It's a financially risky and time-consuming strategy, the success of which relies on backing the right horse.
Mr. Kostunica, who campaigned against Mr. Milosevic on a promise that Serbia would return to its rightful place in Europe, stated flatly that he was relying on backing from European leaders.
And it could crimp smaller companies, who in the past have relied on backing from larger partners.
We had to make sure we maintained the same level of reliability without relying on backing up your messages on our servers for these encrypted conversations".
Gardner's opponents pointed out that Gardner had been crusading against abortion from the beginning of his political career, relying on backing from anti-abortion activists to win GOP primary battles and to propel him into office.
Their radio headsets failed to work, meaning they had to rely on back-up ones, hurriedly fetched from the athletes' village, while Evans was also ill on Monday night.
Electric crematoriums had to switch to using wood and businesses and hospitals had to rely on back-up generators.
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"The fact that, over time, there have been ways that the existing law has been subverted does not change the fact that the law, as it stands, needs to be changed; we should not have to rely on back-door ways to avoid a law that is unjust," said Assemblyman Michael N. Gianaris, a Democrat who represents a Queens district.
