Sentence examples for retreating from a position from inspiring English sources

So if Gordon Brown is now "retreating" from a further stimulus package, he must be retreating from a position he had said he wasn't going to take anyway.

"It's not his way to retreat from a position.

"We retreat from a position of strength and accept something that's worse".

McClellan was forced to retreat from a position 4 miles (6 km) east of the Confederate capital to a new base of operations at Harrison's Landing on the James River.

The Congressional reaction followed a statement by a White House spokeswoman indicating that President Bush had retreated from a position he had taken in March, when he urged Congress to reauthorize the arts endowment without restriction for five years.

But keep in mind that it's not weak, misguided, or wishy-washy to retreat from a position when you realize that someone else's idea might be better.

Hume's "concession" that evil and God's existence are compatible may have the appearance of (another) "retreat" from a stronger sceptical position.

Early on as a candidate, Mr. Obama suggested that he did not necessarily oppose negotiations with groups like Hamas, though he spent much of the campaign retreating from that position under fire from critics.

Agencies have indicated they are not retreating from their position despite mounting pressure from clients.

May's decision to speed up ratification will relieve green campaigners and charities amid worries that the new prime minister could start retreating from Britain's position as a leader on tackling climate change after leaving the EU.

After heavy criticism over the last few days, the A.P. is in damage control mode, says the NYTimes, and retreating from their earlier position.