Sentence examples for need a backstop from inspiring English sources

Markets accept losses and can deal with them, but need a backstop".

Workers who have serious accidents or suffer from illnesses that knock them out of the labor market for an extended period need a backstop.

Abraham said Channel 4 needed a "regulatory backstop" from Ofcom because it was hampered in its negotiations with Sky by not being able to withdraw its services from the platform.

Isolated as it is, and not part of any regional electricity grid, the metropolitan area of about 100,000 residents needs an electricity backstop more than most: In its sub-zero winters, pipes can freeze solid in as little as two hours.

Minnesota will need a strong performance from its own backstop, Patterson, who has played all but 20 minutes and 44 seconds of this season.

"We need a strong federal law to serve as a backstop to prevent hate-motivated violence in America," Mr. Leahy said.

Some supporters of government backing also like the idea, believing that it will demonstrate the need for a backstop.

Surely, we beleaguered taxpayers do not need to backstop any more institutions than we do now.

Now I don't have full confidence in our ability to do that, and I think we do need some backstop measures, including setting up protected areas.

Ireland needed a bailout mainly because the government had agreed to backstop its zombie banks, whose financial precariousness overwhelmed the national Treasury.

Apart from a credible fiscal backstop (the current rescue fund may be too small) it also needs a common deposit-guarantee scheme.