He is the prime reason for the backfiring of Soothran's many ideas.

It was just a single short burst that sounded little different from the backfiring of a motorcycle.

Perhaps no one was more shocked by the backfiring of his plan than the Nicaraguan President himself.

Larson was visibly annoyed by his early buzz-in backfiring.

I could see this backfiring, but I understand how communications was key to ousting the president of Tunisia.

I see this backfiring.

From the street came the noise of two loud reports, and he knew at once that they could be nothing but the backfiring of a large truck!

Is Vagueness Backfiring?

Razz said he could hear the engine of the airplane and it had sounded like the backfiring of a Model-T.

In the late 1930s, Simon returned to France, dissatisfied with the development of her American film career and the backfiring of its related publicity.

"Most all the magicians work- ing on our side have some problems tike that, either from magic backfiring, curses by higher-ups, or occasional Changewind problems.

The country has endured war upon war, but its history demonstrates that what may prove to be far more dangerous than the shooting of weapons is the backfiring of policy.

The backfiring is still fairly heavy on the way down from the summit with the engine dragging in second gear, but then the noise diminishes as we reach lower altitudes.

But mostly they are hoping for a backfiring of Republican attempts to tar those who did not support the President unequivocally from the start as less patriotic than those who did.

This effort is conceived in part to counteract the backfiring of federally sponsored events marking the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Western Hemisphere in 1492.

Tiger's problems began in October 1998, when the firm lost $2 billion in a single day after the backfiring of a bet on the price of the Japanese yen relative to the dollar.

One reason the number of firearm discharges reported in New Haven has risen, he surmised, may be because residents sometimes mistake the backfiring of cars or the noise of fireworks for gunshots.

Possible Backfiring Responding to the ballot rejections, Jim McPherson, Mr. Duke's campaign manager, speculated that the actions might be backfiring.

Benson, whenever he went out for the evening, rarely returned home before two, and this fact, coupled with the stillness of the house, had made her conclude that the noise which had aroused her had been merely the backfiring of an automobile in Forty-ninth Street.

Explanations like a delay in marriage age since the 50's, an increase in the price of housing relative to income, a backfiring of the permissive child-rearing styles of the 50's and 60's or early divorce may account for some cases, but they do not explain the sharp rise, sociologists say.

Wrapped in a blue haze from the staccato backfiring of its exhaust, vibrating like a broken tuning fork and rattling in every bolt in its superannuated chassis, the truck trundled heavily across the cobbles and pulled up not five paces from where macdonald was standing.

But why would she put together an act so likely to backfire on her?

Going out the side door has backfired on me today, though.

This whole thing is going to backfire on the government.

She even thought the shot might have been a car backfiring.

For that reason, they say, a report card system could backfire.

It sounds great at first, but doing so can backfire.

A car backfire brings back the moment they were hit.

"They held out for more and maybe that strategy will backfire."

That will backfire on them when the news gets out tomorrow.

Then it was the Americans' turn to feel that their efforts had backfired.

But he also said that any such industry strategy might backfire in the end.

But the plan could backfire, having been built more for speed than care.

However, the plan backfires when Peter comes through the door and is shot.

OF course, the bill could backfire, even with the restrictions.

If our history is any guide, this too will backfire.

The whole scheme backfired and went out of control for him.

But some in the party are worried that the decision could backfire.

However, attacks on workers or their leaders could also backfire.

But, lawyers said, going too far with that approach could backfire on him.

Let Intelligence get wind of what was going on and the plan might backfire.

But in the end, his powers backfire and he is turned into a baby.

However, sometimes their efforts backfire, and they do not win the game even if he did pass.

This bill, if passed, has a good chance of backfiring.

The idea backfired; the Jets did not last the season.

He had tried to handle this problem the easy way, for him, and it backfired.

The Kh-55 was also tested on the Tu-22M ('Backfire').

In 2006, an FBI case labeled 'Operation Backfire' brought charges of domestic terrorism to eleven people associated with the ELF and ALF.