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driven back

driven back or away

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drive back or away VB

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Operators in the vicinity of the leak attempted to reach manual shutoff valves but were driven back by the vapor cloud.
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Each person was paid $100, a discretionary payment ordered by the judge, and driven back to the mall in taxis to resume their day.
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If he attempts to advance by batteries on the marshes or islands, he must be driven back, if possible.
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An open propellor shaft takes the power to an underslung, worm-driven back axle.
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Protesters were repeatedly dispersed and driven back, but kept regrouping behind burning barricades, and threw numerous objects at the soldiers.
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The cuirassiers reached the crossroads but were driven back by close range artillery and musket fire.
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As temperatures continue to rise, the last animal life will inevitably be driven back toward the poles, and possibly even underground.
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They are driven back, but delay him momentarily.
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The next day the men landed on the beaches below the blockhouse; fighting ensued and the attackers were driven back.
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Livestock was easily rustled and driven back to raiders' territory by mounted reivers who knew the country well.
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