Sentence examples for backstop and there from inspiring English sources

It offered the perfect backstop, and there we shot our targets.

"Companies that are now deciding to invest in Europe, and who look at Ireland, want to know: Is there a backstop, is there an insurance policy, is there access to funds if the country ever needed them?" Mr. Kenny said.

In practice, bond traders point out that there is still no bankruptcy law for cities or provinces, making it all but inevitable that the central government will pick up their tabs if necessary.State-owned enterprises, especially those controlled by the central government, also enjoy a rock-solid backstop for their debts, and there is little chance of that changing soon.

For a moment, it appeared the Yankees would take the lead right there because the ball bounced to the backstop and Rodriguez started moving toward home plate.

Jordan's camps offer a safety backstop: there is food aid, there are medical facilities, schools, and plenty of NGO programming.

The backstop interface is clearly imaged, and there is a velocity inversion from the Cretaceous sequences to the underlying frontal prism.

Instead, the pitch bounced to the backstop and Ross scored.

It includes renovated batting cages and bullpens, a new backstop and seats in the stands.

His first pitch to Perez hit the backstop and sent Perez on his back.

Of his first 20 pitches, five went to the backstop and two were wild pitches.

Two pitches later, however, Holzemer threw the ball to the backstop and Brown scored easily.