1.   He got strong implicit backing from U.S. President Bill Clinton, who said the United States considers independence-minded Chechnya to be part of Russia.

2.   However, for now Washington has given Sharon its implicit backing, saying Israel had the right to defend itself.

3.   This time he got strong implicit backing from U.S. President Bill Clinton.

4.   But diplomats said that France was isolated over a reference to regional efforts to solve the crisis, which contains an implicit backing of African economic sanctions.

5.   Yeltsin himself gave Stroyev implicit backing for his new parliamentary post even before his election.

6.   Stroyev won implicit backing from President Boris Yeltsin before his election.