He strives to adopt a basic empathy with whatever genre of music he's lighting, illuminating the stage and the artist in a way that resonates with the aesthetic of the music.
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Annan has widely referred to a story where he was forced to adopt a local habit of wearing earmuffs in the U.S. winter, despite initially refusing to.
Should he refuse to adopt a balanced-budget rule it is hard to imagine Mrs Merkel taking him to court.
In the anonymous chat rooms, he felt free to adopt a persona repugnant to society.
But Obama went further today, saying he also wanted to adopt a broader tax reform, as suggested by his bipartisan National Commssion on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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His organization had spent a lot of money on old technology and while happy with it, he was being forced to adopt a new platform because the product vendor was moving on, leaving no support for the old system.
Taking that proposal a step further, he suggests that Uncle Sam could adopt a system similar to California's "ReadyReturn" program, where taxpayers can log on to a database and see the government's estimate for their tax returns based on historical and wage information.
He hints that Europe might adopt a more flexible regulatory stance if America were to create what amounts to an independent data-protection body along European lines.
It sometimes took "many months" to obtain a parental order, he complained, calling for the UK to adopt a system of rules in place in some US states, where pre-birth orders are available.
He told Mr. Schmidt to adopt a new cat and make more videos.
He said Intu was prepared to "adopt a Broadmarsh first, Victoria Centre second approach" in return for the council dealing with the Victoria Centre application.
He has been tough on bankers' bonuses, a stance he now wants the Pittsburgh G20 summit to adopt, and is attacking tax evasion.
Kurnit wanted to adopt a decentralized workforce, so he could take advantage of people working out of their own homes.
He is most proud of getting Minnesota to adopt a statewide computerized system for hunting and fishing licenses and to require child safety seats in automobiles.
Obama recently ended his public support for appeasing Iran and seemed to adopt a more confrontational approach as he moved to pass a new round of sanctions at the UN Security Council and when he signed congressional sanctions.
It's a wonder he didn't explicitly adopt this tragic view of reality earlier on.
Also likely is that Murdoch, assuming he weathers the phone-hacking scandal, will adopt a more cautious approach to politicking.
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"The simple point I make is: even children have choices and many do not adopt a path of violence, " he said.
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As for its comic potential to prompt people to adopt a flurry of fake names, he says anything that makes a service a more fun experience has got to be a plus point.
Case in point: the "adopt-a-soldier" program he asked them to organize at their church in December so that his troops -- all 160 of them -- could have a wrapped present in Kuwait in time for Christmas.
He thinks this makes a good case for Britain to adopt the euro.
The minister said he did not see the need for the executive to adopt a strategy for this particular crime.
"I have met couples who have adopted children from China and Nicaragua, but they all wanted to adopt a child from care here, " he said.
Mr Kniveton said if there was just one recommendation he would like the Chief Pleas to adopt it would be for a full-time senior administrator.
The government is examining the demands of the DMK and expects the party would review its decision if Parliament agrees to adopt a resolution on the Lankan Tamil issue, he said.
He has also announced a new scheme whereby businesses are encouraged to adopt one of Bucharest's crumbling schools and pay for repairs.
She may not be able to secure student loans either, he said, and she might not be allowed to adopt or obtain a childcare license.
Stanton McCandlish of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a pressure group, says he expects other governments to adopt geolocation and other similar techniques to balkanise the Internet in coming years.
Vercellotti wasn't surprised, then, that the Election Assistance Commission declined to adopt the report, although he says it reflects what he calls a tremendous amount of caution.
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