Sentence examples for has retreated a bit from inspiring English sources
As in Japan, the rise in unemployment that accompanied the economic slowdown has retreated a bit, but has come nowhere close to pre-crisis levels.
Even Jack Lang, a Socialist former education minister, said he was "shocked" by the relegation of Classics.In the face of this outcry, Ms Vallaud-Belkacem has retreated a bit.
After soaring to records, oil and gasoline prices have retreated a bit.
This has to remain golf in the wild," says Leon, "and though the animals have retreated a bit while the building is going on, it is their territory".
Although players like Amazon may have retreated a bit in the food delivery arena in Europe, there is still a ton of competition and overlap and that will likely mean we'll see yet more consolidation ahead.
Although Daimler has recently retreated a bit in China, the new car maker will at some point have to expand in Asia, possibly by forging links with Japan's troubled Nissan Motor, which was apparently in talks with Chrysler about a possible takeover.A rescue of Nissan might make Jürgen Schrempp, Daimler's boss, uneasy.
It hit its 2004 peak of 4.85percentt in mid-May, though it has since retreated a bit, to 4.66percentt.
The much-admired finance minister, for example, is struggling bravely to make public accounts more transparent, and to push a "fiscal responsibility act" through parliament.By some accounts, graft has indeed retreated a bit.
He finds it "particularly bad" that Mr. O'Neill has since retreated a bit from his criticisms: "If you're going to do it, don't shift!" But the former treasury secretary's cooperation with Mr. Suskind's book is useful in a way Mr. McNamara might have been had he spoken out when it could have made a difference.
Energy prices had actually retreated a bit in May and held steady in June before rising Middle East tensions started pushing crude oil prices higher.
