21.   Officials backed away from the proposal on Thursday without officially renouncing it.

22.   Officials soon backed off some changes, like the proposed ban on smoking.

23.   Officials eventually backed down, agreeing to make the tuition hike voluntary.

24.   On Tuesday, TheStreet.com reported that Sprint officials were backing off their rollout of ION.

25.   Patton Boggs officials back them up, confining their contribution to the relatively minor settlement provision.

26.   Riding the popular Powell phenomenon could give Giuliani a singular role in the state, because virtually every other Republican official is backing Dole.

27.   Russian officials have not backed away from their assertion that Serbs are not to blame for the conflict.

28.   She said that the prison officials backed down Wednesday but that she would not be able to schedule a meeting with Gravano until they met in court Thursday afternoon.

29.   Stung by criticism from students and administrators, state college officials on Monday backed away from plans to notify parents when their children violate drug or alcohol rules.

30.   Symington said local officials are backing Gramm because his views are similar to those of Arizona Republican officials.