Disney beat a retreat.

ECONOMIST: Some of the best tourist destinations are man-made

His successor, Michael Howard, beat a humiliating retreat on performance-related pay after the police staged a mass 20, 000-strong protest rally at Wembley Stadium.

ECONOMIST: Police: Bruising for a fight | The

Will you beat a strategic retreat if your good cause suddenly becomes tarnished?

FORBES: Beware the Hidden Traps in Cause Marketing

But the signs are that they are preparing to beat a tactical retreat.

ECONOMIST: The EU's agricultural policy

We had to beat a hasty retreat from his noisy, enthusiastic supporters to conduct an interview in the back of my car.

BBC: Sierra Leone faces huge election test

Oil prices beat a hasty retreat Monday, as the dollar firmed up and the prospect of diplomatic talks with Iran soothed fears of a military strike.

FORBES: Dollar Beats Back Oil

So it was in 1956, when Eisenhower forced David Ben- Gurion to beat a speedy retreat from the Sinai and Gaza at the end of the Suez campaign.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Washington won't let Israel win

But this week Vodacom beat a hasty and not very dignified retreat.

ECONOMIST: A surprise exit from Africa's most promising market