Sentence examples for key backer from inspiring English sources

Ethiopia – another of the most repressive regimes on the continent – was another key backer.

Osborne has been a key backer of the £175m project, describing it as iconic.

Wicks's prospects in the new parliament look healthy due to a key backer – Abbott himself.

In 1990 he lost a key backer when the Soviet Union imploded.

Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a key backer of the bill, introduced a high-speed rail bill in the fall.

Egypt is a key backer of Libya's internationally recognised government which has retreated to the eastern city of Tobruk.

Russia, a key backer of the Syrian government, cannot by itself end the war, any more than the United States can.

Ranked the 14th richest person in the world, he was a key backer of the failed bid for the US presidency by the Republican, Mitt Romney.

He also advised Sir Menzies Campbell, a key backer of Mr Lamb, when he was leader and is the Lib Dem western counties chairman.

However, a key backer of the plan, Karl Koehler, chief executive of Tata Steel Europe, announced he was leaving the company last month.

Fabius, whose country has been a key backer of the Syrian opposition, said that ambiguity was contributing to the worsening situation.