Sentence examples for has slipped backward from inspiring English sources

So long, in fact, that as the Afghans spoke their desires illustrated just how far their society has slipped backward since the Soviet Union invaded in 1979, beginning the series of conflicts that halted only a few weeks ago.

If our playgrounds have slipped backward into representations of forts and cars, with fixed pieces and soft landings, our playrooms have only increased in size and splendor.

The décor, the clothing, the atmosphere will have you convinced you have slipped backward five months to a more affluent era when Men's Vogue was being published monthly, Orlando Bloom was a style icon and finance guys were eager to spend dubiously earned bonuses on velveteen suits and stylized sunglasses to wear at exclusive coke 'n' cocktail parties on borrowed helipads.

His halo has slipped.

The mask has slipped.

It had slipped his mind.

Only two sectors have slipped.

Mesa had slipped badly.

But first impressions will count for much, especially among young Iraqis, a huge proportion of the population, who are weary of watching their contemporaries move ahead while they have stood still or slipped backward.

Obama said McCain and Bush had let Afghanistan slip backward because of their focus on Iraq.

For some years, following enforced nationalization of the industry, most commentators felt it has been drifting or even slipping backward.