hussein, demand inspections for the weapons of mass destruction and remove or destroy them.

By covalently binding the anion to the polymer backbone, it is immobilised and the cation transference number thereby raised significantly.

In these two proteins, loop L1 enters the major groove of DNA and interacts with the DNA backbone; it is critical for recognition of methylated DNA [25], [26].

In combination with a nucleoside reverse transcriptase (NRTI) backbone, it is currently recommended as a first line regimen in the treatment of therapy-naïve patients [ 5- 8].

Finally, in the condensation of the fatty acids to the glycerol backbone, it is assumed that 1 ATP is consumed for each fatty acid.

Before the street became Chinatown's backbone, it was the forefather of the bigger and better-known diamond district.

"If there's anybody who has any kind of moral backbone, it's him, because he's caught in a dilemma between serving his boss and taking care of his boss's daughter".

MK: Just before we show the clip from The Devil's Backbone, it's important historically but here we know less about the Spanish civil war than Spain or Mexico.

If there is one point when Lincoln discovered his own leadership backbone, it was surely in conceiving and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and then committing himself and the country to its broader consequences.

CMJ's concentrated version of the New York showgoing experience can be exhilarating, particularly for those college students who still provide the sponsoring publication's backbone – it's a potent illustration of how music can be the most fun thing to do in a city, whether you're surrounded by 25 people or 2,500.