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This explanation, however, did not allay the concerns of some of those present at the event, at least one of whom expressed her dismay that such an error could be made...
...what are they doing? For starters, industry representatives have promised to inform on activities involving child pornography to law enforcement officials, all the while combing their own sites for evildoers. But the focus of the conference is technology: computerized baby-sitting that can allay the fears of parents (and the government officials who need their votes) without turning the Web into an edge-less wasteland...
...With that in mind, the Administration has held back a few of its cards. While the plan is silent on what would happen after 2012, for instance, White House officials concede privately that they are willing to offer an additional 5% reduction. But that won't do much to allay other nations' established hostility toward Clinton's emissions-trading scheme and his insistence that developing countries agree to their own cutbacks...
...trying not to think about the formal. As he sees other people in his house and from other houses already in their tuxes at three in the afternoon, his nervousness goes up a few notches. Why is he nervous now? Hasn't he had all weekend to allay his fears...
...appreciate your candid reaction, and I recognize the depth of your disappointment concerning the outcome. I also recognize that, because my decision represents the final step in the case, there may be little that I can say to allay that disappointment. In addition, as you know, I am constrained in my response by the need to respect scrupulously the important principle of confidentiality that underlies the ad hoc process...