He must now prove his professed capacity for achieving consensus without paralysing policy.

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Roberts has long talked about achieving consensus on divided issues, saying it brings long-term credibility and public confidence to the court's work.

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It also involves collaborating with other countries, achieving consensus when possible about the root causes of emerging crises, and taking decisive action that is broadly viewed as legal and legitimate.

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Even though none of the National Goals for Education has been met, the very process of achieving consensus around a set of objectives turned out have a profound impact on United States education.

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Diplomats have worked for nearly a decade to agree on a set of principles to stop the unchecked flow of arms, and the BBC's Nada Tawfik reports from New York that on Thursday many believed the treaty was close to achieving consensus.

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An informed citizenry has always been the basis for achieving the consensus that leads to collaborative action and our sustained progress.

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The second major challenge in developing useful LEIs is achieving international consensus.

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Achieving a broad national consensus is critical.

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Though never achieving critical mass, a consensus did emerge that if anything ever changed relative to identifying a new unemployment target it would be toward the downward side.

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