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The statement did not provide details about the group's decision, falling back on generalities.

China's ruling party appears to be falling back on traditional, top-down methods to raise moral standards.

The Japanese authorities have not helped by falling back on technocracy rather than a more sympathetic response.

So a flare-up of the dispute can be expected from time to time, with both sides falling back on their entrenched positions.

Pulling out of the EU might mean falling back on the Council of Europe.

This approach allows data centers to use outside air when the temperature is cool, while falling back on chillers on warmer days.

Many hard-pressed millennials are falling back on their parents, as Scott Nicholson has.

Indian farmers are falling back on a local method to bring badly needed monsoon rains -- marrying off two frogs.

Don't let yourself waste valuable time by falling back on what you did before you became a manager.

Try to avoid falling back on buzzwords.

The world economy is falling back on very dangerous habits.

Now they are falling back on a Plan C, for contingency.

That said, I'm falling back on "what's worked for me in the past" in order to connect with those companies.

"We are falling back on art. "

When time is short and the pressure is on, falling back on the good old five-paragraph theme can save you time and give you confidence.

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