Example sentences of "to roll back the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | On the one hand , there is the threat to roll back the legislation of the last 12 years , to put the trade unions back in the driving seat and make strikes easier , longer , more frequent and more damaging than ever before . |
| 2 | Sankara 's government launched a series of onslaughts on the worst ills of chronic underdevelopment : ‘ commando ’ campaigns to immunize children against the common killer diseases , to roll back the desert by planting trees , to encourage peasant farmers and drive towards self-sufficiency in food . |
| 3 | Of the soft woods pine is good , and larch as well if you in a hurry for a blaze and prepared to roll back the hearth-rug in preparation for the spectacular fusillade . |
| 4 | Attempts to roll back the state in industry ( as well as welfare ) seemed a hopeless task . |
| 5 | And now she knew that she would have done anything to be able to roll back the clock . |
| 6 | ‘ PRO-LIFE ’ campaigners pledged at the weekend to launch a ‘ make or break ’ drive to roll back the abortion laws . |