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Jerry backed off when he realized how much work was involved.

On Monday, federal regulators backed off a plan to place stricter limits on how much individual investors who trade currencies can borrow.

But once he'd pulled out his photo album and they saw it was a hobby, they backed off, he said.

The next day, after several Republican senators had expressed support for the raid, Lott backed off his comments.

Then scientists said we're going into global warming, and they backed off of that and said we were going into global cooling.

T. Boone Pickens backed off of his much ballyhooed mega-wind project in Texas this week, citing the declining cost of natural gas.

Mr Tadic not only backed off but agreed to open direct talks with Kosovo, something the Europeans and Americans had been urging on him.

They quickly backed off the proposal after running into a storm of opposition.

Legislation to codify network neutrality failed to pass, and carriers backed off their plans for a tiered Internet.

But since the downturn most banks have backed off these portfolios, thanks partly to overheated political rhetoric on immigration.

Deism teaches that God created the cosmos and then backed off, allowing it to operate on its own through impersonal natural laws.

Since July, oil prices have backed off, and stocks have done a bit better.

In his latest speeches, McCain has backed off from some of the personal attacks aimed at Senator Obama.

When I saw him I expected him to back off as I was the leader and then he didn't, so I backed off.

Stung, Rio backed off, opting instead for a $15. 2 billion rights issue and a joint venture with BHP Billiton (BHP).

China later backed off, one of the few instances it did so in response to external pressure.

They backed off after the carmaker pointed out that the two brands sold more vehicles in North America than Volkswagen and Audi combined.

Japanese underworld sources meanwhile report that Sassoon has suddenly turned quiet and backed off Japan.

The U. S. also backed off an earlier plan to blacklist Iran's central bank.

But more recently Philadelphia police have backed off their condemnations of online networks.

But then he and the Obama administration backed off and have since stayed away from highlighting the issue of currency manipulation.

Bill Sr. and Mary ultimately took a page from that upbringing: They backed off.

In the United States, McDonald's has backed off supersizing too.

Mr. Whitacre backed off a public-offering timetable that Mr. Henderson had set for sometime this year.

The strap broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off.

When pressed, though, he backed off and said that many factors were involved.

The government has backed off from a fundamental reform of the system.

Analysts say GM has backed off on incentives in March and taken a resulting hit in market share.

Woods backed off his birdie putt, then quickly resumed play.

As the riot police approached the crowd backed off.

The USGA backed off and my interests were protected.

"O. K. , I'll listen to you, " he replied, and backed off.

Why Democrats backed off education budget?

Jackson slightly backed off from those remarks before the game.

The security forces backed off but two men were killed.

But in bad times they backed off in a hurry.

Instead I backed off down to 5 minutes and found that a much more manageable starting point.

She backed off and then turned and ran.

I saw the knife and backed off.

He agreed to talk to Mr Obama about a deal but backed off in the face of a revolt by Tea Party adherents

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