But the Government has retreated from early estimates that 7,000 people had died.

To some, it looked as if the Government had retreated into the politics of repression.

And rather than fill the gap, the federal government has retreated as well.

Since that period government has retreated from the promise of full employment.

But they worry that in recent weeks his Government has retreated somewhat from its plan for rapid change.

Forced onto the defensive, the Government has retreated on several provisions of the new laws.

The military-backed Government has been slowly retreating under pressure for democratic change.

So great was the public protest that the Government retreated and reviewed the status of 21 of them.

Private generosity is now more important than ever as governments at all levels retreat from sustaining society's weakest members.

After that war the truce ended and hostilities continued until his government retreated to Taiwan.