But Nick Clegg knows he has no choice but to stay the course, hope the economy picks up by the time of the next election and that voters will reward his party for acting in the national interest.
What 19th century novel first described Charades, the party game of acting and guessing?
In one scene, the monsters are dancing and acting wild at a fraternity party.
The arrest comes after South Africa's ruling party, president and acting police minister called for action.
Sinn Fein for its part believes that it's carried out it's obligations under the Good Friday agreement and is angered at what it sees as a British Secretary of State acting in collusion with a unionist party.
Mr Mulongoti said the MMD's constitution governs the election of a party leader and warned against acting out of panic.
It now should be clear to every Tea Party Patriot that Boehner is acting with integrity, with acute political sophistication, as an authentic conservative serious about reducing the debt by reducing spending.
The onlookers may also be hampering them - some of the bystanders are acting as if it is a kind of party, making noises.
Conventional wisdom says that he was acting under pressure from conservatives in his Justice and Development party, who are disgruntled by his failure to deliver on other issues.
Lord Fink will now return as principal treasurer, the party announced on Sunday morning, with Michael Farmer acting as co-treasurer.
Senior leaders immediately went into a huddle and appointed Sitaram Kesri, 77, a Rao loyalist and the party's treasurer for 17 years, as acting president.
Vice-President Nicolas Maduro - who is acting as president - will be the candidate for the governing socialist party (PSUV).
Just as the Tories are acting like the opposition, so Labour has adopted the pose of a governing party.
But he cautioned the party against giving advice to Mr Cameron in public because it will look like he is "acting under political duress".
It is no wonder that BP are acting out this exercise in a public way as US lawmakers threatened to block any application BP would make to be party to drilling and exploration activity involving new US offshore leases because of its past safety record.
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