Sentence examples for beaten back to from inspiring English sources

McMurray led most of the leaders down pit road, but was beaten back to the track by Busch and Matt Kenseth.

The sea and the land have been fighting it out for ever, with thriving medieval ports like Dunwich in Suffolk now beaten back to a handful of streets.

When the wind and the sea are up, there's so much water in the air that it's difficult to tell which is which; when you come back from North Ronaldsay, it feels as if you've been beaten back to a cleaner, clearer version of yourself.

A 2012 study evaluated 75 instances since 1930 when malaria reemerged in a country after it had been beaten back to varying extents.

Meanwhile, the Conservatives have been beaten back to their Western and suburban strongholds and Stephen Harper is living out his worst-case scenario.

"Polio has been beaten back to just a few remaining strongholds, mainly in Nigeria, India and Pakistan.

But they also have powerful political friends, and have beaten back efforts to open up their industries to private investment.

Their hand-held extinguishers were ineffective, and the crew, beaten back, forgot to close the engine room door, allowing the fire to spread quickly.

The question: Should airline pilots be required to retire at 60? The Federal Aviation Administration has required them to do so for 40 years, and has repeatedly beaten back threats to the rule.

And Tesla has beaten back attempts to block sales in several other states, with more battles likely to come, amid fears that they threaten to eliminate the middleman.

The courts have so far beaten back attempts to strip disabled children of legal representation in cases where the school systems have clearly failed to obey federal disability law.