Sentence examples for backward in terms of from inspiring English sources

At this World Cup, the United States took a step backward in terms of diversity.

If anything this year's version has fallen backward in terms of attracting art by exciting contemporary artists of African descent.

"It's taken awhile for us to gain momentum, and we've taken some steps backward in terms of having a voice".

"Losing United Shuttle and MetroJet is bad for travelers in general and means a big step backward in terms of competition.

If Kyrgyzstan's Tien Shan range lags behind the Alps or the Rockies when it comes to après facilities, it's arguably even more backward in terms of resort infrastructure.

"My fear is that this is a step backward in terms of the implementation of choice for poor parents," Ms. Moskowitz said.

"No TV debates in 2015 would be a backward step in terms of our democratic development".

She added that Brazil remained South America's "most backward country in terms of rescuing the memory of this period".

As one of the most backward states in terms of economic progress, the government has, for long, ignored areas that seem too complex.

The Tories would slash a further £12bn from the welfare budget, by means of a series of cuts that, the human rights law professor Aoife Nolan points out, seem "very likely to be regarded as [an] impermissible backward step" in terms of human rights obligations.

The new rules are "a very backward step in terms of animal welfare [that] could pose serious health risks to the human population," says Mike Baker, chief executive of the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection.