After that the other could, at a certain cost to himself, impoverish his opponent to a greater degree.

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As long as Mr. Bush permits the Treaty to bind the United States, he will find himself unable to ready the most militarily efficacious and cost- effective anti-missile systems possible.

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If he had simply wanted money to end up in the hands of the poor, regardless of the moral choices made by human donors, He could have put it there Himself, and at no cost to anyone.

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Yet the man who has made a name for himself as a ruthless cost-cutter and daring deal maker now seems to be behaving like a quixotic dreamer.

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Mr Ben Ali himself feigned ignorance of such things despite the rising smell, and the rising cost to the country of such shenanigans.

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He is likely to share the new ball with 20-year-old Shafiul Islam, who impressed in New Zealand by taking seven wickets at a cost of only 23 runs each, but is thinking over his future in Test cricket in order to save himself for the limited-overs game.

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