It provided backing for his general position without quite imposing constraints on particular actions.
Investors had refused to provide backing for Travelport's proposed £1bn float at anything like the price it was seeking.
Those applying for a mortgage this fall or winter should be prepared to provide backing for year-to-date income.
Among its first ventures, the company provided backing for "Black Swan," which is directed by Darren Aronofsky and stars Natalie Portman.
His goal is to provide backing for politicians who risk rejection from voters by supporting gun control.
Local band Jab Jab provided backing for Dave & Ansell Collins on Top of the Pops in 1971, when the Jamaican duo reached No 1 with the classic Double Barrel.
The United States agreed to inject $1 billion of new capital and provide backing for corporate credit unions facing mounting losses on their investments in mortgages, a federal agency said.
I asked representatives of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank why the banks would want to provide backing for companies making high-cost and possibly predatory loans.
But it also will provide backing for individual filmmakers and build an entertainment distribution system in China and elsewhere, Mr. Wu and Ms. Wright said.
The Fed also pumped $85 billion into insurance giant AIG, which had provided backing for mortgage instruments, with the government taking a major equity position in return.
But the letter makes it appear that Deloitte's culture was one that pulled together and provided backing for a partner criticized by a picky regulator.
