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Backed by the financial resources drawn from the Americas, Spain could afford to mount lengthy campaigns against her enemies, such as the long running Dutch revolt ( 1568 – 1609 ), defending Christian Europe from Ottoman raids and invasions, supporting the Catholic cause in the French civil wars and fighting, England during the Anglo-Spanish War ( 1585 – 1604 ).
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Backed by Macro, Caligula had Tiberius ' will nullified with regards to Gemellus on grounds of insanity, but otherwise carried out Tiberius ' wishes.
Backed by the Power Gem, it is possible to access all minds in existence simultaneously.
* 1971 – Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
Backed by Naevius Sutorius Macro, Caligula asserted himself as sole princeps.
Backed edge blades have one of the edges, generally a side one, rounded or chamfered by abrupt retouching.
Backed by Volkswagen Group expertise and investments, the design — both style and engineering — has improved greatly.
Backed by the Security Council, a U. S .- led coalition launched round-the-clock missile and aerial attacks on Iraq, beginning 16 January 1991.
* February 13 – Vietnam War: Backed by American air and artillery support, South Vietnamese troops invade Laos.
Backed by his popularity, he gains the consent of the Senate for an expedition against Avitus.
* Patrice Lumumba: 50 Years Later, Remembering the U. S .- Backed Assassination – video report by Democracy Now!
Backed by such experienced professional R & B sidemen as lead guitarist Steve Cropper, sax man Lou Marini, trumpeter Alan Rubin and bass guitarist Donald " Duck " Dunn, the Blues Brothers proved more than an SNL novelty.
Backed by Churchill and Beaverbrook, Edward proposed to broadcast a speech indicating his desire to remain on the throne or to be recalled to it if forced to abdicate, while marrying Mrs Simpson morganatically.
Backed by her husband, she was appointed deputy director of the so-called Central Cultural Revolution Group in 1966 and emerged as a serious political figure in the summer of that year.
Backed by his forceful, ambitious younger brother General Lon Non, Nol succeeded in reducing the influence of Sirik Matak, In Tam and the other coup leaders.
Backed at home by resolve, confidence, patience, determination and continued support, we will prevail in Vietnam over the Communist aggressor!
Backed by the United States, Rhee was appointed head of the Korean government in 1945.
Backed by national pressure, they were successful and decided to form a local charitable organisation to handle such issues.
Backed by Chicago entrepreneur L. B.
Backed by him, some of Rus ' princes, such as Dmitry of Pereslavl, refused to come to the court of the Khan in Sarai while Dmitry's brother Andrey of Gorodets sought assistance from Töde Möngke.
Backed by Uzbeg, Basarab I of Wallachia declared an independent state from the Hungarian crown in 1330.
Backed by spammer Eddy Marin, the company claimed to be a trade organization of " email marketers " and that DNSBL operators Spamhaus and SPEWS were engaged in restraint of trade.
Backed by the National Football League ( NFL ), the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football ( WLAF ) to serve as a type of spring league.
Backed by Churchill and Beaverbrook, Edward proposed to broadcast a speech indicating his desire to remain on the throne or to be recalled to it if forced to abdicate, while marrying Simpson morganatically.
Backed by a Dutch band consisting of Eric Geevers on bass and Rob Louwers on drums, Wray toured Europe and Australia as well, documented on a live album and DVD.
Backed by marketing reports, Abernethy next made a persuasive argument to the AMC board that the Rambler name had not only acquired a stodgy image and was a hindrance to increasing sales, but that consumers associated it with compact cars.
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Backed by Mizuho Financial Group's credit ratings and financial solidity, MHCB is positioned as a major player in financial markets and among Japan's leading corporate and investment banks by market share.
Backed by the financial and political support of the prominent Taft family and future Ohio senator Robert A. Taft who was one of the firm's directors, Aeronca became the first company to build a commercially successful general aviation aircraft.
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Backed edge bladelets are particularly abundant at a site in France that preserves habitation from the late Magdalenian – the Pincevent.
Backed with heavy artillery and a force of 900 men, Pratt advanced from Waitara on 29 December towards the Matarikoriko pā, between Puketakauere and the Waitara River, before building a redoubt on the old Kairau pā under heavy day-long fire from bush-covered rifle pits 150m away.
* Backed into a Corner, an April 2005 story about the Seattle shop ( with RealAudio ) from This American Life
The market shifted away from regulated GSE's and radically toward Mortgage Backed Securities ( MBS ) issued by unregulated private-label securitization conduits, typically operated by investment banks.
Backed by the note he had received from the dissolved partnership Black purchased some land along the Cossatot River and established a blacksmith's shop, dam, and mill.
Backed by trade unions, many states also enacted workers ' compensation laws which discouraged employers from permitting unsafe workplaces.
Backed by the Auckland capitalists Moorhouse, Morrin and Russell, he had made a highly illegal deal in 1874, leasing the land for 21 years from Topia Turoa, who claimed ownership of all the land between Rangipo and Karioi through his marriage of Makarena Utaora of Ngati Rangi.
Backed by an impressive list of Bluegrass veterans such as Carrie Hassler, Audie Blaylock, Sam Bush, Andy Hall, Ronnie McCoury, Pat Flynn, Charlie Cushman, Andy Leftwich, Murphey delivers Bluegrass versions of songs mainly from his early-to-mid 1970s albums.
Backed by a grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers from the Indiana State Museum and several universities substantially completed field work at the sinkhole in the summer of 2004, but there has been about one weeklong dig a year from 2005 to 2011.
The market shifted away from regulated GSEs and radically toward Mortgage Backed Securities ( MBS ) issued by unregulated private-label securitization conduits, typically operated by investment banks.
The agencies made massive profits from rating Collateralized debt obligations, Residential Mortgage Backed Securities, and other creatures of structured finance intimately connected to the subprime industry.
Backed by these findings, the government had hoped to convince the European Commission to allow a postponement of the agreed pre-accession shutdown ; from a legal and political standpoint, however, this proved untenable.
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Backed by Persian military might, these tyrants did not need the support of the population, and could thus rule absolutely.
Backed by the Persian military might, these tyrants did not need the support of the population, and could thus rule absolutely.
Backed by Champ Hood, multi-instrumentalist ( of Uncle Walt's Band fame ), Ramsey could often be found on the same bill with another Dallas singer-songwriter, Alison Rogers.
Backed into a corner, Lizzie was forced to admit what she'd done, leading a disgusted Joey to announce that he could never love her and walk away.
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