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Sentence Examples Unsurprisingly, this aggressive approach to virality has caused something of a backlash online. The Government suffered a backlash in the local and European elections because of the ailing health service. This, he reckons, is a bitter pill for Scots who quite enjoy wallowing in a perceived anti-Scottish backlash. In terms of setting your stall out early with scant regard for the inevitable backlash reaction from the irate journos, it's unmatchable. During the subsequent backlash, he lost his rag and threw a total hissy fit, complete with flecks of spittle flying from his mouth. But there was a growing backlash from supporters of the BBC who claimed Lord Hutton's report had been a whitewash. The backlash could include bombings, kidnappings, plane hijackings and even beheadings. Liberals everywhere were redefining themselves in the face of a conservative backlash of one degree or another. It was written during the anti-feminist backlash of the 1980s in which feminists were criticized for breaking up the traditional home. Gangsta rap is part of the anti-feminist backlash that is the rage right now. The apparent intensity of this backlash masks the real emptiness of such complaints. While many reports characterized the election results as a backlash, the Human Rights Campaign is looking on the bright side. Joining the single currency when the economics were not right would foster a backlash when things went wrong, as they assuredly would. A strong backlash among patients developed while the bill was being considered in the legislature. Food producers and distributors expect a massive consumer backlash to labeled GM foods. Scripts submitted this year indicate that there is a backlash against the social realism which has dominated Scottish cinema. Today rogue animosity fuels a backlash against the development of the global economy and the spread of democracy. The anti-immigrant backlash of the last decade also has deep roots in the crisis of the post-war social contract. Women have seen this development as a backlash against equality and democracy. Trust in the Prime Minister has collapsed, and that is prompting a backlash against all mainstream politicians. Show More Sentences They both maintained there would not be a political backlash against Labour in the next General Election. We've been told that Republican Party polling has showed huge support for Republicans and a backlash against the Democrats. Her family, who made a nice living running a business, feared anti-Semitic backlash. I gather there is a backlash from the speed merchants who wish to carry on zooming about the place. In Melbourne there is a backlash against these types of guys, because they often have nothing intelligent to say. The trigger pull is adjustable for distance as well as for pull weight and backlash. As a backlash against this silly move builds, the Greens are now scrambling to explain away the mess. Unfortunately policy makers hardly learn from the backlash of their own messing up with complicated social issues. Simple experiments prove, however, that when those energies are bent to the wrong ends, there is severe backlash. Australian captain Ricky Ponting warned of a backlash from his cornered players in the do or die encounter against England on Saturday. The candidate's militarist agenda could produce a massive backlash against the party. I certainly think there was a backlash, especially when I found out their dressing room got trashed after the show. Italy look to avoid an Aussie backlash in Rome, while Frnace must be Fancied to knock up a cricket score against Canada. But like the undertow of a giant tidal wave, the massive media exposure couldn't exist without a backlash. Many of the homes to be demolished are boarded-up and unlet, but the news provoked a strong backlash among the many tenants who remain. Perhaps as a backlash against political intolerance, frat boy chic now appears to be king. Let's hope there will not be any form of backlash following this film's release i.e. people boycotting the comedians who were in it. Ministers are braced for a backlash from business leaders who fear they will be saddled with older workers whom they cannot ask to leave. However, the government, fearing a public backlash, delayed unveiling its proposals until September last year. This has produced a backlash of populist anti-immigrant feeling, as well as unpleasant groups of neo-Nazis. Show More Sentences Any political action stepping outside their traditional place in society risked a backlash. New crop canola futures also felt some backlash from the news, traders commented. A glut of sob stories, short memories and disenchantment over aid funds will create a backlash that hardens people's hearts toward tragedy. Many have even denounced the traditional family as a stifling, patriarchal institution, thereby fueling a middle-class backlash. There is a growing reactionary movement in the world of food, with a corporate and agribusiness backlash against organics. Assuredly, by foretelling the destruction of a Temple a preacher could invite backlash for the implied criticism of its hierocracy. The backlash has been muted, further encouraging Scottish supporters of a ban to push for change. I fear that she is suppressing her feelings and that she'll experience some sort of backlash in time to come. Yes, I recently put myself in a possibly vulnerable position and got the backlash of my idiocy. That decision has led to a backlash from unionized workers in the company from coast-to-coast. He neglects as well the rapid spread of secondary co-education in the 1970s and the backlash against it in some quarters in the last decade. That hostility is triggering a backlash against both existing regimes and the impersonal forces of globalization. Political violence is often a resentful backlash to a group's sense of being insulted or humiliated. A consumer backlash against genetically modified food helped nip investor enthusiasm in the bioengineered bud. We'd been through a really tough week in Dublin so, to be honest, we expected to cop some backlash. At the moment there's a backlash cos everyone's filming people arguing, spitting and cussing each other. The backlash against the theory of evolution resonated not only with religious fundamentalists, but also with political and economic populists. Most significantly for Democrats, the election results may portend a backlash against the no-new-taxes mantra that's ruled the Capitol since Gov. Section three examines the theoretical backlash against these after 1945 in the form of existentialism, critical theory and postmodernism. Perhaps as a backlash against political intolerance, dumbass frat boy chic now appears to be king. Show More Sentences Perhaps more pointedly, the backlash to the law had contributed to the defeat of John Adams and to the ultimate demise of the Federalist Party. Kathleen gnashed her teeth together as the backlash rolled through her mind and stabbed at her heart. The implementation of very strong environmental protection legislation in the USA provoked a strong backlash. In short, the annulment has caused a backlash and the virtual eclipse of the power industry. And yet, to date, the backlash against their views has amounted to being disinvited to the Baseball Hall of Fame. As it happened, the arrogance of the faction sparked a backlash, resulting in the dismissal of the group's leader, John. Though Rabinowitz muses that something like this would not only be impractical but also incite severe backlash. The fines have already caused a backlash among some residents who fear they will be unfairly penalised for leaving their rubbish out for collection. But there is more to the backlash than hidebound resistance to change. Their interracial marriage drew few stares and no discernible backlash. The reaction on the doorstep has been very positive and the Green Party is hopeful it will pick up on what it says is a backlash against the Government parties. Politicians will face a severe public backlash if power shortages occur. That's leading to a big consumer backlash and that definitely has to stop. Though no broad citizens' movement has formed against computerized vote-counting, a nationwide backlash against unverifiable paperless voting has. It was just a backlash against sucky music and polyester suits. He's concerned about creating a backlash against the military. The disc above fizzled with violet light for a moment then collapsed down onto all present, sending a severe backlash of magical power into the priest's mind. Still, the man did starve himself in the name of a same-sex marriage ban and it, unsurprisingly, earned him a lot of backlash. And they are worried that in the world's biggest car market that may trigger a backlash, especially given how many American autoworkers have been laid off. In the backlash to Reconstruction after the Civil War, the knights of the Ku Klux Klan were born. Show More Sentences Postmodern art's initial penchant toward video and television has created a marked backlash preoccupation with physical immediacy and in-your-face sensate experiences. The backlash brought monetarist and supply-side doctrines into prominence. There are already signs of a protectionist backlash in America. It may either be a legal snafu or a general backlash that has led lulu to make a major change to how the app operates. Fearing another backlash, however, the government has refrained from doing so. The backlash persuaded his father to take a job in Holland, where Malcolm spent the first five years of his life learning Dutch as his first language. Facing a political backlash, they reversed course in 2011 and announced that the military commission process would be restarted. Vieira dumped his personal Facebook page a few weeks ago, partly in anticipation of more backlash that will come with the show. Have you seen any kind of backlash like that with So You Think You Can Dance? Many of these individuals may fear a backlash, given the controversial causes that they support. The backlash and bad publicity from the escape is much more than the warden ever wanted, but he will have to deal with it. Much of his pro-Israel conservative base would have had no problem with these comments, so Cruz may not have expected a backlash. There may be a backlash for this bait-and-switch among some independent voters, but probably not from most Tea Party activists. The Eden theme is coupled with a celebration of modesty that seems to reflect a wider backlash against modern Indian brashness. Both the Republican and Democratic camps are becoming wary of a backlash. The clickbait backlash on various forms of social media is not only incredibly meta, but perhaps on first glance, overly dramatic. The backlash from the dance music critics and cognoscenti has been neck-snapping. Yesterday, in Mazar-i-Sharif, usually one of Afghanistan's safest cities, the first violent backlash occurred. I believe the backlash here has more to do with the messenger than the products themselves. The cookie-cutter predictability of hyper-partisan talk radio talking points is provoking a backlash. Show More Sentences As the full effects of government policy begin to bite, however, there are signs that the political backlash feared in ruling circles is developing. The backlash has been bigger and more successful than any Cultural Revolution ever was. But so much of the backlash against the Common Core is built on misinformation. I'm sure she'll navigate the negative backlash with flying colors. And the latest hot trend in dessert has proven to be something of a backlash to cupcakes. The party's green light means medicines are now set to rise by 30 per cent, and some Labor Party members are already feeling the backlash in emails and telephone calls. It was only a matter of time before the backlash came, and oh boy, is it a doozy. The book is a sustained meditation and examination of the backlash phenomenon as it has transformed the political landscape of Frank's home state of Kansas. The snub was labeled a disgrace by some in the industry, and sparked a backlash among its most zealous fans. After a stern media backlash, Dunham decided to pay her opening acts and, predictably, all was forgiven. They assumed invented personae via performances and photographs during the '70s, many of them in backlash against the role-playing conformity expected of women in daily life. The backlash has reportedly prompted West to ask photo agency Getty Images to remove all photos of him in the leather kilts. The resulting backlash was so great that Gingrich quickly apologized and took back his statement. Would we do it if we were not cowed by the threat of a US backlash? But as the increasing backlash against clickbait shows, the short-term gains in unique views may cost news sites in the long run. The resulting backlash will be dismissed as so much tall poppy syndrome. He fears a rural domestic backlash and continued foreign meddling as a result of the pact. They can hardly be surprised when their own behavior provokes a backlash. Rather, the business paparazzi is armoring itself for a backlash campaign against the entrepreneurial big mouths. They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence. Show More Sentences The state was in a deep recession as Duke galvanized a racial backlash. Then came environmental and social concerns, a backlash against ostent and a welcome movement towards the authentic. None of these, though, has inspired quite the same backlash as fluoride. Rifkind is carpetbagging in leafy Kensington now having been wiped out in the Scottish backlash against Thatcherism. Corrie star Daniel Brocklebank has faced a backlash from the soap's fans and churchgoers over his gay vicar role. The backlash from female voters was felt immediately in the polls. After a public backlash regarding the prison status of suffragettes, the rules of the divisions were amended. However, the interlock system spurred severe backlash from an American public who largely rejected seat belts. This triggered a Brahman backlash in northwestern India, which argued that the language should be written in the native Devanagari script. He was stunned by the backlash from some of the sleazier revelations in Tom Bower's recent tell-all biography, Sweet Revenge. On 24 March 2010, the organisers faced a backlash following an announcement of how the 2011 event would be run. And the brash, blokey publications were once hailed as a backlash against the political correctness of Tony Blair's New Britain. Many corporations and businesses which take part in the practice experience a backlash, either from their active customers or online. Richard, managing director of the now-defunct LRS Security, said the doormen have suffered from a severe backlash. Tony Dungy is backtracking and clarifying remarks that has created a wave of media backlash and social media scrutiny. By the end of 1979, disco was rapidly declining in popularity, and the backlash against disco put the Bee Gees' American career in a tailspin. Tyler Plews expects a backlash when he ices for Edinburgh Capitals against his old Fife team-mates tonight. Politics and economics were moving leftwards in a backlash against financial capitalism and the growth of inequality. The disaster has inspired a backlash and a round of soul-searching. Though emails and texting have all but obliterated cursive writing, a fashion backlash is evident in the revival of monogramming. Show More Sentences This protest is not easy to dismiss as a right-wing anti-woman backlash. In case re-elections are held in Delhi, the MLAs fear a backlash due to the current power crisis and increasing prices of vegetables. Despite a massive backlash, the advsiser remained confident he could win over public opinion with his presentational skills. The mugshot website backlash against state laws has resulted in Internet Imprisonment by mugshot websites, but RemoveSlander. In the early '90s, state Republican parties rode the anti-tax backlash to power, going from controlling five statehouses in 1992 to 20 today. Cameron responded to the backlash, and Kenneth Turan's review in particular. They asked Muttahida to refrain from such tactics and stop harassing Sindhis in Karachi or Sindhi people can show backlash. Dadaism was an art rebellion, a backlash against the status quo, a breaking free of constraints and conventions. Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian faced a backlash on social media after posting a picture of herself wearing a niqab while working in Dubai. Early in the 19th century, the rise of the modern missions movement, and the backlash against it, led to widespread and bitter controversy among the American Baptists. It has foolhardily managed to instill fear in everyone, thus limiting its opportunities for alliances and making itself vulnerable to popular backlash. That seems doubtful in the face of strong public concern over GM food and the political risk of inciting a larger anti-WTO, antiglobalization, and anti-EU backlash. There has been a particularly acute white backlash or 'whitelash' in the United States against affirmative action programmes which promote women and black men. My own experience visiting Slovakia during June's parliamentary elections cast doubt on the notion that economic reforms were the chief reason for the illiberal backlash. Muslims in Wiltshire say they will hold the controversial group Islam4UK responsible if a proposed march provokes a racial backlash in the county. The backlash against the backlash against Richard lll has begun. This, in turn, led to a media backlash against DND censorship that resulted in Masse looking like a far bigger doofus than in the original offending article. An antikissing backlash has also been gathering some momentum. The backlash of fundamentalists in the 20th century, with their uncompromising insistence on biblical inerrancy, failed to halt the marginalization of the scriptures. In the wake of the scandal, she faced a fierce backlash from diehard Twilight fans and was labelled a home wreaker for coming between Sanders and his wife, model Liberty Ross. Show More Sentences The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent. I am beginning to sense a backlash among the masses against freaklitters in general, and against those who play games with nature to achieve multiple births. Some supporters in England attempted to assassinate William III to restore James to the throne in 1696, but the plot failed and the backlash made James's cause less popular. Shocked and outraged, the public reacted in a backlash that led to major reforms especially in the provision of nursing, led by Florence Nightingale. A backlash against the Knack and power pop ensued, but the genre over the years has continued to have a cult following with occasional periods of modest success. The backlash and attention Woods has received isn't a shock, but Xvala's answer to it has people interested in Rambovian furniture and glory holes. FirstGroup was awarded the right to operate the West Coast franchise in September, which provoked a backlash from the then current operator Virgin Trains. Examples from Classical Literature The backlash of that blast must have caught the majority of the lights also. Extrapolating Russian history, it would be reasonable to expect a backlash in the form of a counterrevolution. As these unpleasant truths emerge, the bitterness, resentment and disillusionment will grow and a backlash will develop. Attempts to recruit more foster parents have also suffered a setback in a backlash against a compulsory government-imposed training scheme. And in the most extreme example of the angry backlash, one looter had his hands cut off by a small group of Iraqis who caught him stealing from a house. Some researchers argue that the backlash effect is not a reaction to women behaving too masculinely, but rather is a sanction against women who are not behaving femininely. Grant has been part of a backlash against Britain's tabloids and even turned the tables on the industry by taping a journalist admitting malpractice. But it ain't so, and in fact, for the amount of backlash that happens as a result of overzealous proscriptions, companies should hope to become targets. Swiffer has pledged to pull a mop advertisement that references Rosie the Riveter after it sparked a backlash online from commenters and bloggers who called the ad sexist. Find more words! 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