Sentence examples for backstops in the from inspiring English sources

For the European commission, the French, the Italians and the Spanish, that means common fiscal backstops in the eurozone and pooled eurozone funds for dealing with a banking collapse.

Catcher Travis d'Arnaud has already returned from missing over 75 games; if he stays on the field New York will boast one the best hitting backstops in the game.

"You might see a ball go to the backstop in the first inning," said Ron Gardenhire, the manager of the Twins.

This crisis has demonstrated again the need for an international lender of last resort, a backstop in the world financial system.

Republicans realize their backstop in the White House is now gone and their sole chance to help shape legislation is in Congress.

He added :"As the report recognises, sanctions are a vital backstop in the welfare system and are only used in a small minority of cases where claimants don't do all they can to look for work.

A DWP spokesperson said: "As the report recognises, sanctions are a vital backstop in the welfare system and are only used in a small minority of cases where claimants don't do all they can to look for work.

Once all this is dealt with, the question then becomes who will provide a backstop in the event that a bank has a capital shortfall that it cannot fill itself, and its government has too much debt to help out.

The Dodd-Frank act, the financial regulatory law that President Obama signed in July, requires big banks and other financial institutions to process most derivatives through regulated clearinghouses, which serve as a backstop in the event one party defaults.

Although Mr. Gingrich is counting on Dixie to be his backstop in the nominating fight, with primaries in Alabama and Mississippi next week, it was clear from interviews with voters Tuesday that the fight in the South is still far from over, with Mr. Santorum winning Tennessee.

On the plus side, the fact that the ASA has a legal backstop (in the first case) and acts for a statutory regulator (in the second) certainly seems to give them access to a wide range of non-legal sanctions designed to get the attention of misbehaving advertisers.