1.   An intercepted telephone conversation described by two Western diplomats seemed to back the assertion.

2.   But neither the court nor the Dutch security services have been prepared to produce the results of forensic tests or other evidence to back their assertions.

3.   He cited indications of a rebound in consumer spending to back that assertion.

4.   He backs his assertion with government statistics different from those compiled by the purchasing managers.

5.   He offered a March article in the scientific journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association to back his assertion.

6.   His assertion was backed up by Kim Miller, a stage manager for CBS.

7.   His assertions are backed up in Chronicle interviews with two professors.

8.   Law defended the accuracy of the letter, saying all its assertions were backed up by research conducted by the Republican committee.

9.   That assertion was backed up by a number of critical newspaper and magazine articles.

10.   The Colombian state is scarcely alone in failing to back up assertions of sovereignty with meaningful actions.