Sentence examples similar to backed demand from inspiring English sources

Nearly half the electorate implicitly backed demands that guerrilla leaders be made to pay for their crimes with at least some time in jail.

Mr Maragall also backs demands that Catalonia be recognised as "a nation".

A10 U.S. Backs Venezuela Election The White House, partly backing demands of opponents of President Hugo Chávez, called for early elections in Venezuela, where unrest has deepened in recent weeks.

Iberia's total 1,900 pilots have called one-day work stoppages once a week during July and August to back demands for a pay rise.

But Mr Denktash backed his demand with another display of steely-mindedness.

That squeezes borrowers and holds back demand further.

If households come to expect inflation to stay low, then real interest rates rise, holding back demand.

Like the semiconductor industry, providers of chip-making equipment have been consolidating in recent years as weakness in semiconductor prices has held back demand for chip-making gear.

General Electric delivered a solid gain in first-quarter earnings on Friday despite economic weakness, especially in Europe, which is holding back demand for industrial equipment.

He says he wants to use his expertise to cut back demand for his work.

Nationwide's chief economist Robert Gardner told BBC News that weak buyer confidence was holding back demand in the market.