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Backtracking on a piece of legislation is potentially really undermining the credibility of what we’ve achieved over the past years, it’s not just about cars. It’s about the political signals that that [dispute] sends. – Elisa Giannelli	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I don’t like [backtracking], it gets in my head, but … you get over it. – Bob Barnes	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We did not exaggerate anything. We're not backtracking at all from the 80 %. – Adrian Hill	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We were moving well, constructive talks -- and I still think that's the case... but the problem is, two weeks ago in China, there was backtracking by the Chinese. – Larry Kudlow	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The U.S. side has given many labels recently, 'backtracking,' 'betraying,' etc. ... China sets great store on trustworthiness and keeps its promises, and this has never changed. – Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I think from an investor's point of view, this u-turn is hugely positive. The push-back by the market, part of the ANC and citizens forced this backtracking by Zuma. – Steven Friedman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Discord and backtracking over refugees and migration could end up fragmenting EU cohesion, taking away the political oxygen to deal with other challenges in the economy or Ukraine. – Tina Fordham	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Talking and pledging is very easy but governing is slightly more difficult, the policy reforms that we've implemented have worked, and backtracking would be a blunder. When I see that, with the help of Podemos, the Socialists wants to change everything we've done, I just think it's bad for Spain. – Mariano Rajoy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Backtracking on a piece of legislation is potentially really undermining the credibility of what we’ve achieved over the past years, it’s not just about cars. It’s about the political signals that that [dispute] sends.

– Elisa Giannelli

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I don’t like [backtracking], it gets in my head, but … you get over it.

– Bob Barnes

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We did not exaggerate anything. We're not backtracking at all from the 80 %.

– Adrian Hill

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We were moving well, constructive talks -- and I still think that's the case... but the problem is, two weeks ago in China, there was backtracking by the Chinese.

– Larry Kudlow

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The U.S. side has given many labels recently, 'backtracking,' 'betraying,' etc. ... China sets great store on trustworthiness and keeps its promises, and this has never changed.

– Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I think from an investor's point of view, this u-turn is hugely positive. The push-back by the market, part of the ANC and citizens forced this backtracking by Zuma.

– Steven Friedman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Discord and backtracking over refugees and migration could end up fragmenting EU cohesion, taking away the political oxygen to deal with other challenges in the economy or Ukraine.

– Tina Fordham

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Talking and pledging is very easy but governing is slightly more difficult, the policy reforms that we've implemented have worked, and backtracking would be a blunder. When I see that, with the help of Podemos, the Socialists wants to change everything we've done, I just think it's bad for Spain.

– Mariano Rajoy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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