Sentence examples for backing of colleagues from inspiring English sources

And both may find the backing of colleagues less reliable than usual.Mr Green, the Tories' immigration spokesman, was arrested in connection with embarrassing Home Office leaks.

I would have liked to have had the backing of my colleagues but I didn't.

Mark Neumann, a Republican congressman from Wisconsin, has proposed a National Debt Repayment Act which, he claims, has the backing of 100 colleagues in the House of Representatives.

But, at the end of it, I'm pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot," she said.

MPs with the required backing of five colleagues by the time the parliamentary party meets next Wednesday will go forward to a ballot of the 57 Lib Dem MPs on June 9.

The energy minister blamed too little support among Tory MPs, arguing that the backing of 84 colleagues had been a great expression of confidence but was less than 25% of the parliamentary party.

"I am pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot," she said.

The decisions passed with unanimous votes from the board of the central bank, despite earlier reports that Mr Kuroda may not win the backing of his colleagues for the measures.

The most revered leaders have the backs of their colleagues and exhibit loyalty to the team both in-house and with external constituents.

Mr. Campbell said he does all this simply as way of "giving back" to colleagues and to an industry that has been good to him.

Supporters of Mr Cruddas, the MP for Dagenham, claim he has the necessary backing of 44 Labour colleagues to be nominated.