Sentences with phrase «started backpedaling»

Then the witnesses will start backpedalling and adding qualifications as soon as the jurors start asking them questions (there is no attorney present to object, though the witness can take a time out to consult counsel outside the hearing of the jurors); there will be 18 - 24 of them: independent businessmen, committed church - goers, accountants, etc — the federal grand jury that I sat on had a member of the technical staff of an international pharmaceutical corporation.

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The Winklevoss twins are being sued by an investor who alleges the two backpedaled out of a marijuana delivery start - up deal worth nearly $ 500,000, the New York Post reports.

However, many Windows users complained they had trouble adopting the significant UI change, which subsequently caused Microsoft to backpedal somewhat and re-introduce old classics like a Start button into Windows 8.