An about-face on foreign policy. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Now there has been an about-face in the body politic. From Wordnik.com. [Social Conservatives Seek a Seat at the Tea Party] Reference
GRACE: That ` s quite an about-face, Sheryl McCollum. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 21, 2007] Reference
We're going to tell you what's behind the about-face. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2007] Reference
You know, you wonder why they suddenly did an about-face. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2007] Reference
Then does an about-face as the bull kind of charged after him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 27, 2009] Reference
He spun on his heels in a perfect about-face and left the room. From Wordnik.com. [Sabotage in Space] Reference
Did The Rules inspire Underwood's about-face in dating behavior?. From Wordnik.com. [Jag Carrao: Carrie Underwood, Rules Success Story?] Reference
Then, in an abrupt about-face, Gingrich went into red-meat mode. From Wordnik.com. [Newt's Real Problem] Reference
As for Team G, they're frankly astounded by Gretchen's about-face. From Wordnik.com. [Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 5, "There is an 'I' in Team"] Reference
She had a strong desire to about-face and return to Harlowe House. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Problem] Reference
It continued through an abrupt about-face on Murdoch's FOX News channel. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Miles: Quran-Burning and Republican Electoral Strategy: A Postscript from Australia] Reference
That may be why most analysts rule out an abrupt about-face in Brasilia. From Wordnik.com. [LULA'S TRIAL BYFIRE] Reference
But Plavsic did an about-face after the signing of the 1995 Dayton accord. From Wordnik.com. ['THE EMPRESS' DEPOSED] Reference
But just a day later, the BJP did an about-face, adopting a far softer tone. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
Within a period of about seventy or eighty years there was a complete about-face. From Wordnik.com. [Cubs of the Wolf] Reference
It's a dramatic about-face from what he said just after South Carolina's primary. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2008] Reference
Of course, as you know, Russia making an about-face in its policies in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2001] Reference
But the official about-face doesn't seem to have reached all of the party faithful yet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 7, 2001] Reference
So, look -- an up escalator does an about-face and this is what happens -- reverse chaos. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2008] Reference
China's recent about-face on GM foods also has as much to do with politics as with science. From Wordnik.com. [The Fear Of Food] Reference
After the about-face, MIT's Lindzen told NEWSWEEK in 2001, he was summoned to the White House. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Denial] Reference
Mr. Chavez has not commented on Cuba's policy about-face, but his opponents have seized on it. From Wordnik.com. [Ch] Reference
He saluted and made an about-face as perfectly as he could in the shifting sand beneath his feet. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
That is an about-face from what he said just last month when he announced his intention to resign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2007] Reference
And from West Point to the NFL, one player's dream now put on hold after an about-face by the army. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2008] Reference
None of the smart money doubts these mainland promises, but any about-face would certainly upset markets. From Wordnik.com. [Twelve Tips For The Markets] Reference
But there seems to have been a shift in acceptance over the past few years, almost a complete about-face. From Wordnik.com. [ADHD: The stigma is gone] Reference
Castro has been at pains to stay on the right side of the religious revival, even if it meant an about-face. From Wordnik.com. [Learning To Keep The Faith] Reference
One reason for the about-face, Pentagon sources say, is concern for the security of radar-evading Stealth technology. From Wordnik.com. [A Stealthy Move] Reference
It's a big about-face for Edun, which launched to great fanfare but quickly ran into problems with sourcing and delivery. From Wordnik.com. [Out of Africa, Into Asia] Reference
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who once encouraged Israelis to settle in Gaza and the West Bank, recently did an about-face. From Wordnik.com. ['A Very Fateful Step'] Reference
How much politics actually plays in Bush's about-face is unknown (the White House denies such considerations had any role). From Wordnik.com. [About-Face In Iraq] Reference
Some analysts see the about-face as a sign that Islamic militants who value Mr. Umarov as a figurehead opposed his resignation. From Wordnik.com. [Chechen Rebel Digs In, Suggesting Rift in Insurgency] Reference
These comments were an about-face from last month, when the Venezuelan leader said Obama had the "same stench" as his predecessor. From Wordnik.com. [An Opening For Obama?] Reference
What this means is the foremost corporate champion of an open Internet did a 180 degree about-face about where we're headed in the future. From Wordnik.com. [Tracy Rosenberg: What DID They Mean by That? A Week of Truthiness and Media] Reference
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