Many of our alliances were strained and our standing in the world had suffered.
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President Obama's National Security Strategy lays out two overarching challenges: Restore our strength at home and restore our standing in the world.
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And finally, let us not forget all this administration has done to keep our country safe and restore our standing in the world.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for all men and women to be relentless in standing for our common values, for peace and human rights.
From a tactical perspective, if we survive until next Tuesday then there is nothing standing in our way for the rest of the year.
Standing in our front yard watching a half moon over the Western horizon, I remember wondering whether the crippled Apollo 13 Command Module would ever see splashdown.
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We have to stop them, and standing in our way is an international cast of rogues with the usual penchance for spouting nonsensical philosophy and their entire life stories before strapping on some insane weapon and stabbing the main character in the chest.
We have to stop them, and standing in our way is an international cast of rogues with the usual penchant for spouting nonsensical philosophy and their entire life stories before strapping on some insane weapon and stabbing the main character in the chest.
Granted, Brooks does note a general preference for high-status mates, a keen sensitivity to evidence of our standing in the various social hierarchies we inhabit, and he does cite some empirical evidence to the effect that successful people tend to be self-deceived about their place in the social pecking order.
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But obviously the cornerstone of our work in Asia begins with our alliances, and the long-standing friendship between our two countries makes this a very appropriate place for me to stop in my first trip after my reelection.
And yet, a minority in the Senate is standing in the way of giving our small businesspeople an up or down vote on this bill.
Now, unfortunately, a partisan minority in the Senate has been standing in the way of giving our small businesspeople a simple up-or-down vote on this bill.
In Oliseh's case, he was victimised for standing up for our rights in Mali.
It's as if our leaders in Washington are standing on a beach holding fire hoses full open, pouring more capital into an ocean of capital.
"I sure can make him ambassador to the world, because we have a lot of work to do to get our country back in the standing it should be, " she said.
Because the concept of employers offering health insurance is such a long standing institution in our country, the Affordable Care Act would have never passed into law had the drafters of the law ripped insurance from the employer market.
Today it is second nature to view our bank balances or transfer funds on our smartphone while standing in line for a latte.
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Obama and Randell are both captivating, easy on the minds and would do wonders to boost our standing and influence in the world.
These people are not the least bit interested in pursuing so noble a cause as standing up for our Bill of Rights.
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"I don't have much to say but thank you to those who are standing by us in this devastating time for our family, " Walters said in a brief post on Facebook.
Even as the U.S. is reaching to the east, we are also pursuing a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or T-TIP, to deepen ties with our largest and longest-standing trading partners in Europe.
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At the very bottom of our list is Russell Crowe, whose standing in Hollywood has shrunk since he scored back-to-back consecutive Oscar nods for The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001).
It was simply an editing mistake and in no way, shape, or form changes our long-standing position on the matter.
But the thing that differentiates us in a big way is we have this long standing commitment to our local community and to our local environment.
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Between 2002 and 2010, Colombia recovered its standing in the international community thanks to remarkable improvements in our domestic policy, not just in security matters, but also the rule of law, economic performance and social policy.
Despite the fact that I find myself firmly in the camp of believing less market intervention is better than more, I do find myself standing in respect and appreciation of the work done by our public servants at the Fed whose efforts in 2008-2009 prevented a second Depression.
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