In this era of bitter political animosities, how was it possible to reach this accord?
Few animosities between U.S. presidents ran as deep as the one between Hoover and FDR.
Moreover, the new regional truces are tactical, and likely to wither as old animosities resurface.
Belgrade is stirring up already inflamed animosities in northern Kosovo, where a sizable number of Serbs still live.
But rather than being a period in which old animosities and suspicions were overcome, the past 18 months have further strained the Iraqi society.
Moreover, the experience of some countries suggests that participation is greatest when the animosities of different groups of citizens are at their most acute.
But behind the signs of a thaw, serious bilateral animosities persist.
But the sort of animosities and controversies generated by last weekend's elections are reminiscent of a past that many had hoped they had finally left behind.
Is it not possible to build a better world based on monotheism, justice, love and respect for the rights of human beings, and thereby transform animosities into friendship?
The bottom line: Globalization cannot be taken for granted, especially in a slow-growing world burdened with debt and old and new animosities that undermine domestic and international trade.
But Suharto and many soldiers think that strong rule with a large military component is essential to keep the country together, as well as to contain local animosities.
For every company that fails for business reasons, ten more fail because like so many rock bands, they are overwhelmed by the friction of conflicting agendas, personal animosities, and pervasive mistrust.
You'd ask them to keep their personal animosities to themselves and figure out a way to complete the job they'd agreed to do, or else you're not going to give them a cent.
Like Mr Godwin, Mr Rogers shows how, in many instances, whites and blacks, with remarkable humour and compassion for each other, have buried their old racial animosities in a common struggle for survival.
"With his exceptionally exuberant band Super Etoile de Dakar and his musically ground breaking and political solo albums, Youssou Ndour has worked to reduce animosities between his own religion, Islam, and other religions, " it said.
With generosity, luck and a fair wind, that might reduce the volatility, but it would be foolish to imagine that ancient animosities will by then be entirely dead, or that recent upheavals will be forgotten.
The bottom line: As long as the world is burdened with debt, government policies that constrain domestic market growth, and old and new animosities that constrain international trade, any rebound is doomed to be short-lived.
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