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Their uneven threads showed potential for backing out or breaking, he said.

The revolution in Ukraine that has lasted for three months started as a protest against Yanukovych backing out of  EU agreements.

After taking some heat for reportedly backing out of her YouTube date, Mila Kunis confirmed she will indeed be there.

Of course it entailed backing out, but as the yacht fortunately was a very handy vessel, this was safely accomplished.

I had however, been long enough in contact with English military discipline by this time, to know that there was no backing out.

"I don't believe in backing out," said Raymond, not very well pleased to hear Little class him with himself.

So discreditable a backing out from a great enterprise will hardly be found elsewhere in English annals.

"Your cousin will tell you how I happened to be near," he said icily, backing out the door.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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