give somebody a backing

We should support this report and give her our backing.

I would therefore ask the many Members who are present here to give this report their backing.

You will give me your full backing in everything connected with training.

The government described the official results as having given "real backing for the president's project".

The cabinet is expected to give its backing on Sunday.

If you can give it your backing therefore, things are bound to fall into place.

One cannot ask an individual to give political backing to an idea.

It gave strong backing to his occupation of the island.

Obviously, a policy to which we are giving political backing will need more finance in later years.

He says that they have to answer "very serious questions", and refuses to give them his backing.