se reculer

Nous n'avons rien à envier à personne dans ce domaine et je n'accepterais pas que nous reculions d'un pouce.
We have as good a record as anyone in this area and I would not want to see us detract from that by one centimetre.
Si nous reculions encore les échéances, nous mettrions à la fois les États membres et l’industrie dans l’incertitude la plus complète.
If we were to extend the deadlines again, this would create the utmost uncertainty, both for the Member States and for the industries concerned.
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