Sentence examples for major backer from inspiring English sources

Winfrey was a major backer of Obama's presidential campaign.

Until then, and a world away, Mr. Beckerman's major backer has a lot on his mind.

Michael Weinstein, president of the Aids Healthcare Foundation, is the measure's major backer.

The company's largest investor was a nonprofit antipoverty foundation whose major backer is an Obama fund-raiser.

Woody Johnson During the election cycle, Johnson, a major backer of Mitt Romney, regularly mixed football with politics.

A British millionaire, James (1907-1984) waSalvadoror Dalí's most important patron and a major backer of other surrealist artists.

Despite the Senate rebuff in 1999, the United States is a major backer of the monitoring system.

A major backer is East Hill Advisors, which is run by the New England businessman Landon T. Clay, former chief executive of Eaton Vance, an investment management firm.

Lewis, a major backer of efforts to decriminalize marijuana, has helped underwrite campaigns to hold referenda on decriminalization in Arizona and California.

Take Virginia's attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, who was a major backer of the law passed by his state requiring voters to present ID before they cast a ballot.

He became the largest donor to Save the Children, and a major backer of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.