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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
backslide .
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Examples
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The Chinese will threaten the next Administration with "serious consequences" if the U.S. "backslides" on the issue.
Spero News 2008
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Of course, the City will react badly if the government backslides on its spending plans.
The U.K.'s Date with Destiny Simon Nixon 2010
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If a government backslides or the euro zone slows its pursuit of fiscal union, ECB bond purchases would automatically end.
How to Save the Euro Adam Lerrick 2011
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And sometimes there were heartbreaking backslides.
Of Shoes And Ships And Sealing Wax And Hoarding Stuff And Things | Her Bad Mother 2009
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Ageha often backslides — after all, exploring emotion is a key part of these kinds of stories — but those who care about her know they do her no favors to indulge her.
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If he backslides, ringing the bell every fifteen minutes because he wants to go outside to play, you can reintroduce the leash until he figures it out again.
30 Days to a Well-Mannered Dog Tamar Geller 2010
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If he backslides, ringing the bell every fifteen minutes because he wants to go outside to play, you can reintroduce the leash until he figures it out again.
30 Days to a Well-Mannered Dog Tamar Geller 2010
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If he backslides, ringing the bell every fifteen minutes because he wants to go outside to play, you can reintroduce the leash until he figures it out again.
30 Days to a Well-Mannered Dog Tamar Geller 2010
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The only time Max really acts out or backslides into old behaviours, is when he isn't feeling good.
Minneapolis Here I Come. Kat 2009
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The only time Max really acts out or backslides into old behaviours, is when he isn't feeling good.
Archive 2009-07-01 Kat 2009
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