Sentence examples for backed the case from inspiring English sources

The trade unions who backed the case have permission to appeal on this point to the Court of Appeal, though, so any relief may be short-lived.

When in opposition, a number of prominent members of the present Cabinet backed the case for strengthening the law so as to make predatory pricing an easier thing to prove.

The Conservative mayor backed the case for better targeting of poorer students before pleading a special case for London, where he said there are "large numbers of people" in the city who come from families "on very low incomes".

Directors of three charities that backed the case welcomed the judgment, and called on the government to stop assessing people's fitness for work under the current system until the issue was resolved.

Lamb, 58, from Leeds, backed the case originally brought by Nicklinson, a sufferer of "locked-in syndrome" who died in 2012, a week after losing his high court euthanasia battle.

Liz Sayce, director of policy at the Disability Rights Commission (DRC), which backed the case, said: "Disabled students have new rights to ensure that they have the same opportunities as non-disabled people in the education system.

Campaign groups are also eager to back the case.

The groups are also backing the case against the University of Michigan's admissions policies before the Supreme Court.

Powerful, rightwing anti-union forces have lined up to back the case.

Tony Bosworth, from Friends of the Earth, responded: "This does little to back the case for a UK shale gas revolution.

Councillors unanimously backed the business case for the new AECC, near Aberdeen International Airport.