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Nevertheless, after prominent bloggers created an uproar on the matter and claimed fair use on the content, the AP backed down.

He said he would let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for the rich, but backed down after the mid-term elections.

Ms. Merkel backed down on June 17, agreeing to ask bondholders only for a 'voluntary' contribution to the rescue of Greece.

He said he could swim, but he backed down when we got to the lake.

Thousands of people protested online and, a week later, Gap backed down.

But he never wavered on ideas, never backed down from the position that his ideology was right and his opponents were wrong.

The schools were closed, and did not reopen till Quisling backed down.

The march came a day after the privately owned park's landlord backed down from an attempt to temporarily move the demonstration.

After the European Union complained, Microsoft backed down and provided a form of access.

His public denunciation of the steel industry worked; the industry backed down and the antitrust investigation was called off.

A: I finally backed down on my plan. B: I thought you would stick to it.

In 1995 President Jacques Chirac backed down after a three-week strike, a critical defeat in his attempt to reform the economy.

He has backed down from the position he took last week.

With a constitutional crisis looming, the government backed down, and the clause became law in a much-diluted form.

After a stand-off, the state governors backed down, and the plants opened three years later.

Fernando Torres scored in the 33rd minute and the Spaniards never backed down against such a formidable opponent.

But in the end, Russia backed down on the last contentious point.

Karajan eventually backed down, and the dispute was patched up, but it left lingering distaste.

He was threatening legal action but he soon backed down when he got that letter from my solicitor.

As president, Mr Fox backed down after George W. Bush's administration protested against his attempts to decriminalise possession of drugs.

Although they have backed down on both requests for new routes in Germany, "we expect them to come back, " says a Deutsche Bahn executive.

In the face of this bravado America's trading partners duly backed down.

Furious Chinese officials threatened to boycott the event and backed down only when organizers withdrew the invitations.

On Thursday, the ministry backed down, calling the requirement a "misunderstanding" spawned by badly written rules.

Either way, the tax rise enraged residents, who rioted for days before local government backed down, abandoning the planned rise.

After various proceedings, Yahoo ultimately backed down, choosing to ban items associated with hate groups.

Peter claimed that Tom had taken his new book but backed down when the teacher talked with him.

New York-based designer Warren Edwards, who participated in the heel hype this summer, has since backed down.

The Government's police inspectorate has backed down after protests from social media activists over its choice of name for a new website.

The government again backed down (though villagers claim to have seen several plainclothes officers).

a young servant - girl backed down the passage , shy and awkward.

When opponents in Congress tried to block the legislation altogether, you stood up -- and they backed down.

A bully tried to start a fight with Jack, but he backed down when Jack's friends showed up.

i finally backed down on my plan.

Democrats wanted to expand food stamps and unemployment benefits, but have backed down.

Li Hongzhang was sent to negotiate and the Alliance backed down from several of the demands.

Jack backed down when he saw how big the other guy was.

For once, all sides backed down from their initial positions, paving the way for a unified response.

I shouldn't have backed down, but she was so intimidating.

At launch, it set the default to link G-mail users to people they had frequently emailed, and it only backed down under protest.

Ms. Wade later backed down, saying she 'heard it from somebody else. '

On Tuesday, the government backed down from plans to redevelop a high-profile street that conservationists had rallied behind.

The lion backed down , but Britton said it "didn't leave in a hurry. "

The tyrant threw a tantrum, but then backed down.

He backed down after I saw his mistake.

This is for the ones who stood their ground, For Tommy and Gina who never backed down.

She has backed down from the position she took yesterday.

The dog backed down when I called his name.

I see he has backed down from the position hetook last week.

For Tommy and Gina who never backed down

For Tommy and Gin a who never backed down