The Recovery Act has been a major force in breaking the trajectory of this recession and stimulating growth and hiring.
We will thus avoid breaking the All Volunteer Force and it will be, instead, President Obama's standing as Commander-in-Chief that has suffered further, grievous and perhaps irreparable harm.
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At the very least, should they decide to do so, they should indicate whether they are prepared to vote for a return to conscription - which will be the practical effect of breaking the all-volunteer force.
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Nothing good could come from breaking up big banks by government force.
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Now, however, four other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have weighed in, and all bets are off on the idea of experimenting with - and possibly breaking - the All-Volunteer Force.
For two centuries, America's free market has not only been the source of dazzling ideas and path-breaking products, it has also been the greatest force for prosperity the world has ever known.
Conway has been the most vociferous in expressing the concerns he shares with the other chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force about engaging in social experimentation that risks breaking the only armed forces we have during wartime.
It may also result in considerable upfront costs to the government for expenditures associated with personnel deployed overseas and in breaking contracts made with those serving in an all-volunteer force.
Seat belts could, in the 100 milliseconds of a crash, avoid breaking an old lady's ribs by calibrating how much force to apply to a body after gathering sensor data on the car's speed and deceleration and the weight and position of the occupant.
The requirement to perform two such operations in an overlapping time frame, while maintaining other critical deployment and retain a strategic reserve would strain a force of this size and character, perhaps to the breaking point.
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Rather than breaking apart after her life's work was destroyed, Tucker has been a central force in rebuilding Netzer Hazani and the 20 other communities of Gush Katif.
"It seems to reason that a large earthquake in one location could provide the extra force needed in another nearby location, to stretch that rubber band to the breaking point, thus triggering another earthquake, " Miller said.
Breaking the cycle of failure requires concerted action and strong new local leadership with the power to force through change.
Last year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended people age 65 or older who are considered at risk for falling and potentially breaking bones exercise and take a vitamin D supplement.
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