The city's tough new stance comes with strong public backing.

The Pentagon's own studies show that the majority of soldiers have trouble fighting these criminal wars without public backing.

He later went on national television to state that he would stand down unless his new government gained public backing.

However, it warns there is a risk of losing public backing in the current economic crisis.

Spending for health and education customarily receive strong public backing.

Some programmes are funded by government, for example in Australia, but others struggle with little or no public financial backing.

Large-scale projects are more difficult to initiate, and usually need public backing because of the risk.

At the same time, no government in recent memory has come to office with such overwhelming public backing.

He has also won public backing from the board.

He insists they have almost no public backing and the government will not "let them succeed".