Sentence examples for backed an idea from inspiring English sources

Cooke, a retired Army major general, said that Herbert should not have backed an idea that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), a frequent opponent of President Barack Obama's policies, rejected in her state.

But they stopped short of backing an idea floated by France's foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, of invoking a UN principle of the "responsibility to protect", which evolved in the 1990s and was adopted by the UN in 2005.

It backs an idea that some dogs emerged from wolves that were able to scavenge and digest the food waste of early farmers, the team tells Nature journal.

Backers must make concessions for backing an idea and accept that, in some circumstances, there may be unforeseen issues.

Carney wouldn't say whether Obama backs an idea by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn).

Backing an idea supported by House Speaker John Boehner, Buck elected to fund DHS fully for three weeks.

Mr. Kerry said he backed an alternative idea to create an "agency within an agency" at the F.B.I.

New entrepreneurs should know that it is better to back a mediocre idea that is brilliantly executed than a brilliant idea that is poorly executed.

When Marx backed the trio of Young Turks who started DLJ he was backing a radical idea: DLJ was the first member of the New York Stock Exchange to go public.

But no sponsor has come forward publically to back such an idea.

Getting Trump to back such an idea could come down to preserving the lines of communication Obama established.