Sentence examples for measures backing from inspiring English sources

IMF director Christine Lagarde yesterday also took a stand against further austerity measures, backing European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's plan to keep a check on soaring Spanish and Italian borrowing costs, but saying the two nations had already taken enough action to repair their finances to merit aid.

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.

Such harsh measures (backed, admittedly, by an international ban on all trade in ivory) appear to have worked.

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.

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 policy is part of a bold new set of economic measures backed by Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, known as Abenomics.

Fiorina blamed environmental measures backed by Boxer.

"We are bringing into law real measures backed up by the real power of the state of California.

Many of the representatives face an uphill climb to get even the largely symbolic measures backed by their legislatures, particularly those dominated by Republicans. .

Now, liberals are understandably angry that Senate filibuster rules effectively give a handful of moderates inordinate power to block progressive measures backed by a majority of Senate Democrats.