After all, what is France for if not to represent an elegant, pleasurable alternative to the American way, even if it does so as most of the country munches its burgers and goggles at its trashy television?
The administration's urgency reflects concerns that Pakistan could keep the border with Afghanistan closed for weeks if not months, potentially resulting in supply shortages for U.S. and NATO forces there.
He would be the favorite for the MVP if not for the terrific season that Brady is having with arguably less talent on offense.
Murasaki's style became the Japanese model for writing, if not for morality: her hero's active sex life, and the luxury of the ancient court, as she represents it, were deplored as decadent by Japanese purists into the 20th century.
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For political if not economic reasons, the South American nation was included when this enlarged international body for shared economic policymaking was established a decade ago.
And it may yet prove a dangerous one for Brazil, if not necessarily for Mr Cardoso's hopes of re-election.
In combination, all of these factors will prove irresistible for most if not all modern economies.
Secondly, how are we to measure outcomes in return for investment if not by targets?
But consequences there were for the victims, if not for the perpetrators.
To put it plainly, chronic inflammation can provide the framework for, if not outright cause, a lot of the major chronic disease states.
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More rain, perhaps heavy, is expected Tuesday night and Wednesday, but the forecast for the rest of the week is for decent if not flawless weather.
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If on the other hand, they fail, then America's eventual return to its senses will likely come too late for its allies - if not for America itself.
In other examples one patient was told to "sit down and shut up" and another warned they would not be cared for if they did not eat their meal.
Saudi Arabia has its own version of a strategic petroleum reserve, in the form of spare production capacity, which could make up for most if not all Iranian exports.
Yet seconds later he continued, for when if not now to relay to her the stealth of years, the inexorable betrayals of the body, the perfidiousness of the eventualities?
One of several problems with granting a stay that prevents the injunction from being implemented is that neither side is likely to blink for months if not years until there is a final resolution.
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These are already coming to state tax laws: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island are among the states where, for high-incomers if not for everyone, the regime is more of a gross-income than a net-income tax.
This is a quickly fading paradigm which has held us in its grip for hundreds if not thousands of years, and has affected every aspect of our human life from politics , economics , health and religion to population migration, wars, and scientific development.
He warned of strikes if an acceptable deal is not hatched for local government workers and if there is not enough money for school reforms.
Seems like all good news for players, if not a bit risky for Valve.
He said in the face of economic recession the assembly government was striving to be more creative in its strategies although he said they could not create a market for products if its not there.
Fortunately for the new treaty, if not for the Dutch, the government has decided not to hold another referendum.
Fourth quarter profits were better than a year ago, but the big picture for Petrobras remains uninteresting if not disturbing for the remainder of the year.
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This would enable the Bush administration to declare a kind of victory (for its latest strategy, if not for the war itself) and to begin drawing down the troop levels soon.
If a child did not show up for class, I did not know if there had been a major turn for the worse or just a bedding down with the suspicion of a cold.
"We estimate that all these improvements would not have happened for another three years if it had not been for the Euro 2012 event, " he says.
Fortunately for the cause of literature, if not for Peruvian public life, he was defeated by Alberto Fujimori.
In fact, Morgan would have won the week for Cable TV on Trendrr, if not for the Royal Wedding.
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Hypocrisy might be, as La Rochefoucauld had it, the tribute vice pays to virtue, but it is also by far the most entertaining vice for the rest of us, if not for the practitioner.
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