But he said the country must take "lead responsibility" for its own security over the course of his five-year term.
And we must strengthen the capacity of Afghanistan's security forces and government so that they can take lead responsibility for Afghanistan's future.
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Since the 2010 election, it said, there had been four drugs ministers and three Home Office civil servants with lead responsibility for drugs.
She left her job as health secretary and is now in charge of infrastructure, investment and cities, with lead responsibility on the constitutional question.
But the policy remains one that is designed precisely to stabilize the Afghan government to the point where it can take over the security lead responsibility in its own country, which then allows U.S. forces to withdraw.
Speaking during the Commons' quarterly update on the situation in the country, William Hague said there would be a gradual transfer of responsibility to the Afghan National Army, with local troops expected to take "lead responsibility" during 2013.
After consulting lawyers Mrs Mingay, a Cambridge-educated economist who previously worked at city bank Goldman Sachs, abandoned her anonymity to issue a statement in which she said she did not have lead responsibility for the West Coast Main Line project.
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After an initial phase -- days, not weeks, as he said, as he promised -- the United States stepped back from its lead role in the Libya mission, turned over lead responsibility to NATO, and has been in a support mission ever since.
The ANA therefore has to be pushed out front and given lead security responsibility in certain areas within their capability-- now.
And as countries with large carbon footprints, the United States and Australia have a special responsibility to lead.
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And as the two largest economies in the world, we have a special responsibility to lead the way in ensuring sustained and balanced growth, not only here in Asia but globally.
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And part of the mission and part of the strategy is to begin this drawdown as we transfer responsibility, security lead, over to the Afghan national security forces.
The fact is, is that the way to wind down this war is the way that the President has made clear through the policy he put into place after his review, and that is to transfer security lead -- to transfer responsibility to Afghan forces.
It has a moral responsibility to take the lead in securing a strong and fair agreement.
That said, I lead the KitchenAid brand, and I take responsibility for the whole team.
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Most preferred to use lobbying or public-relations efforts to promote their social goals, although three-quarters said they thought that the chief executive should take the lead when discussing a firm's social responsibility.
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Other studies show that desire for greater job responsibility also show young women talking the lead.
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"The government also has a responsibility, they have to take the lead, " she said.
From there, educators are able to use the in-game experiences to lead discussions that focus on protecting oneself and taking responsibility for one's actions.
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If we could introduce a more even split between men and women when it comes to parental leave, this would eventually lead to different patterns of expectations and sharing of domestic responsibility.
"Over the next two years, Democrats will lead with unified agenda that restores hope and opportunity, competence and responsibility, " Dean said.
Bent gave his side the lead from the spot in the first half but then opted to hand responsibility to Jones when a second penalty was awarded.
And here in Lisbon, I look forward to working with our NATO and our ISAF partners as we move towards a new phase, a transition to Afghan responsibility that begins in 2011, with Afghan forces taking the lead for security across Afghanistan by 2014.
Craig Federighi will lead both iOS and OS X now, while Sir Jonathan will take on responsibility for the design of "human interface" in its software.
And I think the fact that we have a broad international coalition and we have other countries through NATO taking a lead is a good thing and a positive thing in terms of our shared responsibility for dealing with issues like this around the world.
But under lead regulation, it would at least be crystal-clear who has the ultimate responsibility for assuring the safety and soundness of every big bank.
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