Sentence examples for important backers of from inspiring English sources

He has worked hard to develop relationships with three important backers of Hamas — Egypt, Turkey and Qatar.

Officials in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, both important backers of the Sunni Muslim uprising against a regime supported by Shiite Iran, share that priority.

LOS ANGELES — Labor unions across the country have been among the most vocal and important backers of the nationwide fight to increase the minimum wage to $15.

The unions, important backers of the ANC, South Africa's ruling party, are fearful that jobs will go, though Xstrata believes that it can cut costs without firing any miners.

Teachers unions, especially CTA, have been important backers of Brown in his state campaigns.

They were among the first and most important backers of Louisville businessman John Yarmuth, now the Democrat who represents the city in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early on, the company became an important backer of Fair Trade, according to Paul Rice, president and CEO of Fair Trade USA.

Russia, an important backer of the Syrian government, also indicated that there was no deal on the talks.

Gavin Andresen, formerly the chief scientist at the currency's guiding body, the Bitcoin Foundation, had been the most important backer of the man who would be Satoshi.

He is now considered an important backer of Kim Jong-un in the Korean People's Army, whose support is crucial to his consolidation of power.

The company was an important backer of Google TV, an effort by the search giant to create software for powering Internet-connected televisions and set-top boxes.