1.   And Steevensz also vocally backed the contention of traditionalists that tribal government was foisted on the Hopis by the white men and has no legal authority over them.

2.   Environmentalists say far too much timber is being cut under the guise of thinning, a contention backed by recent research.

3.   In an abbreviated court day, testimony from Meraz and a city photographer were designed to further back defense contentions of evidence planting.

4.   Replays backed that contention.

5.   Simpson defense attorneys have not produced any evidence to back their contention that Fuhrman planted evidence in the case.

6.   That contention was backed up by University of Texas law professor Sarah Buel, an expert on domestic violence.

7.   Their contention is backed by an analysis of baseball history, something that is the stock-in-trade for the hobbyists who belong to the Society for American Baseball Research.

8.   Their contention now is backed by a study.

9.   While local immigrant rights groups said the study backs their contention that immigrants are not a drain on public assistance, other groups said the study is flawed.

10.   However, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has submitted secret evidence to Justice Donna McGillis of the Federal Court to back its contentions.