Sentence examples for retreated in the face of from inspiring English sources

But he has steadily retreated in the face of pressure from the street.

Hesse's conservative government introduced them but retreated in the face of protests.

Some nearly died of starvation, while others retreated in the face of tribes that attacked with poisoned arrows.

Those who advocated the obliteration of Kabul and Baghdad have retreated in the face of insuperable complexity.

There have been reports that whole divisions of Iraqi soldiers have retreated in the face of Isis.

Still, there is little disagreement that one of the most pressing needs is the country's ineffectual military, which retreated in the face of last year's rebel advance.

The unspeakable humiliation of retreating in the face of Garibaldi's revolutionary army also carried risks.

But Clinton was forced to retreat in the face of a rebellion in his own party.

You lead from hope, and we should never retreat in the face of terrorism.

"Retreat in the face of terror would only invite further and bolder attacks," he said.

The indigenous people who make the world's forests their home are retreating in the face of agricultural expansion.