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How to use backdown in a sentence

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What is the Commission doing now that its backdown on disclosure was being strongly questioned by independent legal experts?
A number of last year's announced policies were followed by public outrage and a government backdown.
The backdown followed a series of protests by people in rural and regional communities.
After Saturday's first public sign of a backdown, the director has confirmed that talks have resumed.
I'd expect a partial backdown on the university attack in the face of unanimous opposition by the Vice-Chancellors.
Labor says the Prime Minister's been forced into an embarrassing backdown, labelling it a victory for commonsense.
Today's backdown is a vote of no-confidence in the Employment Advocate by his new minister.
It was a dramatic and embarrassing backdown for the Defence Department Secretary.
Port workers in Madras who spoke to our reporters were angry at the union backdown.
The union backdown followed a December 13 ruling by the High Court that the strike was illegal.
The backdown provoked an immediate angry reaction from employers.
Flammable substances may ignite causing fire or backdown when the lamp is illuminated.
Does this backdown demonstrate a newfound respect for our liberties?
A backdown would pose a dilemma for at least two Democrats senators.
For now neither the Republicans nor the Democrats appear willing to backdown without securing concessions over broader fiscal issues.
Mr McKim said that Mr Pyne's backdown is no thanks at all to the Tasmanian Liberals.
The 500,000 people who turned out on July 1st, to demonstrate against plans to impose an internal-security law on Hong Kong against the wishes of its people, have forced an official backdown.
The shadow treasurer, Chris Bowen, defended Labor's backdown on the tax cut, telling reporters on Saturday it was no longer appropriate given the state of the federal budget.
Examples from Classical Literature
Hard words and a wrangle followed, but Smith did not change expression, and there was a backdown.
It looks first-rate to a fellow that hasn't got any backdown in him.
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