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• Backing Australia's Ability — was a five year innovation plan launched in January 2001 by Prime Minister John Howard.cite book | title = Backing Australia s Ability: An Innovation Action Plan for the Future | author = Commonwealth of Australia | month = January | year = 2001… …   Wikipedia

• support — sup·port 1 vt 1 a: to promote the interests or cause of b: to uphold or defend as valid or right c: to argue or vote for 2: to provide with substantiation or corroboration support an alibi 3: to provide with the means …   Law dictionary

• backing — back‧ing [ˈbækɪŋ] noun [uncountable] FINANCE COMMERCE support or help, especially financial help: • The proposals have the backing of the EU Commissioner for the Environment. • The consultancy was formed with financial backing from Saatchi and… …   Financial and business terms

• support — vb 1 Support, sustain, prop, bolster, buttress, brace are comparable when they mean to hold up either literally or figuratively, though they vary greatly in their specific senses and in the range of their applicability. Support suggests the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• support — [n1] something that holds up structure abutment, agency, back, backing, base, bed, bedding, block, brace, buttress, collar, column, cornerstone, device, flotation, foothold, footing, foundation, fulcrum, groundwork, guide, hold, lining, means,… …   New thesaurus

• backing — I noun advocacy, aegis, aid, approval, assistance, auspices, bolstering, championing, charity, comfort, commendation, cooperation, coverage, defense, encouragement, favor, financing, furtherance, guarantee, guidance, help, indorsement, interest,… …   Law dictionary

• backing — [bak′iŋ] n. 1. something placed in back or forming a back for support or strength 2. support given to a person or cause 3. those giving such support 4. Slang a musical accompaniment …   English World dictionary

• backing — 1590s, support; 1640s, retreat; from prp. of BACK (Cf. back) (v.). Physical sense of anything forming a backing to something else is from 1793. Meaning musical accompaniment is recorded from 1940 …   Etymology dictionary

• support — late 14c., from O.Fr. supporter, from L. supportare convey, carry, bring up, from sub up from under + portare to carry (see PORT (Cf. port) (1)). Related: Supported; supporting. The noun meaning act of assistance, backing is recorded from late… …   Etymology dictionary

• Backing — Back ing, n. 1. The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving anything backward. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything, usually giving strength or stability. [1913 Webster] 3. Support or aid given to a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• backing — [n] support abetment, accompaniment, adherence, advocacy, aegis, aid, assistance, auspices, championing, championship, encouragement, endorsement, funds, grant, help, patronage, reinforcement, sanction, secondment, sponsorship, subsidy; concepts… …   New thesaurus