Sentence examples for represented a step back from inspiring English sources

Allawi represented a step back from a system that, simply put, has little concept of equal rights, no tendency toward secularism and no notion of a broader nation.

Hard as this was to discern amid all the lashing out at the news media and all the belated campaigning against Hillary Clinton, this explanation represented a step back from the we-won-and-therefore-we-can-do-anything stance.

Group messaging represents a step back from broadcasting.

But the plan represents a step back from earlier proposals, which called for a single regulator to oversee certain benchmarks.

"The fall of the Berlin wall, far from representing a step back for socialism in Colombia, represents a reinforcement of the ideological positions of Farc".

For Bolloré Group, which is headed by the industrialist Vincent Bolloré, the move represents a step back from its ambitions of creating a broad-based French media company.

But for some Europeans, the big online courses represent a step back from the idealism of open courseware to the values of the marketplace.

That may not be the case on a point-by-point basis — there are certainly innovations that represent a step back — but, on the level of society as a whole, I believe it is.

The bill, hotly debated by police, business and faith groups, represents a step back from an earlier proposal that would have broadened the state's trespassing law to encompass being in the state illegally.

A box office success in China, "The Grandmaster" represents a step back into the limelight for Mr. Wong after his maligned American road movie from 2007, "My Blueberry Nights".

The ban on assemblies represents a step back for Russia, after what seemed to be a thaw in the fall, when the authorities suddenly granted permits for rallies that had been banned for months.