1.   With or without official backing, the Moslems lost their lands to white settlers or land companies.

2.   But even government crackdowns are sometimes for show because some establishments operate with official backing and patronage.

3.   But now a widening assortment of small delegations with no official backing are vying for attention.

4.   But more small delegations with no official backing are vying for attention.

5.   But the president wants the official backing of Congress.

6.   Despite the official backing from the new Russian leader, however, Kalamanov seems to be playing David to the Russian military Goliath.

7.   So American diplomats have been seeking official United Nations backing for the effort.

8.   The report, to be issued in Washington, gives official backing to efforts by investor activists to make boards more responsive to the shareholders who elect them.

9.   The State Department earlier this year cited the LAT as the largest of several terrorist groups operating in Kashmir with official Pakistani backing.

10.   There are sweatshops on the mainland, but in Saipan they enjoy official backing.