Sentence examples for retreat mode from inspiring English sources

And in Mr Obama, Mr Cameron has had a cold-fish president in retreat mode.

"The longer we wait to come up with an approach, the more likely we'll be in retreat mode.

Jonathan in particular begins the novel already in full retreat mode, and by the time he reaches the point where he is living in a tent he has constructed out of bedsheets on the floor of his study, one has the sense that the author is not quite sure what more to do with him.

He was, however, the sad symbol of a tough night as City once again went into retreat mode when faced with the elite of the Champions League.

The consensus emerging is that Fuld waited too long to act and now faces an uncertain future in a business in full retreat mode.

In yaw conditions, we distinguish two main operating modes: the advancing and the retreating modes.

This particular skill is a result of the other three aspects, so while it can be developed on a simple level by reading early texts, listening to good lectures and taking personal retreats, this mode flowers slowly, but is perhaps the most beautiful flower of the four.

Even after they recognized the error, the people handling our account didn't retreat from panic mode.

When faced with difficult or awkward social situations, we often retreat into observer mode, confident that the appearance of being engaged with our device will absolve us of any individual responsibility to act.

Even as rains have washed across some of the state this month, greening some arid rangeland, agriculture officials say the lack of rain and the prospect of minimal state and federal water supplies have already led many farmers to fallow fields and retreat into survival mode with low-maintenance and low-labor crops.

Jamie Fullarton commanded his side to buckle up and retreat into defensive mode.