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The city is bending over backwards for restaurants, hair salons, barbershops – that they would consider putting another layer of red tape to re-open hotels is really unfair.
CITY TO WEIGH MEASURE GIVING LAID-OFF HOTEL WORKERS FIRST SHOT AT OPEN JOBSMAYA SRIKRISHNANSEPTEMBER 8, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
We should note that some political scientists argue that Gehl and Porter’s analysis of party power has it backwards.
AMERICA’S HIDDEN DUOPOLY (EP. 356 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020FREAKONOMICS
It works great looking backwards, but going forwards it doesn’t work.
THE ECONOMICS OF SPORTS GAMBLING (EP. 388 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERAUGUST 20, 2020FREAKONOMICS
It’s also clear that this is not how the brain solves the learning problem, because it requires error signals to be sent backwards in both time and space across the synapses between neurons, which is clearly impossible.
A NEW BRAIN-INSPIRED LEARNING METHOD FOR AI SAVES MEMORY AND ENERGYEDD GENTJULY 27, 2020SINGULARITY HUB 
It strikes me that you got that exactly backwards with your political career.
THE PRIME MINISTER WHO CRIED BREXIT (EP. 392)STEPHEN J. DUBNEROCTOBER 10, 2019FREAKONOMICS
The distance is 670 miles, which could be performed in four days and six days, backwards and forwards.
A GENERAL PLAN FOR A MAIL COMMUNICATION BY STEAM, BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EASTERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE WORLDJAMES M'QUEEN, ESQ.
I cannot bend forward,' says the Devil, 'for backwards are my knees.'
ANCIENT IRISH POETRYVARIOUS
Quickly Florence returned the pressure, then began pulling her backwards.
THE MYSTERY OF CARLITOSHELEN RANDOLPH
Charnock struck him with his shoulder and forced him backwards by the weight of the bag.
THE GIRL FROM KELLER'SHAROLD BINDLOSS
In the Scottish version there are only two girls who join hands and pull each other backwards and forwards, repeating the words.
THE TRADITIONAL GAMES OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND (VOL I OF II)ALICE BERTHA GOMME

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