11. Almost immediately, investors grew wary, and stock prices beat a retreat that quickened considerably last week. 12. The hair usually beats a retreat beginning at the temples, or the crown, or in both places. 13. The premiers were forced to beat a retreat and sign the power pact at a different site. 14. And once again, Romney beat a retreat . 15. Trickle Up recently prepared economic guidelines for American candidates _ conditions that would make banks beat a retreat . 16. They piled some of the wounded into one of the surviving armored personnel carriers and beat a retreat . 17. As plans for the rally gathered steam, Ramos beat a retreat Saturday and pledged not to run for re-election. 18. Geoffrey took Elias prisoner, forced Robert of Sabl?to beat a retreat , and reduced the other barons to reason. 19. Mexican stocks beat a retreat Friday, ending down sharply as investors took profits, encouraged by losses in U . S . markets. 20. The Moroccan charge then turned on Henry's cavalry which quickly broke and beat a retreat back to the siege camp line.