step down

Example Sentences

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When announcing his step-down from public commitments earlier on Monday, he said he would continue his teaching commitments.

From BBC

The first choice, a step-down facility with enhanced services for those leaving locked care, was quickly ruled out.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, among a series of funding packages, the NHS was given £200m to create "step-down" wards for those awaiting a care package to start or for home adaptions to be made.

From BBC

It was her fourth such stay, and the first one the county had agreed should be followed by a step-down program, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Central bank meetings loom in Australia and New Zealand next week, and markets have priced a pause for Australia and step-down in pace to a 25 basis point hike for New Zealand.

From Reuters