Sentence examples for a step backward for from inspiring English sources

Cutting funding for the station, now between $3 billion and $4 billion a year, would be a step backward for the space agency and certainly not in the best interest of the country.

This is a step backward for women".

This is a step backward for all of us.

Mr. Golden thought it was a step backward for his protégé, but Mr. Thompson was insistent.

"Not a single element constitutes a step backward for liberties," he said.

Biotechnology industry officials described today's vote as a step backward for medical research.

Gov. Gray Davis has relaxed air pollution rules for natural gas-fired power plants, a move environmentalists called a big step backward for a state with the nation's worst air pollution.

It was a large step backward for a man who twice won the Val Gardena downhill in Italy — the bumpiest race in the world.

While Floyd's tenure at Southern Cal was successful — he was 85-55 withreeree N.C.A.A. tournament appearances — bringing him back would seem like a strange step backward for a school hoping to leave those violation-tinged years behind.

While this sounds like a boon to some, it marks a distinct step backward for the dream of an all-touch Windows machine.

It looked like a sizable step backward for women at a moment when much here -- institutions, laws, social relations -- is still in play after the end of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's 42 years of authoritarian rule.