"descended backwards" — Collocation dictionary inglés

descended backwards collocation
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  1. descend verbo + backwards adverbio
    Loose collocation

    You need to recognise and admit that while Somalia as you have stated has descended backwards in the last twenty years, Somaliland ascended forward in the same period by establishing real peace and stability in the country as opposed to the relative stability you have talked about.