The issue now for most Israelis is not whether to withdraw and evacuate settlements, but how far to withdraw, and which settlements.

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But the sunk costs are not relevant to the decision about how quickly to withdraw.

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Nonetheless, it is easy to understand how the idea of paying doctors to withdraw care can be misconstrued.

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It also teaches consideration: a skilled Taekkyeon practitioner can rapidly dominate an opponent, but a true master knows how to make an opponent withdraw without incurring damage.

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Employers also need to decide early on how big a threat to their staff would force them to withdraw.

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The first leaked email was a fairly mundane memo from the administrative board's head to members advising them how to guide accused students, who faced punishment including being forced to withdraw for a year.

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If a super-hawk like the Israeli prime minister has become pragmatic enough to abandon his hopes of keeping all the occupied territory forever, the issue for Israel has now become not whether to withdraw but when, and by how far.

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