But smoking the peace pipe looked to be a more constructive option than open warfare.
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However, physical indicators in the Chinese market have turned more constructive of late, signaling tightening conditions.
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Mr Laqueur is too gloomy about the prospects of Muslims playing a more constructive role.
The opposition Conservatives, who are likely to win power next year, have a more constructive idea.
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China, by shifting to domestic consumption, can play a more constructive role and help to sustain growth.
Obama "could have found some way to be more constructive, " Rep. Peter King, R-New York, told CNN.
If we could empower people with a little courage we could move the discussion to a more constructive place.
More importantly, he could find more constructive ways to get that message across.
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Fewer short setups on leading growth stocks and more constructive long chart patterns.
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Even on the aircraft dispute, the shift to an independent arbiter may be more constructive than endless acrimonious bilateral negotiations.
The government's response is a mix of short-term protectionist measures combined with modest steps towards more constructive longer-term policy changes.
Its lessons might point the way to a more constructive future for this process, and so for the global community.
Factions may continue to distrust or hate one another, but in an environment of economic expansion most people's focus becomes more constructive.
We would wait for the inventory correction to play out and macro trends to stabilize before becoming more constructive on the stock.
That is a pity, for America has actually played a more constructive role at the summit than most think (see article).
They lagged a few months back, but charts are getting more constructive.
Senate Republicans might want to think twice about this vote on a former colleague and focus their attention on more constructive debates.
The government has taken some small steps towards a more constructive approach.
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In a letter sent to all East Sussex MPs, Michael Gove asked them to persuade the council to "take a more constructive position".
As one diplomat put it, not only did she play a constructive role herself but she got others to be more constructive, too.
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But with the stock down more than 50% from the IPO price, some analysts are taking a more constructive stance on the stock this morning.
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Interestingly, although formal agreement on the crucial issues had not been reached with France either, Paris was behaving in a more constructive way than Berlin.
The negative thoughts, feelings and performance they trigger in others are far larger and longer lasting than the positive responses generated by more constructive colleagues.
Ending the letter, he said he believed discussions would be more productive if MPs were able to persuade the council to take "a more constructive position".
And it is perhaps the need to answer that question in an affirmative way that might compel members of Congress to take a more constructive approach.
Are you a root and branch type of person when it comes to change or do you think nudging events in the right direction is more constructive?
Foreign Office minister Lord Howell of Guildford disagreed, saying it "could lead to a more constructive dialogue" and gave assurance that sanctions against Burma would remain in place.
So too might a more constructive relationship with the state, if the new governor, Eliot Spitzer, can bring Albany to heel as effectively as he did Wall Street.
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"There were more constructive talks today, " he told BBC Scotland.
"Anyone who's looked at the relationship between McLaren and FIA over the last few years would conclude that it needs to be a healthier and more constructive one, " added Whitmarsh.
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