Sentence examples for bit of backbone from inspiring English sources

"British forces have put a bit of backbone into the U.N. effort but are not part of it," he said.

We can demand that everyone stop being too sensitive about health and safety and show a bit of backbone.

"I hope the broadcasters develop a bit of backbone on this because they shouldn't be bullied by the Conservatives throwing their weight around," he said.

Effectively, the SPG seeks to put a bit of backbone into the relevant part of what Khan has inherited from his predecessor.

The situation is resolved in a suitably harmonious way, without Ali having to do anything ethically suspect or even show a bit of backbone.

We need to remind David Cameron to show a bit of backbone; the case for same sex marriage is extremely strong whilst the main complaints don't withstand scrutiny.

Stone, at a minimum, is part of the ACLU, and thus might have a bit of a backbone on the privacy side of things.

You've got to have a bit of a backbone".

This is one of many pneumatic openings in birds (you may find a few others if you hunt around, including on the various bits of the backbone but this is a nice and obvious one) which allows extensions of the lungs to penetrate into the bones which are thin and hollow.

All of them owe their evolutionary success to a bit of old-fashioned backbone.

But the use of strong citrus colors, animal prints and geometric motifs gave the relaxed tailoring a bit of much-needed backbone.