Sentence examples for principal backer from inspiring English sources

Mr. DeBusk, Duncan's principal backer, appears undaunted.

His reference is to Joseph Margiotta, the Nassau County Republican chairman and Curran's principal backer.

Its principal backer in the group is AXA, with its powerful chairman, Claude Bébéar.

Intel, hoping to peddle its new Core i7 processor to animation geeks, was the principal backer.

It was established by Josiah Warren, & his principal backer Stephen Andrews.

The helicopters also subjected Russia, Mr. Assad's principal backer, to renewed Western criticism as an abettor of his repression.

Ferrer's principal backers, including Representative Charles Rangel, paid ostentatious visits to Michael Bloomberg.

"It's a film about struggle, and basic human rights," added Pablo Cruz, another producer, whose Mexico City-based Canana Films was among the movie's principal backers.

One of the event's principal backers is Louis Vuitton, the luxury-goods maker that has lent its name to the qualifying race for the America's Cup since 1983.

The appointment of El-Amin looked like "job done" – but why would the Americans, if those are indeed her principal backers, be so keen for that?

One of its principal backers is Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm that financed both Google and Yahoo early in their development.