Word: consensus
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...better that the U.S. allow it to pursue its aspirations within the current international system than in opposition to it. The Clinton administration must overcome this ill-timed bluster with a clear statement of what the U.S. has to gain from treating China as an equal. Otherwise, the political consensus for a wise policy will disappear...
...only consensus to come out of that long debate was that the constitution was ambiguous and needed clarification...
Mills said in view of the lack of consensus on the committee surrounding wage and benefit concerns, he no longer expects the committee to deliver its recommendations as early as he had thought. He now expects the committee to finish its work by the end of the spring semester...
...figured my mom had a secret crush on Tom Cruise and was taking it out on poor Nicole, but it seems that lots of people feel this way. No one thinks Nicole Kidman is a particularly good actress. Sure, she was wonderfully icy in To Die For, but the consensus was that she was playing herself. "She's like that in real life," my mom says. "She's a murderer?" I ask. "You never know," she answers...
...confrontation with the West. Whatever they may wish for, Taiwan's leaders are fully aware of the extremely limited international support for independence - they're much better off goading China and then casting themselves the victim of Big Brother in Beijing than trying to upend the international One China consensus. And over on Capitol Hill, despite the threats and posturing, the Clinton administration remains confident of passing a trade deal strongly backed by the overwhelming majority of donors to both parties. Elections are a time for talking the talk, but walking the walk is too risky for everyone involved...