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frames- Mr. Ridley 's announcement set off a howl of protests from members of the opposition Labor Party , who *T*-70 accused [ARG0 the Thatcher administration] of *-1 [rel backing] [ARGM-DIR down] on [ARG1-on promised protection for a privatized company] .
- They argue that the bigger danger would be that the West would delay action so long that [ARG1 the Soviets] [ARGM-MOD might] [rel back] [ARGM-DIR away from the current conciliatory attitude] .
- Employee-benefit specialists drew a collective sigh of relief in [ARGM-TMP early October] when [ARG1 the Labor Department] [rel backed] [ARGM-DIR away from a proposal that companies let former employees and beneficiaries -- along with active workers -- borrow against balances in 401 -LRB- k -RRB- and similar savings plans] *T*-1 .
- `` [ARG1 Neither] is going *-1 to [rel back] [ARGM-DIR down] [ARGM-MNR easily] . ''
- [ARG0 Eastern Airlines ' creditors committee] [rel backed] off [ARG1-off a move 0 *T*-1 to come up with its own alternative proposals to the carrier 's bankruptcy reorganization plans] , according to sources familiar with the committee .
- It *EXP*-2 is indeed hard [ARG1 *] to [rel back] [ARGM-DIR away from a widely publicized forecast] , and Mr. Straszheim is fidgeting with the handcuffs on this trip .
- The Big Board ca n't ban stock-index futures , of course , but it could ban use of its high-speed electronic trading system for program trading or at least encourage [ARG1 securities firms] to [rel back] [ARGM-DIR off] .
- White House aides know 0 it 's a step that *T*-2 ca n't be taken *-1 lightly -- and [ARGM-CAU for that reason] , [ARG0 the president] [ARGM-MOD may] [rel back] [ARGM-DIR down] from [ARG1-from *-3 launching a test case this year] .
- [ARG0 Several big securities firms] [rel backed] off from [ARG1-from program trading] [ARGM-TMP a few months after the 1987 crash] .
- But Mr. Runkel said 0 [ARG0 the government] is [ARGM-NEG n't] `` [rel backing] off on [ARG1-on these kinds of matters] [ARGM-ADV at all] .
- There is such a maze *ICH*-2 of federal , state and local codes that `` [ARG1 building inspectors] are [rel backing] [ARGM-DIR away from *-3 interpreting them] , '' Mr. Dooling says 0 *T*-1 .
- He has characterized the five senators ' roles as `` tantamount to an attempt * to subvert the ... regulatory process , '' and [ARG0 he] is n't expected *-1 to [rel back] [ARGM-DIR down] even though the five senators have disputed his account of a 1987 meeting .
- Baker nonetheless remains furious both at [ARG0 Shamir] , for *-1 [rel backing] down on [ARG1-on the elections] , and at Shamir 's rival , Peres , for political ineptitude in *-2 forcing a premature cabinet vote on Baker 's plan .
- Meanwhile , some U.S. officials fear 0 [ARG0 PLO chief Arafat] is getting cold feet and [ARGM-MOD may] [rel back] [ARGM-DIR off] from [ARG1-from his recent moderation and renunciation of terrorism] .
- Previously , he noted *T*-2 , [ARG0 gold producers] tended *-1 to [rel back] [ARGM-DIR off] from [ARG1-from a rising gold market] , [ARGM-ADV * letting prices rise as much as possible before * selling] .
- Rep. Lee Hamilton -LRB- D. , Ind . -RRB- said 0 [ARG0 he and Rep. Byron Dorgan -LRB- D. , N.D . -RRB-] are [rel backing] [ARGM-DIR away from their proposal * to make the Treasury Secretary a voting member of the Federal Reserve panel that *T*-1 sets monetary policy] .
- [ARGM-ADV With program traders seemingly in charge] , [ARG0 buyers] [rel backed] [ARGM-DIR away] from [ARG1-from the market] and watched stocks fall .
- [ARGM-TMP This time] -LCB- [ARG1 institutions] -RCB- saw the programs coming and [rel backed] [ARGM-DIR away] and backed away .
- [ARGM-TMP This time] -LCB- [ARG1 institutions] -RCB- saw the programs coming and backed away and [rel backed] [ARGM-DIR away] .