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The change was emphatically backed by the Rugby Football Union's Council, with 51 votes in favour of switching away from a traditional promotion and relegation mechanism and only four against.

From BBC

But Paramount, which is backed by tech billionaire Larry Ellison and led by his son David, made a rival offer as it looks to transform itself into a Hollywood heavyweight.

From BBC

It also lets them claim their data centers are running on wind and solar power, even if the grid is backed up by fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oddly, for someone trying to escape ghosts, the new house backed up to one of the oldest cemeteries in Rochester.

From Literature

In Brazil, the lower house of parliament backed it by a large majority on Wednesday.

From Barron's