"a espaldas" in English

That would explain some of the outbursts that he may have sensed behind him.

There is no point in waging a conflict of competence at someone else's expense.

If I had not lived through 17 European budgets, I would be amazed.

An organisation which plays with the lives of innocent people by acting behind their backs.

It is not very professional to go behind the backs of the Council.

Of course the burden of enlargement cannot be borne by the farmers alone.

With a history like Europe’s behind us, we simply cannot do that!

But why should we applaud something that was rigged in advance?

But why should we applaud something that was rigged in advance?

The UK should not stand back to the wall while others take to the floor.

It will be impossible to build a stable Europe if we turn our back on that country or try to isolate it.

We have always made environmental policy with business rather than against it.

There is only one small and very fragile thing that many people mock and which is simply called ‘ democracy’.

I expect that, if anything, an assessment will need to lead to the present list being cut back.

I don't take kindly to being talked about behind my back

Competition between airports at the expense of those living near airports and the environment is unacceptable.

We can only guess at the exact level of fiddling that goes on behind our backs involving European money.

They know about everything that we arrange behind their backs.

With many years trade union experience behind me, seldom have I witnessed such tension and such pride.

We both have difficult elections behind us.