Yesterday's vote itself was a retreat from an earlier fallback position.

昨天的投票本身就是从早先的预备立场上的退却。

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The president's remarks appear to signal that there will be no retreat from his position.

总统的话似乎暗示他不会放弃自己的职位。

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The first is the postponement of, if not retreat from, marriage.

如果不放弃婚姻，那么首先就推迟婚期。

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America's first seaside resort also became a cool summertime retreat for wealthy planters from the American South.

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How else to explain the endless Treasury rally and the full-scale retreat from equities?

FORBES: Price Before Volume, Horse Before Cart

As I have written before, we are in the midst of a retreat from austerity.

BBC: Will Europe cut its interest rate?

Such a retreat from reform would only damage confidence and cost the region much-needed foreign investment.

CNN: THE LONG, HARD CLIMB BACK UP