Sentence examples for back a statement from inspiring English sources

In Washington parlance, a person "walks back" a statement made one day by qualifying it, clarifying it or, in some cases, saying the opposite at a later date.

We have sent back a statement of the many problems we see -- the defects in having a bifurcated procedure, with different rules of liability".

After the Enron scandal initially broke, the five closed ranks to back a statement by Mr Berardino implying that the problem was overly legalistic accounting rules rather than in the profession's ethics.

The campaign – Keep it Co-op – is asking members of the supermarket and funeral home business to back a statement saying they support the idea of the Co-op movement being about changing society for the better.

Despite the rivalry between the big five accounting firms, Andersen's woes have been viewed with dismay by the rest of the profession.After the Enron scandal initially broke, the five closed ranks to back a statement by Mr Berardino implying that the problem was in overly-legalistic accounting rules rather than in the profession's ethics.

I got back a statement saying the measuring was wrong….

Major European stock indexes advanced Friday after Ms. Merkel backed a statement by Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, that the bank would do whatever it took to preserve the euro.

An emergency session backed a statement calling for a truce over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr "and beyond".

Hours later, McCraven fired back in a statement to CNN. "I did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else," McRaven told CNN.

"Hold Me Back" is a statement of wholly different purpose.

The Bush campaign hit back with a statement that characterized her proposals as "antiquated".