1.   If the council backs the project tonight, Westshore would begin the first phase of the project while applying to the state.

2.   The project is being backed by a letter of credit from Lasalle Bank.

3.   I approached several people for money to back the project.

4.   The project is backed by the Department of Transport and is part of a Europe-wide initiative to test and develop road pricing equipment.

5.   The Labour-controlled authority has consistently backed the project, claiming it will bring important jobs and facilities to the town.

6.   All Showtime needed to green-light the deal was a powerful name to back the project and attract top-notch writers, directors and actors.

7.   But as interest in it grew, and the donations began trickling in, the board decided to back the project and set out to make it a reality.

8.   For example, he said the central Chinese government appears unwilling to back projects.

9.   Foreign investors ranging from Texas Instruments Inc. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. to the Chinese government have scrapped, delayed or scaled back industrial projects.

10.   Gazprom once backed the project, but pulled out.