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Examples
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Now the anti-environmental Tea Party is calling the shots in the House of Representatives, and President Obama is being forced to back-peddle on his environmental commitment.
Byron Kennard: What's a Drag Queen Got to Do with Global Warming? Byron Kennard 2011
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Though Ortiz forced Mayweather to back-peddle for much of round two and twice pinned him against the ropes, his opponent responded with a couple of crunching rights to retain control.
Mayweather controversially stops Ortiz Reuters 2011
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Is it really worth it for the POF company to back-peddle for thee months upgrading the aesthetics of the website?
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Though Ortiz forced Mayweather to back-peddle for much of round two and twice pinned him against the ropes, his opponent responded with a couple of crunching rights to retain control.
Mayweather controversially stops Ortiz Reuters 2011
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"We don't have any reason to let our relationship back-peddle," Wen said, and "tens of thousands of reasons" to move forward in strengthening ties.
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"We don't have any reason to let our relationship back-peddle," Wen said, and "tens of thousands of reasons" to move forward in strengthening ties.
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"We don't have any reason to let our relationship back-peddle," Wen said, and "tens of thousands of reasons" to move forward in strengthening ties.
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Brown can't now back-peddle (sic) and then say those figures are not to be taken seriously once he finds out that they've landed you in trouble.
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This interview was great - I loved seeing Cramer back-peddle and squirm.
your GOOG is AMZN 2009
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Brown can't now back-peddle (sic) and then say those figures are not to be taken seriously once he finds out that they've landed you in trouble.
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