The House vote supporting military intervention was hedged about with conditions and provisos: it required the president to explain the precise nature of American interests in Kosovo, the cost of intervention, his exit strategy, and so on.

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Ministers are modelling their strategy on the family intervention project adopted by the last Labour government, in which a single social worker is sent in to gain an overview of the problems facing a family and to recommend the best course of action.

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There are plans in Scotland for an Early Years Strategy, focusing on early intervention.

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With FDA approval patients with severe aortic stenosis who could undergo either strategy, or have no intervention, will be facing a difficult decision.

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While research continues, many schools are approaching kids who might have problems earlier through a strategy known as "responsive intervention" rather than waiting for them to fail, says Dixon Deutsch, executive director of NYC Charter School Center's Special Education Collaborative.

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The Rigour and Responsiveness in Skills strategy sets out plans for a more rapid intervention.

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Georgia's decision to join the Commonwealth of Independent States and to request Russian military intervention is just the latest indication of the success of this strategy.

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The "Powell doctrine, " which supports selective military intervention if there is a clear purpose, an attainable goal and a clear exit strategy, falls in line with President-elect George W. Bush's philosophy.

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