win backing

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to get support by persuading people

backingVERB + BACKING

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Examples (10)

  • They have won financial backing from the EU.
  • The senator is working hard to win bipartisan backing for the new legislation.
  • The startup founder successfully won the backing of several key investors after her presentation.
  • If we can win the backing of the local council, the new library project can begin.
  • Winning the backing of the board of directors was a crucial step for the new CEO.
  • How did the relatively unknown candidate win such widespread backing so quickly?
  • He'll need to win the backing of his family before he invests his savings.
  • The movement eventually won popular backing after years of grassroots campaigning.
  • Despite a compelling argument, he failed to win sufficient backing from the committee.
  • The researchers hope to win backing for their innovative but expensive medical trial.