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Within 48 hours, the whole façade falls apart. As soon as it is time for action, the will evaporates. Beijing reverses course. The U.S. waters down its proposed resolution. At Russian and Chinese insistence, the unanimously approved Security Council resolution imposes mere inconveniences that do nothing to threaten the regime's survival...
Already disadvantaged by a late start and a lack of funds, Mr. Keyes had, during the course of a mere three months, managed to offend just about everybody. In that sense, he was an ideal opponent; all I had to do was keep my mouth shut and start planning my swearing-in ceremony. And yet, as the campaign progressed, I found him getting under my skin. For he claimed to speak for my religion - and although I might not like what came out of his mouth, I had to admit that some of his views had many adherents within...
...error occurred while processing this directive] the London Daily Mail and the bbc that had 10 Downing Street scrambling. True, Dannatt pointed out that British troops had made enough progress to turn over control of two southern provinces to Iraqi forces. But he also said that "the mere fact that we are still in some places exacerbates violence from those who want to destabilize Iraqi democracy." The original hope of the U.S., Britain and their allies to install a liberal democratic government in Iraq, he thought, was out of reach and might have been "naive." "We should...
...that must be tracked in a written log, and forbids newly licensed drivers to transport other youths for three months. "The more teens in the car, the greater the risk," says Ferguson. Goofy, adolescent yammering in the backseat isn't the only distraction posing a threat. Ferguson says the mere presence of peers can induce kids to take risks they otherwise wouldn't, often because they're trying to impress their passengers...
...spring of 2004, the Undergraduate Council (UC) was still in the business of campus-wide event planning, but they were a bit short on cash. Back then, the student termbill fee was a mere $35, and even with the cash leftover from previous years’ surpluses, there simply wasn’t enough funding to throw a party the size of, say, last spring’s Yardfest. (The Office of the President was generous enough to pay for that spring’s Busta Rhymes concert.) So, the UC called a referendum to ask for permission to raise...