They bear almost no relationship to risk.

ECONOMIST: Banking regulation

There is absolutely no reason at all why that mixture should bear any relationship at all to the mix of crudes that the US itself produces.

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I've written in the past about my concern that the Android platform is fragmenting much like desktop Linux has over the years, and the potential for the platform to turn into a patchwork of devices and vendor specific modifications that bear little relationship with each other.

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And it seems like the grown-up thing to do would be to come to terms with it, grin and bear it, and make the best of the relationship.

CNN: U.S. should grow up and work with Karzai

But even more to the point, when Ms. Lewinsky was asked the direct question at the grand jury whether she interpreted the gift of the Vancouver bear carving as a signal to her to 'be strong in your decision to continue to conceal the relationship, ' her direct, one-word answer was 'no.

CNN: Sen. Levin's closed-door impeachment statement

In both negotiations, strong pressure was brought to bear by those in the State and Defense Departments responsible for managing the U.S.-Japanese bilateral relationship not to push Japan beyond where its negotiators said they could go.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Submitted Testimony Of Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Before A Hearing Of The US House Of Representatives Subcommittee On Commerce, Consumer Protection And Competitiveness On: The FS-X Agreement