Brass instruments are wind instruments, and although they may be coiled or bent into different shapes, all brass instruments consist essentially of a very long metal tube.
These ties could actually wind up perpetuating a regime in China unwilling genuinely to open its markets and bent on military and international activities highly inimical to U.S. security.
Bent's last-gasp strike capped a fast and furious contest played out in a swirling wind with few other chances - aside from the golden one for Tevez that is likely to haunt the Argentine for years to come.