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affairs attempt best break internal poison simply

as an attempt to break the union, and at best is simply an unwarranted interference in the internal affairs of the organization. It's like a poison pill.

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Anyone who says that there is nothing extraordinary about a statement that's tantamount to interference in the internal affairs of other countries betrays the psyche of a bully, a bully who sees a red rag everywhere.

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PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. Formerly these disputes were settled by physical contact of the disputants, with such simple arguments as the rudimentary logic of the times could supply --the sword, the spear, and so forth. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous. Its capital defect is that it requires personal attendance at the point of propulsion.

affairs chase love people worldly

People do not enshrine love for the Truth; they chase after worldly affairs instead.

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NOSE, n. The extreme outpost of the face. From the circumstance that great conquerors have great noses, Getius, whose writings antedate the age of humor, calls the nose the organ of quell. It has been observed that one's nose is never so happy as when thrust into the affairs of others, from which some physiologists have drawn the inference that the nose is devoid of the sense of smell.There's a man with a Nose, And wherever he goes The people run from him and shout:""No cotton have we For our ears if so be He blow that interminous snout!""So the lawyers applied For injunction. ""Denied,"" Said the Judge: ""the defendant prefixion, Whate'er it portend, Appears to transcend The bounds of this court's jurisdiction."" --Arpad Singiny

affairs drift greeks human lead pulls tendency

The old Greeks dwelt on the tendency of human affairs to drift downwards irresistibly to unhappiness. Guilt - that is, untoward and often involuntary actions - pulls generation after generation heavily as lead down, down, down.

affairs husbands weather

Some respite to husbands the weather may send,/ But housewives' affairs have never an end.

affairs chosen hath himself life man please

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

affairs charge community fully lobby ministers position three

Once we have ministers fully in charge of the affairs of the community in all the three countries, they would be in a better position to lobby for more funding.

affairs brought college dean dedication efforts forefront policy public students

Dean Thompson's exceptional efforts and dedication to students and the institution have brought the College of Public Affairs and Policy to the forefront of the nation's public policy schools,

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Deal with your current affairs now, have their facts in order, because they have a tendency of resurfacing as ghosts of the past; as background check or as some research in history and whether you like it or not, that is your life - so handle it with love and care while you still have the opportunity.

affairs bigoted caught denying himself inactivity man temptation total weak yields

ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.Said a man to a crapulent youth: ""I thought You a total abstainer, my son.""""So I am, so I am,"" said the scrapgrace caught --""But not, sir, a bigoted one."" --G.J.

affairs army army-and-navy assets civil exist likely

Also, some of the Army assets going into Macedonia and Albania likely would come from the reserves. There are specialties such as civil affairs that only exist in the reserves.

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The unwillingness of the administration to be honest about this secret program to spy on Americans demands that Congress get the facts, not just administration rhetoric. The truth can be determined without compromising national security. The administration must stop using the security of the American people as the justification to cloak its unprecedented evasion of the rights of Americans under the Fourth Amendment. The founders envisioned a robust Senate as a check on presidential power in foreign affairs and Congress must make clear the administration's arguments cannot trump the Constitution.

affairs approach cases individual known legitimate officers order people personally taxpayers upsetting

This approach may be legitimate with taxpayers who are known evaders. But it's very upsetting when a company's affairs are actually in order - especially for individual officers who can be made personally liable. There have been cases of people being wrongfully arrested.

affairs attention burner bush commitment face foreign impression interest opportunity reaffirm region since widespread

This is an important opportunity to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the Americas, especially in the face of the widespread impression that the Bush administration's interest in and attention to the region has been on the foreign affairs back burner since 9-11.

affairs division internal local police within

By comparison, this is much like an internal affairs (IA) division within a local police department.

affairs hard people seen serves veterans works

He told him that he serves with Sen. Akaka on the Veterans Affairs Committee, and he has seen firsthand how hard he works for our nation's veterans and for the people of Hawaii.