Sentence examples for significant climbdown from from inspiring English sources

Merkel's admission was a significant climbdown from her earlier position.

Labour said May's move was a "welcome and hugely significant climbdown from the government".

The last-ditch agreement with her rebellious Interior Minister Horst Seehofer represents a significant climbdown for Merkel, who had welcomed hundreds of thousands of migrants to Germany.

January 30 , 201412.37pm GMT This represents a significant climbdown.

In a significant climbdown, the Justice Secretary, Michael Gove, has ripped up the policy of his predecessor, Chris Grayling, and announced that the criminal courts charge will be scrapped across England and Wales by Christmas.

Parliament voted to pass a compromise immigration law, marking a significant climbdown which the country hopes will allow it continued enhanced access to the EU's single market following a 2014 referendum vote to cap EU immigration.

Richard Burgon MP, Labour's shadow justice secretary, said: "This is a significant climbdown by a Conservative government which has done so much to deny access to justice to thousands of people, particularly those on lower incomes.

European officials have agreed to unlock €10.3bn in bailout money for Greece as the International Monetary Fund made a significant climbdown in its demand for upfront debt relief for the recession-hit country.

Morgan called this a "significant climbdown".

The new head of FASB may have to oversee a delicate climbdown from full fair value.

That's a welcome climbdown from the bank's earlier fundamentalist approach to raising capital organically.