Today, Democrats, immigrant groups and business leaders are among the strongest backers of the bill.

Berman has also become a strong backer of the Buffalo Bills in recent years.

"That's when being with a solid, strong backer is really important," she said.

South Vietnam was seen as losing a strong backer.

Despite this setback, Suharto's past services and strong backers meant that his future career remained undisturbed.

All the while, he has been a strong backer of environmental legislation.

Our allies and friends, the court's strongest backers, are destined to populate the bench.

Spain, one of the administration's strongest backers in the United Nations, has declined to provide troops.

Even the bill's strongest political backers concede admit that the celebration may have been a tad premature.

Feldman has become a strong backer of the school.