"To back the measure" means to support or endorse a proposal or action.
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«back»
«measure»
Sentences with «to back the measure»
- In a bid to win back a measure of seller confidence, the houses also worked overtime to see that a higher - than - usual percentage of their smaller sales found buyers. (wsj.com)
- Voters who say they have no religion also backed the measure, 78 - 17. (nystateofpolitics.com)
- And the church has actively backed measures to ban same - sex marriages. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
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