Sentence examples for it is a backward step from inspiring English sources

Some see that as offering a blessed sanctuary from wandering macho hands; for others it is a backward step on the march to equality.

"If this is permanent I think it is a backward step for Bucharest," says Ciprian Salceanu, a software programmer who goes to Via Sport at least once a month to play table tennis and basketball with friends.

"This is more than just a blip – it's a backward step".

Franklin's first step toward wider public recognition came only in 1968, and to many it was a backward step.

British T42 200m Rio gold medallist Richard Whitehead tweeted that it was a "backward step".

"You might say it's a backward step but the club want to come straight back up and I want to be playing in League One," he said.

Liberal Democrat leader at the council Jeremy Hilton said there were other alternatives, while Labour's Steve Lydon said it was a "backward step" as the county tries to increase recycling rates.

Protesters say this is a backward step because it took a lot of campaigning from disabled people to create the fund in the first place.

"This is a backward step".

In some respects, this is a backward step.

"What he's now announcing is a backward step.