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As events developed, no formal order to pull back into the fortifications ever emerged above corps level.
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A bloodbath was only averted when local party officials themselves ordered the troops to pull back.
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He is stopped, however, by plague clouds, and he is forced to pull back.
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The vehicles got stuck in the ambush and couldn't pull back.
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This forced him to pull back his units in order to avoid being soon encircled.
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As they were unable to proceed, brigade headquarters called off their attack, but the battalion had to wait until dark to pull back.
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How about we pull back, try to do something that gets to the core of the emotional sentiment.
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The charge was successful at first, but they then found themselves under fire from the whole line and were forced to pull back.
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Its funny, brash, and exciting, but knows when to pull back and let the emotion sink in.
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When the regiment was forced to pull back, he retrieved the flag and rallied his fellow soldiers for a second attack.
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