Sentences with phrase «have the backing of»

Since she joined Version One in 2013, the firm has backed some of the buzziest startups in Canadian tech, like Figure 1, VarageSale and Clio.

Schmitt is the co-founder and CEO of Aequitas Innovations, which has the backing of some of the country's biggest financial institutions, including the Royal Bank of Canada, CI Financial and OMERS.

Newman, who had the backing of an array of national abortion - rights groups and two members of Illinois» congressional delegation, campaigned heavily against her opponent's voting record and promoted herself as a champion of «working families, healthcare for all, and everybody's rights,» she told Business Insider last year.

It appears he has the backing of Mr Gove, who told the Sunday Times: «You've got to listen to the public sector pay review bodies.

Hardwick and Levin retained full control of their company, but now they have the backing of one of the industry's biggest brands.

And also you have the backing of the state of Turkey.»

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm raised its offer to buy NXP Semiconductors to $ 127.50 per share on Tuesday, and said it has the backing of the shareholder group led by hedge fund Elliott Management that opposed its previous proposal.

The World Economic Forum is launching an ambitious new project to bring a value - based model to health care — and it has the backing of some of the world's biggest medical names, including the CEOs of Medtronic, Novartis, Kaiser Permanente, and thought leaders like Harvard Business School's Michael Porter.

After making those derogatory comments, Trump actually went on to say his opinions had the backing of the golfing community, which prompted a joint statement from the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, USGA, and PGA of America last week stating that Trump's comments «do not reflect the views of [those] organizations.»

It is a rare startup that has the backing of venture capital fund, so forget about wooing investors and concentrate on wooing customers with your unique selling proposition.

«Funds raised so far are undisclosed, but we have the backing of Axilor Ventures, and a large group of angels including those based out in Silicon Valley, apart from Kumar Vembu,» stated Saurabh Gupta to Entrepreneur India.

For many years, Theranos had the backing of third parties like these, including approval from the Food and Drug Administration to test for herpes and Ebola.

Assad has said he saw promise in Trump's statements emphasising the battle against Islamic State in Syria, where U.S. policy under President Barack Obama had backed some of the rebels fighting Assad and shunned him as an illegitimate leader.

Harward met with top White House officials last week and has the backing of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.

Today the president voiced his support for «direct and rapid income tax relief for the American people,» and on this he has the backing of the Democrats who control Congress.

Roku also has the backing of a handful of major players in both media and tech, with nearly $ 210 million in reported funding so far from a list of investors that includes News Corp, Viacom, 21st Century Fox, and Netflix.

So Symphony — which has the backing of some of Wall Street's biggest firms including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, and Nomura — launched back in September 2015 and is at the center of this services un-bundling: if Symphony works, the whole process works.

Noble says the restructuring plan, which has the backing of over 83 percent of its senior creditors, will benefit all stakeholders and an insolvency is the only alternative if shareholders do not approve its proposal.

They are intended to provide many of the same functions as long - established currencies such as the U.S. dollar, euro or Japanese yen but do not have the backing of a government or other body.

«We are very happy to have the backing of such a strong group of experts.

With CMIT Solutions, you get far more than a business in a box: when you open your doors, you have the backing of an established managed service provider with connections and references across North America.

Unlike established currencies that have the backing of the government and the central bank of the country, the value of cryptocurrencies boils down to computers and math.

She is expected to have the backing of a swath of Edmonton's political establishment, including the mayor's former deputy chief of staff Catherine Keill, now an employee of Hill & Knowlton, and veteran Progressive Conservative Party campaign manager Hal Danchilla, who is rumoured to be a key strategist.

Skymind is Cloudera for AI, and has the backing of Tencent, Y Combinator and SV Angel.

Knowing you're preapproved and have the backing of a company you trust is just one of the positives of an American Express personal loan.

Varoufakis has the backing of a majority of Greeks, according to an Alco survey published in Proto Thema newspaper.

The company has attracted over $ 500 million in investment in the past 20 years, and has the backing of Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen.

Academic moral theory, like preaching, «stiffens the backbone» of one's coreligionists (or co «ideologues) by «convincing people who think like you that they are not alone in their beliefs [and] have the backing of someone who is confident, competent, articulate, and thoughtful.»

The s c u m b a g has the backing of BILLIONAIRES and the support of his BILLIONAIRE «church» afterall....

His legislation has the backing of Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)

Schlafly, again nearly single - handedly, managed to stop the feminist - backed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution dead in its tracks in 1982 — a startling feat, given that the ERA had the backing of nearly the entire political and intellectual establishment, Republicans included, and had garnered ratification votes during the 1970s from thirty - five of the necessary thirty - eight states.

At least, if they did not have the backing of this supposedly moral authority, people would look at them less favorably.

You have the backing of your leadership, church board, etc..

Yeah — especially theories that have the backing of — oh, i don't know — 99.9999999 % of the scientists in the world.

Then struggling volunteers at least had the backing of church - building and churchgoing adults.

If those nations did nt have the backing of its religions I will eat my words.

It's given me the opportunity to be an entrepreneur, and have the backing of a large company.»

Some folks have been trying to compare our show with a competing show in Texas (which was recently purchased by new people who just managed to put up a website, and no longer has the backing of a certain food magazine that can't seem to publish a magazine any more).

Mr Clarke said he also had the backing of the board, even as private equity player Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, along with an unnamed second bidder presumed to be TPG, had both pitched a takeover set at $ 5.20 a share, to value the winemaker at $ 3.4 billion, and were now conducting due diligence.

And this coming from a man who had the backing of a powerful American - owned company, with $ 1.3 billion in annual sales in Australia from a strong portfolio of brands that also includes Seakist, I&J and the Chiko roll.

He confirms that the bottling drive has the backing of other big producers, as well as bottling, label, closure and other dry goods manufacturers across the packaging supply chain.

Treasury Wine Estates chief Michael Clarke says he has the backing of bigger shareholders, and private equity suitors, for an acquisition campaign in the US to reverse years of drifting by the business.

And I highly doubt that he does not have the backing of the board for this policy.

He doesn't care about fans anymore.He has the backing of board.

it's not the style of play that determines if u can put d ball at d back of d net when u are clear on goal.

Not exact matches

Elon Musk, whose days have recently consisted of sleeping on his factory floor and skipping showers as he endeavors to get Model 3 production back on track.

Jackson is one of multiple directors who have publicly backed Parker's Screening Room, including JJ Abrams, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese.

But Eric had fond memories of visiting Orcas Island, so when he was living in Delaware and got a call from a relative to come out for a construction job, he was enticed to go back.

The two - page, follow - up letter said that, in fact, only «a small number» of the thousands of emails found on the laptop had been forwarded there while most had simply been backed up from electronic devices.

Barclays advised clients to choose certain «storm riders,» stocks that have a history of bouncing back quickly after a market correction.