Sentence examples for backtrack with from inspiring English sources

Derwall was always likely to backtrack with the 1982 World Cup coming up, but it would prove academic: Schuster damaged knee ligaments in late 1981 and could not recover in time for Spain.

The men seated around the long table burst into laughter, as Mr. Hussein, who less than a minute earlier had earnestly described the gathering as a "secret meeting," began to backtrack with a hint of embarrassment in his voice.

Further, if in lager-veritas I had been attempting to reclaim a waning virility, trying to spice up a life that had become little more than a sleepwalk through the shadows, then how to backtrack with any dignity?

By the mid-19th century, the demand for coal was increasing, so White added a backtrack with two 120-horsepower steam engines at the top of nearby Mount Pisgah, which pulled the trains up the incline of 664 vertical feet (202 metres), assisted by "barney," or "safety," cars.

It took a series of phone calls and questions to eke it out of them, starting with a vague reply from a staffer who then tried to backtrack with a message that, retroactively, her remark was "completely off the record".

Unfortunately, if there is a mistake, you'll probably need to begin again, since it is difficult to backtrack with this kind of puzzle.

He then apologized, backtracking with a verbal moon walk that would have impressed Michael Jackson.

But in January, Carnegie and City Center backtracked with a news release titled "Carnegie Hall and New York City Center Finalize Strategic Programming Partnership".

Before the day was out, Ryanair backtracked with a roar of retro-engines, and pulled the campaign.

At the 2013 election, the Coalition promised to match the so-called Gonski funding model before backtracking, with Abbott eventually cutting $30bn (over 10 years) from education in his 2014 budget.

Predictably, reaction among the group's cult was mixed, and last year it backtracked with the typically sluggish "Valtari".