Back
Meanings and phrases
back
- related to or located at the back
- located at or near the back of an animal; hind; hinder
- of an earlier date
back
- in or to or toward a former location
- at or to or toward the back or rear; backward; backwards; rearward; rearwards
- in or to or toward an original condition
- in or to or toward a past time; backward
- in reply
- in repayment or retaliation
back
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; dorsum
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen; rear
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; rear
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- a support that you can lean against while sitting; backrest
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; binding; book binding; cover
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; spinal column; vertebral column; spine; backbone; rachis
back
- be behind; approve of; endorse; indorse; plump for; plunk for; support
- travel backward
- cause to travel backward
- give support or one's approval to; second; endorse; indorse
- support financial backing for
- be in back of
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- establish as valid or genuine; back up
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- place a bet on; bet on; gage; stake; game; punt
adv.
- moving from one place to another and back again; backward and forward; to and fro
- He won the back and forth fight via first-round TKO.
- He lost the back and forth fight via split decision.
- The two battled back and forth several times.
v.
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; retreat; pull back; back out; crawfish; crawfish out; pull in one's horns; withdraw
n.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; acid; battery-acid; dose; dot; Elvis; loony toons; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; pane; superman; window pane; Zen
n.
- an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government)
n.
- a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head
n.
- a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); backdoor
- an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains; backdoor
- an entrance at the rear of a building; backdoor; back entrance
- The championship consists of a back door system.
- Instead, he used the back door to gain entry to the industry.
- The SUV tumbled and the driver's door and left back door opened.
v.
- move backwards from a certain position; back up; back off
- remove oneself from an obligation; chicken out; back off; pull out; bow out
- Gardner then went back down to the minors in 1886.
- On May 24, he was sent back down after 4 appearances.
- Short did not heed the request, and sat back down to play.
v.
- move backwards from a certain position; back up; back down
- remove oneself from an obligation; chicken out; pull out; back down; bow out
v.
- move out of a space backwards
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; retreat; pull back; back away; crawfish; crawfish out; pull in one's horns; withdraw
n.
- a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder; backpack; knapsack; packsack; rucksack; haversack
n.
- a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
v.
- move backwards from a certain position; back off; back down
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; support
- establish as valid or genuine; back
- make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
- become or cause to become obstructed; clog; choke off; clog up; congest; choke; foul
- He was called back up during the end of the season.
- They would then get back up, and the group would leave.
- These being monastic sites dating back up to 1500 years.
v.
- bring back to the point of departure; return; take back
- return to consciousness; bring to; bring round; bring around
- Mind, and Raven can bring back the Alpha students.
- GolfCross can bring back many advantages to normal golf.
- The Egg-Wizard calls an army of scorpion eggs to bring back Toto.
v.
- cause to be returned; recall; call in; withdraw
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; remember; retrieve; recall; call up; recollect; think
- return or repeat a telephone call
- summon to return; recall
v.
- be restored; return
- go back to something earlier; hark back; return; recall
- even the score, in sports
- answer back; retort; repay; return; riposte; rejoin
- The idea was that they should come back as doctors.
- Not until 2012 would the book come back into print.
- At night he dreams that his father has come back.
n.
- the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction; return
- I kept throwing shots and nothing was coming back.
- No introduction is used coming back from commercials.
- I see myself coming back to this game often".
v.
- return in time; flash back
- cut down on; make a reduction in; reduce; cut down; trim; trim down; trim back; cut; bring down
- place restrictions on; restrict; curtail; curb
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; snip; clip; crop; trim; lop; dress; prune
- The flights to Denver were later cut back to once daily.
- Chives starting to look old can be cut back to about 2–5 cm.
- He cut back on performing in the 1970s.
v.
- belong to an earlier time; go back; date from
- The church may date back to the Anglo-Saxon period.
- The carvings images date back to 15-16th centuries.
- Some trams (that date back the 30s) charge a pound.
v.
- pull back or move away or backward; withdraw; retreat; pull away; recede; pull back; retire; move back
- use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ); retract; pull back
v.
- take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football
- to lag or linger behind; drag; trail; get behind; hang back; drop behind
v.
- fall backwards and down
- move back and away from
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.; lag; dawdle; fall behind
- retreat; lose; drop off; fall behind; recede
- have recourse to; resort; recur
- go back to bad behavior; relapse; lapse; recidivate; regress; retrogress
- JSP has been deprecated as a legacy fall back.
- Olympus, forcing the Trojans to fall back.
- Leavitt says that Murphy told them to fall back to the tank.
v.
- submit (information) again to a program or automatic system; resubmit
- respond to a query or outcome
v.
- defend oneself
- fight against or resist strongly; fight; oppose; fight down; defend
- He, along with Georgia and Cynthia, fight back.
- Everyone encouraged me to fight back, so I did.
- So-hwi defends herself but won't fight back.
v.
- recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; win back
- take revenge or even out a score; get even
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury; settle
- From there on, they each get back at each other.
- John objects, and tells them to all get back outside.
- We were really just trying to get back to fun.
v.
- belong to an earlier time; date back; date from
- return in thought or speech to something; recur
- regain a former condition after a financial loss; recover; recuperate
- They find Aaron, rescue the girl and go back home.
- In 2004, he decided to go back to Muay Thai again.
- Anang then takes his leave to go back to the army.
v.
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; check; turn back; arrest; stop; contain
- keep under control; keep in check; restrain; keep; keep back
- hold back; keep from being perceived by others; conceal; hold in
- refrain from doing; forbear
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; retain; hold; keep back
- wait before acting; wait; hold off
v.
- keep under control; keep in check; restrain; keep; hold back
- secure and keep for possible future use or application; retain; hold; hold back
- hold back; refuse to hand over or share; withhold
v.
- pay a kickback; make an illegal payment
- spring back, as from a forceful thrust; recoil; kick
v.
- look towards one's back; look backward
- look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; review; retrospect
- Astralis took a massive lead and didn't look back.
- That's how I look back on it and hope people will see me."
- However, once a decision was reached she "did not look back".
v.
- pull back or move away or backward; withdraw; retreat; pull away; draw back; recede; pull back; retire
- 1981–82: Anne agreed to move back in with Paul.
- The academy has plans to move back to the city center.
- Now proved innocent, Raj and Priya move back to India.
v.
- take vengeance on or get even; pay off; get; fix
- act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions; reward; repay
- He did make enough money to pay back his debtors.
- Duncan agreed to pay back the money and pay a $5,000 fine.
- Johnson also wanted to pay back the Gambinos for their dishonesty.
v.
- pull back or move away or backward; withdraw; retreat; pull away; draw back; recede; retire; move back
- move to a rearward position; pull towards the back
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow); draw
- use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ); retract; draw back
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; retreat; back out; back away; crawfish; crawfish out; pull in one's horns; withdraw
v.
- put something back where it belongs; replace
- cost a certain amount; set back; knock back
- The financial system was put back on a stable basis."
- The turret was never put back into operation.
- He was also repeatedly put back to Jong NEC.
n.
- (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time; relation
n.
- (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage
- Samuels was the 14th running back drafted in 2018.
- Shanahan drafted rookie running back Terrell Davis.
- The offense was led by running back Tiki Barber.
v.
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision; remit; remand
v.
- hold back to a later time; postpone; prorogue; hold over; put over; table; shelve; defer; remit; put off
- slow down the progress of; hinder
- cost a certain amount; knock back; put back
- Work on the destroyer project continued after this set back.
- The position permitted the cannons to be set back into the bastion.
- Grenada's economy was set back several years by Hurricane Ivan's impact.
v.
- settle into a comfortable sitting position; take it easy
- be inactive or indifferent while something is happening; sit by
v.
- stay clear of, avoid; keep one's eyes off; keep one's distance; keep one's hands off; stay away
- stand away from an object or person
v.
- bring back to the point of departure; return; bring back
- regain possession of something; repossess
- take back what one has said; swallow; unsay; withdraw
- resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
- move text to the previous line; in printing
- cause someone to remember the past
- Those are some of the things that I would like to take back.
- The rest of it I might take back...I don't even believe in hell.
- Hal forms a plan with the locals to take back the town in 5 days.
v.
- cut down on; make a reduction in; reduce; cut down; cut back; trim; trim down; cut; bring down
v.
- retrace one's course; backtrack; double back
- go back to a previous state; revert; return; retrovert; regress
- force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; chase away; drive out; drive away; dispel; drive off; run off
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; check; arrest; stop; contain; hold back
- turn inside out or upside down; invert; reverse
- The Witchblade can slow, stop, and even turn back time.
- Both Hurons and French then persuaded them to turn back.
- Are we to turn back and all listen to her?
n.
- water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove
v.
- recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost; get back
- Gold for a favor, which is to win back Henry.
- After she recovers, Stanley decides to win back Fleming.
- Is employing this style an outright attempt to win back fans?
E.g.
- The market has a Royal Charter dating back to 1276.
- Surviving artifacts, dating back to as far as ca.
- Providence Rugby has a history dating back to 1969.
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- The teams moved back to Yankee Stadium for Game 6.
- After the season, he was moved back to third base.
- The battery was saved and moved back to the rear.
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- The opening phase in the story dates back to 1819.
- The history of the city dates back to Roman times.
- The earliest written reference dates back to 1474.
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- When she was two, her family came back to England.
- The series and Agassi came back to action in 2014.
- The lights came back on after the match concluded.
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- Prevost went back onto half pay for several years.
- Gardner then went back down to the minors in 1886.
- I went back to work as a marine engineer on Monday.
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- They also brought back Pido Jarencio as head coach.
- The painting was brought back to Finland in 1960.
- They were brought back in 2017 when "Fantasmic!"
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- The channel was launched way back on 1st May 1985.
- On the way back, his car crashed on a frozen road.
- History of the mine goes all the way back to 1870.
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- When Francie refuses, he goes back to his fiancee.
- The nickname "Eagles" goes back to 1920 when Rev.
- The definition of sets goes back to Georg Cantor.
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- After the season, he was sent back to the minors.
- The following year he was sent back for cocaine use.
- He was sent back with a legion to garrison Arretium.
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- They can be traced back to the sixteenth century.
- The airtrack can be traced back to the early 1980s.
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- They find Aaron, rescue the girl and go back home.
- Eventually, they were rescued and brought back home.
- And back home, his mother falls down the stairs.
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- Lorain city schools dates far back as to 1875.
- It is not clear how far back this marker can be dated.
- Bags have been prevalent as far back as ancient Egypt.
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- Things are going back in a very healthy direction.
- So the role was a lot like going back to my past."
- He joined Inoki and Shibata in going back to JWA.
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- Newton's skirmish line was pushed back as Brig.
- The Frisian army was pushed back to Eastergoa.
- The shutdown date was later pushed back to December 20.
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- Mainly a right back, he can also play as a midfielder.
- I tried to call you right back... Of course I love you.
- It is named in honour of right back Simona Arghir-Sandu.
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- His younger brother, Troy is a defensive back for BYU.
- It helps to be greedy as a defensive back."
- He was a halfback, defensive back, and return specialist.
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- Tondela as either a left back or a central defender.
- Pardoe's transition to left back came in October 1966.
- Mainly a left back, he can also play as a left winger.
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- They slowly begin to put their lives back together.
- They are now back together and producing new music.
- The two ships would start their travel back together.
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- He flies around the room and comes back to the bar.
- Sylvia, or Mrs Jamieson, comes back from Greece.
- Sure enough, the Kid comes back and is captured.
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- The runways have been turned back into farmland.
- The servants, not knowing which way to go, turned back.
- The riders then turned back east and passed the Knesset.
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- Jamie Sadlowski had back to back wins in 2008–09.
- He posted back to back shutouts during that stretch.
- They also won the Paul Cusack cup back to back.
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- Connors wonders if they've somehow gone back in time.
- Their romance goes back in time more than thirty years.
- Meanwhile, Jim travels back in time and poses as a statue.
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- Then, Yazoo City fell back into Confederate hands.
- They fell back to the Yenfu–Meihsi line on June 23.
- The light infantry skirmished but soon fell back.
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- The next year, he missed 2 games with a back injury.
- Sakho missed the final tournament due to a back injury.
- Kyle Ahrens returned from a back injury to score four points.
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- "I was dead, and he brought me back to life."
- This power also brings David back to life.
- Now I must give dreams back to life".
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- But Idris Deby with government troops fought back.
- Meath fought back and secured a 0–12 to 1–9 draw.
- The Brisbane Lions fought back in the final quarter.
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- He was deposed as centre back for a while by Roger Hynd.
- He is a defender who plays as a centre back.
- Bjarmann was a rough but fair centre back.
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- Late in November 1951 the wing began moving back to the United States.
- She took photos over a seven year period before moving back to New York.
- Priya announces that she is staying and moving back in with Jai and Nikhil.
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- However, Portis bounced back in the 2005 season.
- Harvick bounced back with a 4th place finish at Dover.
- MIBR bounced back after the humiliating loss to Astralis.
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- The last win then dated back to matchday eight.
- There was a castle that dated back to the 11th century.
- Dali was a county dated back to Qin Dynasty.
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- Anna is also safely transferred back in her time.
- This was transferred back to the BRB on 1 August 1978.
- In 2006, Ercan transferred back to Beşiktaş.
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- I think he was feeling held back [in the Beatles].
- Several twins were held back for medical experiments.
- While being held back by a Kanamit guard, Patty cries: "Mr.
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- They used to sing together as a team back then.
- The head coach back then was Yuri Selikhov.
- The film stock back then was nitrate and highly flammable.
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- On the back cover, the subtitle "The Minus 5 No.
- The back cover of the sleeve features two quotations.
- Notes Credits were adapted from the album's back cover.
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- She was taken back by the gunboat "Calvo Sotelo".
- Luers was taken back into custody within hours.
- Her body was taken back to Nyenlung Monastery and displayed.
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- Vasu also got back together with his family.
- On October 15, 2008, Amber and Daniel got back together.
- After 1918 the two villages got back their former names.
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- He played as a defender, specifically at full back.
- Leggings have even been worn by a hurling full back.
- His brother is former Sunderland full back Dan Smith.
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- Handhala's forces pushed Oqasha back again.
- He became a regular player as right side back again in 2006.
- Mane may change into a cat and back again five times per day.
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- She arrived back at Liverpool on 1 September 1803.
- She arrived back a tLiverpool on 24 February 1789.
- She arrived back at The Downs on 22 September 1818.
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- He was called back up during the end of the season.
- It also called back to moments earlier in the season.
- He was called back for Team Melli under Afshin Ghotbi.
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- After relegation in 2013 they won promotion back in 2014.
- Napoli gained promotion back to Serie B by the end of the season.
- FCS" stayed up, earning promotion back to the "Bundesliga" in 1976.
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- They looted the armory and moved back towards Béziers.
- The fleet sailed back towards Genoa, with Clement unable to pay it.
- One final frame shows Elton with his back towards the camera as he bows.
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- Sheppard moved to California, then back to Britain.
- A gun which has a lever that you pull down then back up to load.
- He was sent firstly to India, and then back to the UK to recover.
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- Then you realize that you have to walk back through it.
- Souther troops flee Nu-Earth back through time to Mega-City One in 2116.
- The plant output is fed back through where formula_22 is also a constant.
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- Cooksey, however, pulled back and did not qualify.
- "<br> I pulled back and said, "I just fucked you."
- By the time this was discovered, Townsend had pulled back.
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- It is worn on the same length at the front and back.
- How much is covered by the front and back flaps varies.
- The bus that crashed at Carrollton had only front and back exits.
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- The Dutch were driven back and the French retreated.
- His remains were subsequently driven back to Manila.
- The first attack on 12 October was driven back.
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- punk experience, back when punk was a beleaguered subculture.
- Will be back when the war is over."
- This tradition was created back when capoeira practice was considered a crime.
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- They were relegated back to Pro B after the season.
- Gubbio relegated back to the third division in 2012.
- Cárna-Caiseal were relegated back to the I.F.C.
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- Okoye's last carry as a professional football running back was an 8-yard touchdown.
- One of Claerbaut's sons, a football running back was recruited by over 40 major colleges.
- Da'Rel Scott Da'Rel Scott (born May 26, 1988) is a former American football running back.
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- Negligent was five lengths further back in third.
- All My Loving was four lengths further back in third.
- Some of the buildings were rebuilt further back with decorative frontages.
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- The man, furious, gives Woody his golf ball back.
- The Lions got the ball back and started driving down the field.
- Receiving the ball back, the Mean Green took a knee to end the game.
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- Bobby Rich exited and headed back to Tampa.
- Loison immediately turned around and headed back to Lisbon.
- The two sherpas headed back to Camp IVA.
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- Prevost went back onto half pay for several years.
- The box base was added back onto the statue in 1976.
- They're not asking her back onto the show."
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- In July 2011, after one season back at Wanderers, Guglielmone was released.
- Dobbie scored 43 goals (21 league and 22 cup) in his third season back in Dumfries.
- Dobbie scored 27 goals (18 league and 9 cup) in his second season back in Dumfries.
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- At the end of 2010, DWSY has changed back to DZSR.
- In 2018, he changed back number from No.9 to No.51.
- In 2018, he changed back number from No.61 to No.1.
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- Most who seek chiropractic care do so for low back pain.
- He was then admitted to hospital due to severe back pain.
- The early texts also depict the elderly Buddha as suffering from back pain.
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- The club were promoted back to Serie B in 2015.
- He was promoted back to "juryo" after this tournament.
- In March 1987 he was promoted back to the top division.
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- The CPIFL is bringing back rivalries from the past.
- Additionally, the site gives multiple ways of bringing back the fundamental data.
- One of his ideas is bringing back the characters as old men, instead of teenagers.
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- I went back to work as a marine engineer on Monday.
- The judge ruled against Vidor, ordering him back to work.
- I'm looking forward to going back to work."
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- In 2012, he won his seat back against Terry Jacobson.
- Strode fights back against Myers and severely wounds him.
- The lateral sepals and petals are turned back against the ovary.
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- Parton bought back the Locust Ridge property in the 1980s.
- In 1935, it was bought back by René de La Croix de Castries.
- In June 2013 Parma bought back Finocchio and Bologna bought back Casini.
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- Malanda was catapulted from the back seat of the car.
- Other connections to friends and family take a back seat.
- Waller and his wife were in the back seat.
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- Some of the reforms under Yeltsin were scaled back by Vladimir Putin.
- Initial plans called for the mall to be in size, but it was scaled back to .
- Following this meeting, DuPont scaled back his support for decriminalization.
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- The two ships would start their travel back together.
- Many families would travel back to Kahnawake in the summer.
- They disguise as their respective characters and travel back in time.
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- It dates back at least as far as recorded history.
- Occupations of the citadel stretch back at least 2,500 years.
- Evidence indicates habitation dating back at least 25,000 years.
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- Staubach dropped back and threw for Drew Pearson.
- It dropped back to number 23 on the following week.
- The league dropped back to Junior B in 1991.
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- Once it is aflame, the trio head back into the city.
- I had to turn my head back because I just couldn't watch it."
- They both escape along with Zephir, and head back to Elephantland.
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- was captured, IR 165 to the left being forced back along .
- However, Hampton was severely outnumbered and soon he was forced back.
- Caught in the open by Turkish machine-guns to their front and rear, they were forced back.
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- We're trying to pursue lawyers to get our money back.
- The goat was insured, and Ström got all of his money back.
- Failing to raise it, the heiress demanded all the money back.
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- It is narrated by the young man looking back on his exploits.
- ", looking back at the confused man (played by Bill Fiore), who yells, "Mona!"
- But now, looking back, I see that the Bennett family fulfilled all those needs.
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- The lower back is often a mottled silvery colour.
- Lifting belts are often used to help support the lower back.
- Lifting belts are sometimes used to help support the lower back.
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- Mishti fakes getting back together with Veer.
- Like, we are never getting back together.
- They become friends again and hint at getting back together.
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- Mitchell quit the company and never looked back.
- Fnatic never looked back and would go on to win the map 16-7.
- "I never looked back again.
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- The GTO back catalogue is currently owned by Sony Music.
- Mercury continues to manage the Philips pop back catalogue to this day.
- This unexpected popularity led to an interest in Shaky's back catalogue.
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- Roy and Kelly get back together, and eventually marry.
- Carmel later tells Calvin she wants to get back together.
- They then discover a spark between the two and get back together.
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- Once again they fell back across the stream.
- The war ended when Somali forces retreated back across the border and a truce was declared.
- Douglas' body was then removed back across the Border and he was interred at Melrose Abbey.
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- In May 2009, Labour took back leadership of the authority.
- The Republican Party took back control of both houses in 2011.
- The Biafrans then took back the city of Owerri in January 1969.