The Tories have pledged to back the approach in Parliament.
French politicians pledged to back a bid by SNCF.
Fotis Kouvelis, leader of the small Democratic Left, has also pledged to back the government.
The World Bank had pledged to back only mines with broad local support.
He pledged to "back the business community wherever we can" and called small businesses the "backbone of the Australian economy".
"Harold can raise the money," said an executive who has pledged to back him if he runs.
Mr. Prechter's widow, Waltraud, and his children, 21-year-old twins, have pledged to back efforts to fight the affliction.
Marc Lasry, the billionaire hedge fund manager, held a fund-raiser for Ms. Gillibrand at his home a few weeks ago, and he pledged to back her.
If Mr Lokke Rasmussen becomes prime minister instead, he will prove a significant ally to Mr Cameron, having pledged to back EU reform.
In his budget speech George Osborne, the proudly free-market chancellor of the exchequer, pledged to "back sectors that are global successes".
City Councilman Robert Cornegy pledged to back Edwards's efforts to turn his collection into a Cultural Museum of African Art, in Bed-Stuy.
