Sentence examples for backing in the face of from inspiring English sources

CAIRO — Libya's embattled leader, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, who crushed his country's Islamic movement during his 41-year rule, turned in the past week to Saudi Islamic scholars in a bid for religious backing in the face of the spreading rebellion against his regime.

Sen. Luther Strange (R), appointed to his seat on an interim basis after Jeff Sessions became attorney general, has McConnell's full financial backing in the face of a strong challenge from Roy Moore, a conservative icon and former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

However, he gave Heath his backing, in the face of opposition from some cabinet colleagues, including Butler, Hailsham and Lloyd, and a substantial number of Conservative backbenchers.

Should they scale back in the face of some strong economic headwinds?

The idea behind LifeEdited is to make scaling back in the face of ecological catastrophe seem attractive.

The labour market will surely worsen as firms cut back in the face of weaker consumer spending.

During boom times, finance ministers found it difficult to hold government spending back in the face of massive demand.

Rob is usually laid-back in the face of his ever-present problems precisely because they're ever-present.

Play the ball out of the back in the face of high-pressure attacking players, rather than just boot it back to them.

"April proved another challenging month for retail as consumers held back in the face of economic headwinds.

With states cutting back in the face of budget crises, disease surveillance is worsening, several officials said.