But with his troops backing him, there wasn't a chance.

The troops on the walls backed far out of his way.

These students had to be backed by troops just to enter the school.

The words were backed by troops on the ground.

The Kenyan troops backed the truck away from the main entrance and opened the gates.

Since expropriation orders were backed by troops, this was easily achieved.

Her draconian troops backed away, leaving a path for her to walk to the center of the room.

Amin is overthrown and killed in a coup backed by Soviet troops.

A major war took place between the Congolese government and rebel groups, with each side backed by troops from other African countries.

By the end of 1999 the rebels had lost all their key positions to the government forces, who were backed by Angolan troops.