This seemingly retrogressive step has been doubted by some historians, and it is possible that the available evidence is garbled.
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The decision to restore this most cruel and inhuman form of punishment represents a retrogressive step for human rights in Sri Lanka,
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At issue is whether the Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorizes Justice Department vetoes of election plans that are non-retrogressive.
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Evans Kidero, managing director of Nation Newspapers, an independent group, said the amendments were " retrogressive ."
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The great feature of Kamaraj rule was the ending of the retrogressive educational policies and setting the stage for universal and free schooling.
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Thomas'" retrogressive record " on the Supreme Court, Higginbotham said, was helping roll back the progress of blacks.
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Lawyer and former Law Minister of India, Ram Jethmalani, called the Act " retrogressive obscurantism for short-term minority populism ".
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The law prohibits school boards from making " retrogressive " changes, which weaken minorities'voting strength, the judicial panel said.
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But he was influential on the larger, more retrogressive world of international opera, which before his arrival very much included the Salzburg Festival.
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Lim Kit Siang, the opposition leader of Parliament, has called the bill " detrimental " and " retrogressive ."
