That and other tactics apparently backfired on the fundamentalists today.

But today, there was evidence that such tactics might backfire.

But the tactics of trying to raise doubt have backfired at times.

Nicole's tactic backfired in a big way, and she ironically became "the bad guy" after all.

With some young players, such a tactic might backfire.

This tactic would have backfired if the finished product had not lived up to its promise.

But other common tactics backfire or work poorly at best.

We want them to keep going; their tactics are backfiring so bad they're changing things for the better!

And that tactic backfired on me from the very start.

There were even some signs that the tactic could backfire.