Sentence examples for fail to back from inspiring English sources

Teachers and headteachers have promised that the government will have a fight on its hands should it fail to back Tomlinson in full.

If they fail to back it, there is a possibility the bank could be taken under Bank of England control through a so-called resolution procedure.

2.05pm BST Glencore AGM: 10% of shareholders fail to back Tony Hayward Chairman Tony Hayward at today's annual shareholder meeting in Zug.

One possible compromise is that the dissidents would not show up when Congress votes on the reforms.In all, guesses Mr Abranches, a fifth of Lula's newly minted majority may fail to back some clauses of the reforms.

Prime Minister George Papandreou, who only has a 7-seat majority in Greece's 300-seat Parliament, last week threatened to call general elections if his party's lawmakers fail to back him.

If three rounds of voting in the Greek parliament, the last on 29 December, fail to back the ruling coalition's candidate, Stavros Dimas, this could trigger a general election.

The backup server failed to back up.

When he complained, Mr Kibaki failed to back him.

Ms Tanaka's deputies failed to back her up.

Even Miss Suu Kyi has failed to back their right to citizenship, denting her moral stature overseas.

In contrast to Estonia, Lithuania has failed to back its currency board with tough fiscal policies.