• So, while the initial furore will die down, damage will still have been done to the government and to Tony Blair who, after all, has not only presided over the battles, but been at the centre of at least two of them.

    BBC: Books reveal cabinet warfare

  • Robin Hoggard, director of external relations for LSE, thanked the students for their letter and said he respected their understanding of the situation, but at least three of the students on the trip contested the BBC's account.

    BBC: Panorama row: Six students on N Korea trip criticise LSE

  • But the possibility of at least the 16 eurozone countries pressing ahead regardless, with the tacit consent of a British prime minister unwilling to blow political capital on stopping them, cannot be wholly discounted.

    ECONOMIST: Britain and Europe: No laughing matter | The

  • The stumbling block is a constitutional requirement that changes must be agreed not just by both houses of parliament but also by the legislatures of at least seven of the 10 provinces, representing at least half their total population.

    ECONOMIST: Stephen Harper tries reform by stealth

  • Edward is un-certain of his career, but he at least knows the sort of man he will become.

    NPR: Excerpt: 'Woodsburner'

  • Two years ago, the mosque was the talk of the town, but at least for her circle of friends and family it has become a fringe issue, she said.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • The probability of any one of the above-mentioned events (and many more that could be added to a list of potential triggers) may be small in a given year, but the combined probability of at least one or more of these events happening in the next three years is high.

    FORBES: What's The Trigger That Will Cause The Fed To Act?

  • Mr. Alioto was reimbursed for some of his expenses but, at least by his reckoning, not all of them.

    FORBES: Sixth Circuit Agrees That Cliff Claven Is Not A Thief

  • The Blue Demons were horrible from long range, making only 3 of 13 attempts, but extended their streak of hitting at least one 3-pointer to 611 games.

    WSJ: Rutgers beats DePaul 76-57 in Big East tournament

  • Google isn't officially declaring this a Nexus device (not yet, at least), but the GS4 at least exhibits many of the same qualities, including an unlocked bootloader and the promise of prompt system updates.

    ENGADGET

  • It has led to plenty of confusion, but at least it seemed to offer a real hope of peace in the territory for the first time.

    ECONOMIST: East Timor, adrift and violent

  • It is possible that this will not help to improve the image of Venezuela, but at least it will help to restore the objectivity of The Economist.

    ECONOMIST: In the affirmative

  • In order to win outright, Kenyatta must not only get more than 50 percent of the vote but also must garner at least 25 percent of the vote in 24 out of Kenya's 47 provinces.

    NPR: Kenya Final Vote Total: Kenyatta Has 50.03 Pct

  • Today we complain about the temporarily high price of gasoline, but at least we don't have the enervating shortages and gas lines of the 1970s.

    FORBES: Magnificent Man

  • Russia is in a world of its own, but still battling very high inflation of at least 8%.

    FORBES: Emerging Markets Still Facing Headwinds

  • OK, yes, I know, chip fabs are at the extreme end of capital requirements but this is at least indicative.

    FORBES: Samsung Expands Apple's Texas Chip Plant: But What About Manufacturing Jobs?

  • They may not be standing in the acres of open parkland as he would have wanted, but here at least the victory of the machines that he prophesied seems secure.

    BBC: A Point of View: Staring at the Shard

  • But six of the Democrats at least know they're getting their protein.

    NPR: Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Stump in Iowa

  • But the rise of Facebook at least gives pause for thought.

    ECONOMIST: Social networks and statehood

  • For a nation mostly made up of immigrants, opinion is divided, but at least there are more supporters of immigration than you might find in Britain.

    BBC: The human traffic jam

  • Boarding may never actually become trendy, least of all the full-time sort, but advocates of the system hope that innovation will at least arrest the sharp decline of recent years.

    ECONOMIST: Education: The snowman goeth | The

  • The goal did little to improve the rather slow tempo of the game but it did at least provide Malbranque and Dimitar Berbatov the opportunity to show some fine touches of the ball with the visiting defence reduced to some desperate defence at times.

    BBC: Tottenham 5-1 Fulham

  • Under their new(ish) chairman, Bill Cash, this committee has repeatedly used its power to force debates on European issues onto the floor of the House - the debates may be dominated by the usual Eurosceptic suspects, but at least this House of Commons is being asked to take notice of issues that once tended to be waved through.

    BBC: A guide to highlights coming up in Parliament

  • Both of these countries must be considered traditional social welfare states, but at least show some degree of moderation in their socialist practices.

    FORBES: European Socialism: Why America Doesn't Want It

  • What kind of opposition the latest DirecTV deal may face from competition or regulators remains to be seen, but at least this much of history is now repeating itself: The satellite outfit is once again Murdoch's to lose.

    FORBES: Murdoch Masters His Media Universe

  • We don't have the accuracy yet to determine the magnitude of the average global trend, but we at least are trying to point out the signs of these trends.

    CNN: Warmer tropical waters portend climate change

  • Mike Newell's Hartlepool, who spent a lengthy period of the season leading the table, have to settle for second spot but at least have the consolation of promotion.

    BBC: Diamonds win title

  • There are a myriad of solutions here, none of them particularly easy to implement, but Riot should have employed at least one of them before throwing a tournament this big.

    FORBES: Internet Meltdown at LoL World Championships Shows eSports Has a Problem

  • To be sure, Obama has been battered by a series of struggles, starting with the economy, but including a series of events that were at least initially beyond his control -- from the Gulf oil disaster to a Republican minority that by any objective standard has tried to block him at every single turn -- and dragged down his approval ratings.

    CNN: The Sweep: How did Obama lose his mojo?

  • Petraeus revelled in the jargon among junior officers, his PowerPoint presentations were spoken of in reverent tones but, at least in his case, the fancy terms were suggestive of his knowledge, and not the end of it.

    NEWYORKER: General Principles

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