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- noun Plural form of
push-back .
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Examples
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It was Felicia Trader (the then director of PDC) and Katz and the rest of Council at the time who approved all the push-backs of affordable housing in the district and instead put all their money on condos and the tram (cue giant sucking sound) and sold the City's soul to OHSU.
Latest SoWhat casualty: affordable housing (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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The idea that federal agencies are helping coordinate these push-backs of protesters only makes the whole thing more alarming.
Joan Brunwasser: Interview With Ann Medlock, Author of "The Mayor & Wall Street" Joan Brunwasser 2011
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"We broke through nearly all the glass ceilings of strong push-backs from our customers on the need to take up price," Chief Executive Marcel Smits said on a conference call.
Sara Lee Cuts Outlook Paul Ziobro 2011
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The idea that federal agencies are helping coordinate these push-backs of protesters only makes the whole thing more alarming.
Joan Brunwasser: Interview With Ann Medlock, Author of "The Mayor & Wall Street" Joan Brunwasser 2011
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I was tired of this movie since the whole push-backs and delays. whatever
Four New Photos From Valkyrie, New Trailer on Thursday | /Film 2008
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Similar push-backs are going on today as elected officials, the police department and a host of community leaders continue to grapple for solutions to street violence.
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One of the Obama campaign's most effective push-backs against the Bin Laden ad and other attacks has been to point out that Hillary is employing slimy Rovian and GOP tactics against him -- push-backs that would be compromised by any systematic effort to raise the 1990s stuff.
Will Obama Campaign Start Hitting Hillary Over Whitewater And Cattle Futures? 2009
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We pick up with push-backs Senator Clinton has been getting on here propose gas tax holiday.
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Now, the push-backs you get from the White House, from the Republican chairman Ken Mehlman, the Florida Governor Jeb Bush, is they say look at long-term.
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Not so much for his own prowess, as his flimsy character, chronically reveals severe fault lines that become ever more distinct upon the slightest inspection, it's that not one of his opponents appears to be a viable candidate for president, have a third of his funds, and suffer daily push-backs from every corner of the GOP establishment.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com James Campion 2012
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