Word: intentions
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...under the Soviet heel would race to join the same alliance at the first opportunity. The anti-Moscow military alliance not only remained intact in the decade after the Cold War but also advanced toward Russia's shrinking borders. Russians saw all of that as strategic encirclement with hostile intent...
...Musharraf Pakistan Muslim League-Q, said Musharraf was prepared to face his accusers and had enlisted the support of leading lawyers to represent him in the impeachment proceedings. Indeed, in a rare televised address on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of Pakistan's independence, Musharraf betrayed no intent to resign. Instead he urged a return to "political stability" through an approach of "reconciliation, not confrontation...
...style-conscious tourists eager to sniff out the capital's hidden boutiques to Londoners keen on rediscovering their hometown. "The walks listed on our site are meant as a guideline - we'll consider all requests," says Caruth, who once set up a day-long tour for an Irish restaurateur intent on exploring London's noodle bars...
...rather to achieve a hypothetical settlement that would be shelved for a better day. Many in the region saw the Olmert-Abbas talks as more reflective of a U.S.-Israeli effort to isolate more militant elements that might be allied with Syria and Iran than of any serious intent to expeditiously resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The irony, of course, is that those elements the U.S. and Israel had hoped to isolate have done a lot better over the past couple of years than have politicians like Abbas who enjoy U.S. favor...
...held responsible for ''willful gross negligence'' in the tragedy. Replied Rogers: ''I'm not sure picking out any scapegoat and prosecuting would serve the national interest.'' At his press conference last week, the President agreed with Rogers. ''I don't believe that there was any deliberate or criminal intent in any way,'' said Reagan. Instead of searching for blame, the Administration and Congress face a greater task in answering the financial and policy questions posed by the commission's recommendations. The report urges that the shuttle's booster joints be entirely redesigned rather than just modified and that the rockets...