Example sentences of "back [adv prt] from [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many parents back off from telling children about death because they have no clear belief about it themselves . |
| 2 | She can stick to aggression and abuse — tell the offending man to back off from teaching his granny to suck eggs . |
| 3 | After much huffing and puffing , the government backed down from implementing most of these proposals . |
| 4 | Hewlett-Packard Co , which markets Sequoia 's 68040-based fault-tolerant Unix machines as the HP 9000 Series 1200 line , has already backed off from investing new money to protect its investment in the company , where it holds an 8% stake . |
| 5 | Yet in spite of the drive to encourage employers to recruit more people with physical or mental difficulties — or retain them in the wake of ill-health — too many are still backing off from taking on such staff , according to the Department of Employment . |