backed up with vs backed up by

Both "backed up with" and "backed up by" are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and can be used depending on personal preference or the context of the sentence.

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backed up with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate support or evidence for a statement or claim.

Examples:

Her argument was backed up with solid evidence.
The decision was backed up with data from the research study.
The company's success was backed up with a strong marketing strategy.

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Thereafter, it should be backed up with measures.
How to ensure that Europe's increasing role in the world is backed up with sufficient economic resources.
The fiscal consolidation plans should be backed up with measures.
Also with a view to improving the long-term sustainability of public finances, the fiscal consolidation plans should be backed up with measures.
Education about diet and nutrition alone is not enough - it must be backed up with accessible and reliable information which people can easily use.
From 2009 onwards, the budgetary stance in the programme should be backed up with measures.
Moreover, the budgetary strategy should be backed up with specific deficit-reducing measures in 2010 and 2011.
At the same time, the adjustment path is not fully backed up with concrete measures for the years beyond 2010.
However, these loans must be backed up with new grants, in line with the EU's commitments at the 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
The favourable macroeconomic assumptions may imply a lower contribution of economic growth to fiscal consolidation than envisaged in the programme, while the adjustment path is not fully backed up with concrete measures.
I can only agree with the European Anti-Poverty Network when it complains that the fight against poverty, social exclusion and a growing social divide is still not being tackled and backed up with the necessary clarity and determination.
The objectives - like investing in people, unlocking business potential, making the internal market work, investing in research and innovation - must be backed up with improvements felt by people and businesses on the ground.
In the years following the correction of the excessive deficit, the pace of adjustment towards the MTO implied by the programme should be strengthened and backed up with measures to be in line with the Stability and Growth Pact.
However, given the risks above, the pace of adjustment towards the MTO implied by the programme should be backed up with measures, especially in the years 2009 and 2010.
In the years following the correction of the excessive deficit, the pace of adjustment towards the MTO implied by the programme is inadequate and not sufficiently backed up with specific measures.
The planned adjustment in the remaining years of the programme - in line with the Pact - should be strictly implemented and, if necessary, backed up with measures.
I believe we do not need a directive to have good soils: we need Member States to take responsibility and most of all we need good farm advice backed up with good national research on what is best for soils.
After 2008, the planned adjustment should be backed up with specific expenditure-saving measures.
No, I've been out backed up with snow.
Initech's so backed up with all the software we're updating... they'd never notice.

Alternatives:

supported by
substantiated with
reinforced with
bolstered by
validated by

backed up by

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is also used to indicate support or evidence for a statement or claim.