(1) She used the backstairs so she wouldn't see Jared yet.(2) The real reason is that she is ashamed of New Labour's backstairs manoeuvres to starve the nursery nurses back to work.(3) Just prior to the formal tour I led an unofficial tour of random colleagues from assorted units on a wild goose chase round the backstairs .(4) I won't make backstairs deals with politicians(5) It is truly incredible that the favoured solution for politicians of all persuasions in the current scandal about undeclared backstairs loans is that we, the taxpayers, should be the solution.(6) The book uses the fourth Doha meeting to trace how the so called Quad - the US, EU, Canada and Japan - use backstairs intrigue and u2018green room meetingsu2019 to get their way.(7) The camp has felt able to display a high degree of serenity in recent days, affecting a distance from the apparent skullduggery and backstairs dealings, in the sincere belief that things are moving the Chancellor's way.(8) The handrail was highly polished and unlike the dark and narrow backstairs there was no squeaky stair, no stair you had to avoid for fear your foot would fall through.(9) He slipped into the alley and up the backstairs .(10) Had this questionnaire been produced two years ago, before Museum Services were accused (no doubt unjustly) of backstairs negotiations, the questions would have been highly appropriate.(11) He sipped the coffee while she went up the backstairs .(12) The images of abuse of royal power and of backstairs corruption are the main issues that he must counter.(13) The real strength of his play lies in its backstairs portrait of the horrors of English hotel life.(14) He got the white heat of corruption thanks to a Yorkshire architect who was later convicted for his part in a scandal of backstairs planning and bribes.(15) No praise is high enough for himu2026 over recent weeks he has been victim of critical backstairs briefing from senior colleagues against his decision to highlight immigration as an election issue and other alleged mistakes.(16) There has been some backstairs grumbling by elected officials who signed on with him during the dot-com-boom phase of his candidacy, but his union support is holding firm.
