He was a key backer of former Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff.

The businesses behind the rice growers remain a particularly important constituency because they are key backers of the Socialists.

Some investors complained that key backers of Seragen had conflicting allegiances.

A key backer, the Pritzker family, had backed out.

Priceline.com, the name-your-price airline ticket company has lost one of its key backers.

As for Labour, even some key backers are getting anxious.

The United Workers Front was one of the key backers of the new party organization.

The foundation groups were key backers of the state's groundbreaking 1984 educational reforms that provided more resources for poor school districts.

She lost a key backer after she attacked him?

Mr. Miyazawa, another key backer, today lent his support to that plan.