Where sharia poses genuine dilemmas for secular countries with big Muslim minorities is not in the realm of retribution but in its application to family matters such as divorce, inheritance and custody.

ECONOMIST: Sharia in the West

Picking up also on your comment about it's not a time for retribution, but reflection.

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But fake Zetas risk retribution from real Zetas.

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Many politicians are watching the BBC reeling from its self-inflicted wounds with a mixture of amazement and frustration but I detect little anger or desire for retribution.

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Systems makers like Dell have got to want an alternative to keep Intel honest--but who?ll be first to risk the retribution?

FORBES

But I am very wary of my own instinct for retribution, and of yours.

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Systems makers like Dell (nasdaq: DELL - news - people ) have got to want an alternative to keep Intel honest--but who???ll be first to risk the retribution?

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But some banks have stopped doing business with Iran out of fear of retribution from the U.S., they said.

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But their criticism in public is measured, out of fear that it could prompt retribution by regulators or make them fodder for bank-bashing politicians.

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But the clause does not apply to individuals, who are protected by federal law from employer retribution if they decide to honor picket lines, the local said.

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But perhaps that is just what Congress would prefer: all the benefits of a rescue plan without the voters' retribution.

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