However, the mission remains essentially the same: provide a strong backbone upon which the nation's people and commerce can flourish.

British freestyle would certainly not have developed its strong backbone without their commitment.

"Well, you have, shall we say, a very strong backbone."

Like those survivors, these people were the strong backbone of the human species' ongoing effort to make a permanent mark on the eternal stars themselves.

You have to have a very strong backbone in being a conservative woman running for office.

She has a very strong backbone, which a lot of Chinese people have.

Groves, on the other hand, could provide him with a strong backbone in the form of consistent policy.

He believed that the radio was a strong backbone for a nation.

These men would have formed a strong backbone to the Naxian resistance.

His offensive smarts and strong backbone are the Cowboys' best assets.