Sentence examples for backing the decision from inspiring English sources

Perfilova has been a stalwart defender of the Russian government, praising its anti-gay legislation on TV chatshows and backing the decision to jail the punk band Pussy Riot.

She was then criticised after deciding to support the government's modified proposals, backing the decision of the then deputy prime minister Nick Clegg at the 2012 Lib Dem conference.

He said he was supportive of those investors who were backing the decision by the AstraZeneca board to fend off Pfizer, describing the approach as an "obvious piece of financial engineering".

And as if that wasn't enough to persuade him that the sport was worth backing, the decision by US beer giant Anheuser-Busch in 2009 to move away from traditional sponsorship deals in sports like baseball and drag-racing to stick the Bud Light brand on glossy table tennis tournaments sealed the deal.

Mr Clegg does not apologise for backing the decision to raise fees.

However, backing the decision, Prior said: "As far as I was concerned, Dilshan hit it - I would have referred it if it hadn't been given out.

Robertson backed the decision to cancel England's friendly against the Netherlands but does not see it as a course of action that might have to be repeated next year.

Ferguson backed the decision.

The ECHR backed the decision of the British court.

Scott McClellan, the White House spokesman, said Mr. Bush backed the decision.

An appeals committee of coaches backed the decision.