Sentence examples for backing an increase from inspiring English sources

He said that there would have to be "extraordinary documentation" supporting one as well as internal spending cuts before she would even consider backing an increase.

"Of course I massively regret finding myself in this situation," he said, when asked to explain why he was backing an increase in tuition fees even though he said during the election that he would vote against this.

Foreign policy has been rising up the agenda for Republican primary voters, particularly since the emergence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, forcing Paul to moderate his position in recent months, even backing an increase in military spending.

But he added: "We still think that there are very good reasons to expect inflation to fall back sharply next year and beyond".The split on the Bank of England's rate-setting committee over whether interest rates should go up immediately has widened, with two members backing an increase earlier this month.

But the legal and financial chaos in California, with the state on the verge of taking over much of the transmission system, discourages investors from backing an increase in capacity.

He has attacked Norman for backing an increase in the Social Security retirement age, which Parnell opposes.

However, he did side with the IMF and most EU countries against Germany by backing an increased firewall to guard against contagion from Greece spreading by combining the current and future rescue funds, the EFSF and ESM, into one €750bn vehicle.

However, they will promise on Thursday not to back an increase in income tax, national insurance, VAT or corporation tax.

In Colorado, voters last year backed an increase in betting limits at casinos, and Missouri voters approved the end of limits on how much a gambler can lose.

Mrs Hodge said last night that she had been misinterpreted by critics, as she both backed an increase in social housing and wanted refugees excluded from any restrictions.

That is why a committee he chaired two years ago backed an increase in the licence fee to finance the BBC's expansion of its digital channels.