Example sentences of "be put on the back " in BNC.
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1 | Established to tackle thorny problems , it was hardly surprising that , in the words of Lord Shawcross , ‘ if you could n't find a solution which commanded general support , then at least you 'd find a way which would enable the whole matter to be put on the back shelf . ’ |
2 | He wants the matter to be put on the back burner until the Republic have taken another important step towards next year 's USA finals . |
3 | The company 's next Sparc processor , the 100MHz Viper , has been put on the back burner pending Sun 's decision . |
4 | Ashby was keen because of the sparking relationship that existed between Nicholson and Michelle — but eventually the script was put on the back burner . |
5 | ‘ Ratners thought this through a couple of years ago and then found itself locked into the game of pushing price to keep volumes moving and everything was put on the back burner , ’ says Richards . |