Members of the F.C.C. are moving away from a proposal that would have greatly increased the number of radio stations a single company may own.

But the commission backed away from a much tougher proposal to block Infinity Broadcasting from the $100 million purchase of three big radio stations.

And several people criticized the Government for backing away from a proposal to place a limit on the number of flights over the park.

The commission, however, apparently backed away from a radical proposal to impose limits on the daily price movements of all stocks.

They backed away from a proposal for a fee on deposits.

In an early foreign policy foray, Governor Cuomo, on a visit to Moscow, first backed and later backed away from a proposal by Soviet officials.

The S.E.C., however, backed away from a proposal to require bond dealers and traders to review financial information before selling a bond.

The Parliament backed away from a sweeping proposal that would have given prosecutors broad license to crack down on critics of the President.

The meeting today shied away from a proposal to discuss the creation of additional political parties.

But the House shied away from such a proposal in its own bill.