He is backing away from a fervently anti-nuclear stance and he needs to mollify politicians in Tokyo to get their backing for sweeping administrative changes in Osaka.
No less significantly, Mr Assad appears to be edging away from his previous all-out backing for Hamas, whose Damascus-based leaders have often sounded more intransigent than their beleaguered peers in Gaza.
Westamerica Bancorporation, a Californian lender, was lambasted for backing away from high-yielding property loans and allowing its portfolio to shrink.
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Asian markets were mostly weaker, with Japan's Nikkei Stock Average finishing 0.5% lower as the yen strengthened slightly, backing away from the widely watched 100-per-dollar level.
Gautam Gambhir had played the occasional bold stroke backing away to hit through the off-side, but just when it looked as though his side would quietly record a 10-wicket win he skewed to backward point, leaving 36 needed from 43 balls.
Alternatively, if the United States fails to implement the agreement, would such action result in Japan backing away entirely from U.S. defense-related purchases?
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Pfizer, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi-Aventis all backing away from psychiatric research.
West looked like his old self backing down defenders, then spinning away to hit his trademark step-back shots.
In Wales, backing for devolution dwindled away until it was rejected contemptuously by a four-to-one margin.
Though the bodies are fit, they are natural rather than voluptuous or silicon-implanted, as though Pirelli were backing away for a moment from too much upholstery.
It is the second time in a week Hughes has received public backing from the club, amid reports that City's lacklustre showing so far this season - especially away from home - has left him under pressure.
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