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They value leaders instead for their viveza: triumph by fair means or foul.
ECONOMIST: Argentines ponder Maradona��s fall
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But whether by fair means or foul, the chancellor now appears considerably closer to meeting his budget forecast than seemed likely late last year.
ECONOMIST: But there is still reason to worry about future years
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They seek to win, or at least not to lose, and so prefer to keep the conflict open, much as if they were involved in a soccer league, with matches to be won or lost each year by fair means or foul.
NEWYORKER: Booted
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If anything, there has been a marked sharpening of Europe's tone towards China over economic issues: the value of the yuan, European firms' access to the Chinese market, restrictions on the export of rare-earth minerals essential to high-tech industries and China's acquisition of western intellectual property, by fair means or foul.
ECONOMIST: China��s buying spree raises hope, and fear in Europe
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But Mr Blunkett's desperation to reduce crime by fair, foul or speculative means is understandable.
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