Sentence examples for he was backtracking from inspiring English sources

But by Jan . 28 after the protests mushroomed, he was backtracking, suggesting that Egypt could learn from its youth.

A few weeks later, right as he was backtracking on a campaign promise for electoral reform, Trudeau's approval rating hit 64%.

"I read the interview that supposedly he was backtracking, I didn't see backtracking at all, and he has denied it to me," Mr. Oren said, referring to a recent conversation with Mr. Barak.

Within a year he was backtracking, announcing that sharia was inappropriate for the Jamahiriya because it guaranteed the protection of private property, contravening The Green Books socialism.

Although Trump would never admit that he is backtracking, he has been forced to make some concessions to reality.

The changes have also exposed Balls to accusations from the Conservatives that he is backtracking on Blairite reforms.

Zac had told me before that he wouldn't take his salary if he was elected, but now he's backtracking fast – maybe that rubs in the fact he's so very rich.

"He thought it was a great idea, and ever since he's backtracked, he didn't really do it," Mr. Maraniss says.

"This does make it seem like he's backtracked on all his goodwill gestures," said Antonio Chiang, the publisher of The Taipei Times, an English-language newspaper that has supported Mr. Chen.

By Monday the archbishop was backtracking, saying he had spoken clumsily with "a misleading choice of words".

By late July he was exasperated that the network was backtracking from offbeat approaches to a more mainstream format.