Sentence examples for longstanding backer from inspiring English sources

Despite international criticism, the Chinese government has been a longstanding backer of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's authoritarian regime, supplying it with jet fighters, military vehicles and guns.

Turkey has also been a longstanding backer of Syrian rebel groups, some of which are also hardline Islamists.

Mr. Cotton declined to be interviewed, but his communications director, Caroline Rabbitt, said his aggressive support of Israel was based on longstanding beliefs, not any particular financial backer.

It's one of those titles that really lets you know about the ambitions of the event's backers, which include Benny Andersson from Abba, a longstanding fan of the game, who used to have horses in training with John Dunlop.

A longstanding supporter and former Treasurer of the party, Lupton was also a backer of Kids Company, the scandal-hit charity, but denied claims he lobbied ministers to give £3m of public money to the charity shortly before it collapsed.

The intentional campaign of striking hospitals, emergency clinics, maternity wards, and pediatric units has shown that Assad and his principal backer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, have absolutely zero regard for international law and the longstanding prohibition against attacking medical workers and facilities during wartime.

Catchplay Media is a longstanding movie and TV distributor, with HTC's Cher Wang and VIA Technologies Timothy Chenn among its backers.

From Rupert Murdoch's longstanding lieutenant Peter Chernin to Saudi prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and the secretive Hollywood investor Suhail Rizvi, Twitter's early backers form a colourful cast of characters.

But how longstanding is longstanding?

Evans v. Backer, 101 N.Y.

Adidas is a longstanding partner.