The paper put the controversy on the front page. And the next day, the back-pedalling began.

报纸把此项争议刊登在首页。隔天，撤回的呼声就开始了。

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Mr Reid is pounding her for those statements and Ms Angle is back-pedalling, saying that, actually, she wants to “keep the promise of Social Security”.

里德(Reid)对她的这些言论给予了猛烈的攻击，安格拉（Angle）又开始自食其言，说实际上她是想 “遵守社会保障的承诺。”

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The Government are back-pedalling on their election promises.

内阁正在背弃它竞选时的诺言。

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Caroline lies on her back, pedalling her legs in the air, her finger working her nose.

NEWYORKER: Playdate

Both of these seem sensible but are fraught with problems, which is why ministers are now back-pedalling.

ECONOMIST: Local government

This is an excuse often given for the maddeningly slow pace of reform in India, its stop-go cycles and its constant back-pedalling.

ECONOMIST: Democracy and growth are not in competition