I'm happy that we're doing it but we have all said we would rather Stephen be with us.

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And we recognize -- and we have recognized this from day one, that there will be choices to be made in spending cuts that will not be easy, to programs that the President would rather not have to cut and Democrats would rather not have to cut, but that we need to get this done.

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And the thing about a leadership contest is it's not between enemies or foes, it's a contest between friends and perhaps we all would rather not be in a position of having to decide between friends but we have to make that decision.

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But the Dwr Cymru Welsh Water spokesman said the suggestion that we would rather pay fines than solve problems is complete nonsense.

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But I would still rather argue, equally righteously, that what we should consider is the natural state before the introduction of trade restrictions as that default.

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Ultimately Shah produced some terrific hitting after a sluggish start and it was always unlikely that England would score 198, but it sent a rather confused message to the extent that we really do not know what they will do in Cuttack on Wednesday.

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But because Jill Carroll is not the daughter of famous people, it seems that we have rather, I would say, too easily just accepted this idea of not dealing with kidnappers and seem to be prepared to let her die.

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