Sentence examples for measures backed by from inspiring English sources

And Mike Jacobs is hardly the only Illinois public official supporting measures backed by close relatives.

Republicans have mostly proposed measures backed by the National Rifle Association which do not create any new restrictions around firearm sales.

In 2009, Montana joined more than 20 other states in passing broad self-defense measures backed by the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups.

The measure, to shift the power of drawing political districts from the Legislature and to a panel of retired judges, is one of three measures backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He denounced Republican versions of a prescription drug benefit and managed care regulations as special-interest measures "backed by tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions" from industry.

But perhaps his next campaign could be against the appalling royal charter, which politicians are trying to impose on all journalists, and the oppressive, discriminatory exemplary damages which will enforce it – both measures backed by statute.

A fraudulent measure backed by some Republicans is competing for votes.

A less restrictive slow-growth measure backed by Mayor Willie Brown also failed, leaving San Francisco's current regulations unchanged.

It is a half-measure backed by half a government, mired in political expediency and personal grandstanding.

A constitutional clash looms because ministers claim that peers have no right to amend a financial measure backed by MPs.

The measure, backed by Florida's large utilities, has been attacked as "fundamentally dishonest" by green groups because it appears to be superficially pro-solar.