Sentence examples for backed him to continue from inspiring English sources

The under-pressure Tigers boss is perceived to have lost a major ally with the exit of Duffen, who this afternoon backed him to continue in his role and guide the club out of their difficult period.

British rowing chiefs have tipped Campbell to be revitalised by a break from competition and backed him to continue his fight for inclusion at the 2016 Olympics.

Coleman is keen to continue as Wales boss and has been confident of getting a new deal, and FAW president Trefor Lloyd Hughes has already backed him to continue.

While he did not write off the Harlequins back-row and praised his performances since taking on the role four years ago, he stopped short of backing him to continue leading the side when the Six Nations gets underway next February.

There have been suggestions for some time that he would stand down after the Ashes tour, whatever the result, but they were regularly denied by ECB officials, with the chief executive, David Collier, recently backing him to continue until the next Ashes series in 2015.

The Welshman, 58, said a persistent back problem won't allow him to continue to walk Augusta's hills.

Güyük's widow Oghul Qaimish simply gave the emissary a gift and a condescending letter to take back to King Louis, instructing him to continue sending tributes each year.

Speaking at a dinner to mark his 50th years as a fellow of Gonville and Caius College at the University of Cambridge, he praised the backing he was given, which allowed him to continue to his ground-breaking work.

During the tour, Terry-Thomas ensured Patlanski was sent back to the UK to enable him to continue his affair.

Giles Oakley London On February 23 1984, I'd dropped into my college common room, to find two other students had met Ken Campbell in the pub (he was living on a houseboat at the time, I think), and brought him back to continue the conversation.

Unless someone is being groomed for a job right at the top of the company, the instances of companies dispatching a middle-aged employee and his family to a foreign country for a number of generously rewarded years and then bringing him back to continue his smooth rise up the corporate ladder are dwindling.Nowadays lots of employees (particularly in the West) simply refuse to go abroad.