roll back

Example Sentences

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After Islamic State militants swept into Iraq in 2014 and captured Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, the Obama administration insisted that Maliki relinquish his post before it committed to helping the Iraqi military roll back the extremists.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fight started when the U.K.’s cash-strapped Treasury announced plans to roll back a Covid-era discount on a tax based on the size of a pub’s premises.

From The Wall Street Journal

Retail sales are expected to mitigate some of the weakness for the month, and Statistics Canada last month estimated trade was up 1.2% in November, the strongest advance since June to roll back most of the decline the previous two months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fans can protest but there appears little football's authorities can do to roll back on MCOs despite genuine concerns over the integrity of competitions.

From BBC

“When we look at where we’re going, it’s not about caring, because everyone on this stage cares. It’s not about values. It’s about results,” he said, pointing to his backing of successful ballot measures to close a corporate tax loophole, raise tobacco taxes, and stop oil-industry-backed efforts to roll back environmental law.

From Los Angeles Times