Amazingly, the board backs me up, noting that the pay scale is 10 percent below market rate.

Many advocacy groups were pleased that the board backed away from political pressure to dismantle bilingual education.

The board are backing me 100 per cent and that's why I am here today.

The board eventually backed away from plans to require creation science to be taught in science classes.

After parents and students at the high school rose up in opposition, the board backed down and agreed to the company's proposal.

Fermenta said its board had backed the fertilizer and chemical company's new offer.

The board backed Yoda's resolution in a 6-1 vote.

Now, with the board backing his ambition to put Wednesday into the top bracket, he will sign a new contract on Monday.

The board has backed those words with a budget this year of $3.6 million.

Yet while the board backed his vision for the company, shareholders were less enthused.