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backed away

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One problem I have with faith-healing is that it tends to be focused only on the physical aspect of healing. But Jesus always backed away when people came to him only to get their physical needs met. My goodness, he was ready to have you lop off your hand! His real interest was in healing the soul. Joni Eareckson Tada

The difficulties of conducting espionage against the Soviet Union in the Soviet Union were such that historically the Agency had backed away from the task. Aldrich Ames

Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong. Curt Schilling

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