For what's at stake is not simply a test of NATO's credibility -- what's at stake is the security of our allies, and the common security of the world.
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Standing up for Chinese sovereignty is a test of China's revived status as the major power in the region.
Mr. Yeltsin -- and the Russian military-industrial complex and security apparatus to which he is increasingly beholden -- have asserted that the repeal of statutes derided as the "legacy of the Cold War" is a litmus test of the U.S. commitment to Russian reform.
President Bush is playing host today to the leader of the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan, in what some say is a litmus test of the president's so-called freedom agenda.
"This is a grave test of China's diplomacy, " Prof Zhang warns.
For the government, it is a test of Tony Blair's ability, honed over a decade, to make the Labour Party do things it doesn't particularly want to do.
And whether or not that's a medical test is one of the things that's fraught in this case.
One of Grove's frustrations is the standard test neurologists use to measure a patient's level of severity of Parkinson's.
Although spacecraft instruments are set to return photographs and compositional data, the encounter primarily is a test of Deep Space 1's autonomous navigation system, the last of 12 technologies the mission was designed to pioneer.
So it is all the more surprising to learn that not only is she a test pilot for one of the world's biggest aircraft manufacturers, she is the only woman in France holding such a position.
And going for a light jog in one of the city's parks is a good test.
PS3 is a litmus test for Sir Howard's turnaround effort, one of the aims of which is to get Sony's various divisions to co-operate more fully. (A spat between its electronics and content units left the field open for Apple's iPod.) The company insists that despite recent problems such as the battery recall, the turnaround is going well behind the scenes.
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Daiei is these days considered a test of the government's appetite for painful change.
It is a test of opinion ahead of next year's presidential election.
The case is set to be a big test of China's new bankruptcy law, which came into effect in 2007 but has rarely been applied to overseas-listed companies with assets in China.
Trinidad-born Armitage, who returned a negative test, has won 19 England caps and is a member of Martin Johnson's squad for the Six Nations, which starts with Wales v England on 4 February.
When a wired car is in the blind spot of one of GM's test Cadillacs, an icon of a car lights up in the side mirror.
Randox's factory is tucked away at the end of a bumpy country lane near Crumlin, a test tube's throw from Craigavon.
Pietersen played a huge role in Harmison's return to the Test arena earlier this month and is a big admirer of the Durham bowler.
But whatever tricks or technology are used, the only test of a language's viability is everyday life.
New York's school system is letting him test a couple of them on its children.
For what it's worth, there is a fascinating test case of this spirit of forgiveness for errors made to improve the productivity of the UK: the botched awarding of the West Coast Mainline to FirstGroup.
"The test of running for president is a long one, and it's a tough one, so I expect to be tough all the way, and I expect to compete with the same underdog mentality, " Kerry told reporters before departing for Missouri.
It is also a huge test for some of the most important elements of President Barack Obama's foreign policy - the Obama doctrine, if you like.
That really is why it's hilarious on the face of it that anybody creating a test would use a passage of mine, because I'm an advocate of nonsense.
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Though it was under Mr. Sharif, in 1998, that Pakistan caught up with its neighbor and conducted its first test of a nuclear weapon, the man who is poised to lead Pakistan's next government is making rapprochement with India a cornerstone of his policy.
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For somebody with my background and record with respect to coronary artery disease and previous heart attacks, there is that possibility of abnormal heartbeats and about two weeks ago we did a test that's, in effect, an electrocardiogram that you wear for a long period of time.
This month a test version of its Sims 2 is available with beverages at Atlanta-area McDonald's.
One test case is Mr Kerry's account of rescuing Jim Rassmann, a Green Beret commando, the action which earned him his Bronze Star.
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