The ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, Tom Lantos, describes this as a defining moment in bilateral relations.

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Nevertheless, it is this public perception that justice has not been done which has turned this wanton stabbing into a defining moment for race relations in Britain.

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Then came the events of 11 September 2001 that became the defining feature of his presidency, leading to a dramatic change in Pakistan's relations with the rest of the world.

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