Sentence examples for to get backing at from inspiring English sources

Mr Davies brought the board of governors together in order to get backing at the highest level in the BBC for the defiant stance being taken by the former director general, Greg Dyke, in his increasingly bitter row with the government over Andrew Gilligan's Iraq dossier report.

I wanted to get back at her.

"I wanted to get back at Emmitt".

She tries unsuccessfully to get back at him.

Many offered suggestions to get back at telemarketers.

Termination is often used to get back at a nemesis.

He was just determined to get back at them.

The ultimate goal: for them to get the message without wanting to get back at you.

"Usually we want to get back at people, we want to take shots," Mr. Hagel said.

Truffaut made use of the opportunity to get back at Godard.

"I didn't do this to get back at my ex-fiancé, or get him back.