Sentences with backstop
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B b - Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian.
- There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls.
- Plus a carbon tax as a backstop if emissions permits are sold out.
- That backstop hasn't been tested yet, says Judge.
- The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration.
- Or on Fairfax Media making a backstop bid for all of the Preferred shares.
- The so-called backstop rules, unveiled during a South Coast Air Quality Management District governing board meeting in Long Beach.
- He also hit two batters, threw one pitch over catcher Russell Martin's head that hit the backstop.
- Throwing one pitch to the backstop and nearly hitting two Tigers batters.
- But reliever Brandon League's pitch got away from catcher Adam Moore and went all the way to the backstop.