Word: accomplis
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...would have thought the Faculty meeting would be a forum for discussion before the move is a fait accompli, but with the planning for the move already on the docket, it seems as if it is a fait accompli,” he said...
...Despite ongoing differences over Iraq, however, the U.S. may yet get the Security Council resolution it seeks authorizing an international force. That's because the invasion is a fait accompli, and the French have nothing to gain, this time, by using the veto. The U.S. is now in the supplicant role, and even armed with a new UN resolution, Washington will struggle to persuade reluctant nations to send troops and money to ease the burden of occupation on a fiscally and militarily stretched America...
...interest in Ball as it moves into broadcasting through mobile-phone and broadband technologies. What's curious about the bouncing Ball story is that it appeared almost out of thin air. Several British papers - including Murdoch's own Times - reported the ouster last week as nearly a fait accompli, even though News Corp. and BSkyB officials were saying nothing for the record. Regardless of where the information came from, Murdoch's organization got a taste of investors' reaction to the idea of putting James in charge. Judging from last week, there's little cause for alarm. On Tuesday...
...years, is regarded by evangelicals as a step too far. While critics insist that they are not anti-gay, they argue the Bible condemns homosexuality and that a bishop should follow the rules and set an example. Many also worry that the move is a liberal fait accompli that preempts a full church discussion on the issue. And Anglican conservatives feel they have a lot to be upset about. John's appointment follows the election of a homosexual bishop by American Episcopalians in New Hampshire, and the defiance of a Vancouver church that conducted a blessing for a gay couple...
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