Sentence examples for formerly backed from inspiring English sources

The MMA formerly backed the general, as Islamists in Pakistan usually have.

He also picked up nominations from a number of people who had formerly backed Mary Creagh, who withdrew from the leadership contest.

Mr Musharraf's successor as president, Asif Ali Zardari, has sounded even more accommodating to India: he has described Islamist separatists in Kashmir, formerly backed by Pakistan, as "terrorists".

The White House is attempting to cultivate new ties with Egypt's new Islamist rulers following the removal of the Hosni Mubarak, the hardline president who was formerly backed by Washington, last year.

Mr Sykes, who has formerly backed the Conservatives, made donations to UKIP between 2001 and 2004.

You can watch those EPL games from last Sunday and say, "Whoop-de-fucking-do! A team formerly backed by a human-rights violator and now backed by billions of dollars in oil money won the most soccer games!" Or you can watch this video and say, "That is god-damn great, even if I have no idea what the hell is going on".

The market has already seen some attrition, with Jumia Group (formerly AIG) backed Easy Taxi Kenya shutting down this spring.

For example, Khosla Ventures and GV (formerly Google Ventures) backed the makers of "next-gen meats and cheeses" made entirely from plants, Impossible Foods, and True Ventures and Index Ventures are among the many tech firms backing Blue Bottle Coffee.

Johnson's team formerly was backed by Sheik Khalid Al Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar who loves drag racing, with sponsorship that totaled more than $50 million over the last six years.

FeeFighters (formerly TransFS) is backed by $1.6 million in venture funding, which includes investments from Excelerate Labs, Hyde Park Angels, 500 Startups, Sandbox Industries, OCA Venture Partners, and Arizona Bay Technology.

Beyond Hong Kong, Southeast Asia-based Sea (formerly Garena), also backed by Tencent, which raised $880 million in a NYSE IPO last month, and is just ahead of gaming firm Razer, which plans to raise $550 million on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this month.