It has thrown its weight behind the Guggenheim request to borrow the picture for a year.
And it has thrown its weight behind Moscow's choices in regional elections.
It has thrown its support behind a bill banning "homosexual propaganda," which has already been adopted in several cities.
It has thrown its weight behind politicians on the right, like Margaret Thatcher, and on the left, like Barack Obama.
In the meantime, it has thrown its support behind Suleiman, to the distress of some of the government's opponents.
On the one hand it has thrown its backing behind Van Praag in the knowledge his agenda is closest to its own.
According to one of his supporters, Sheila Lawlor, head of Politeia, a Conservative think-tank, this proves that New Labour has bottled out: "It has thrown its lot in with the public sector now.
Not only has the union decided against endorsing the longtime ally, Representative Sander M. Levin, Democrat of Michigan, but it has thrown its support behind his Republican opponent, Bart Baron.
It has thrown its weight behind Romney at the eleventh hour – he's the least worst prospect and, despite his obvious weaknesses, has the best chance of attracting the necessary independents to beat Obama.
Under the direction of Clyde Williams, Mr. Clinton's director of domestic policy, it has thrown its support behind a plan to teach Harlem high school students the basics of checking accounts and the importance of credit and investments.
