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Word: backtracking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Martin started to backtrack, trying to design the simple radar that might have been developed in the early days if military money had not been so plentiful. He consulted continually with Collins (usually in a pub), and whenever he suggested adding another tube, Collins complained that he didn't want a cheaper radar, he wanted a really cheap one that would land planes effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Poor Man's Radar | 12/29/1952 | See Source »

...Little Digging. Some jazz pedants think that Benny's old records may start a younger generation on a backtrack to swing. Benny himself is not so sure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: A Different Era | 12/4/1950 | See Source »

...halt because they had no permit. The citizens' committee stormed before the school board. At the first meeting the board would let in only two of the protesters at a time. Then, as out-of-town newspapers began to play up the controversy, the officials began to backtrack. School Superintendent Harry Edwards said that the six expelled pupils could come back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Rebellion in Bethany | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

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