• There's a lot at stake certainly and the consequences of failure, you know, for the nation are rather significant.

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  • President Kiir said his nation would rather struggle for a bit than continue to hand over its oil revenues to the old enemies in Khartoum.

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  • Other things equal, any nation would rather be in the top ranks of math and science than back in the pack with its young goofing off or not having the means to an education.

    FORBES: Making the Grade

  • Republicans have, unfortunately, made clear that they would rather see cuts in defense that could harm our national security, cuts in education and innovation, research and development, in border security, cuts in vital programs and investments that we make as a nation, rather than ask millionaires and billionaires to pay a single dollar more in taxes.

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  • At a price where it is cheaper, vastly cheaper, to connect a nation using mobiles rather than landlines.

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  • That meant that government agencies began writing cheques to the Cherokee nation directly, rather than by making payments through intermediaries.

    ECONOMIST: The Cherokee nation

  • First, redefine their definition of winning to one that serves the nation as a whole rather than their own personal agendas.

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  • Silicon Valley stands as a prime example that this century will not be defined by the classic notion of the nation state, but rather by the regionalization of cities as the hubs of economic development.

    FORBES: Who Can Compete With Silicon Valley?

  • But here's the thing: the risk premium for lending to the slightly shambolic household of Peston, as opposed to the sovereign nation of Italy, is rather less than I expected.

    BBC: Who would you lend to �C Italy or Peston?

  • The toolkit of energy options available to any president or nation is in point of fact rather limited.

    FORBES: The Efficacy Of Presidential Energy Policy

  • But others point out that while this is the case, the pyres are concentrated in small areas rather than spread throughout the nation.

    BBC: Foot-and-mouth pyres: Dioxin danger?

  • Mr MacGregor argues that they have belonged to a unique collection for more than 200 years, in a museum that attracts more visitors than any other in the world, rather than just to one nation's history.

    ECONOMIST: A new tribute to the Parthenon

  • Though she had been specifically picked by Mr Breivik (who called her the murderer rather than the mother of the nation), she had fortunately left the island before he got there.

    ECONOMIST: Norway after terrorism

  • But I do think the best response, rather than lashing out as a nation, should be to remind ourselves just how lucky we are to be living in a place where employment and full bellies are the norm, rather than the exception.

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  • Nearly two years ago, Jiangsu Satellite TV's dating show "If You Are the One" caused ripples around the nation when a female contestant said she would rather be unhappy dating a man with a BMW than be happy with a man who rode only a bicycle.

    WSJ: China Broadcasters Winnow Out Some Television Shows

  • More importantly, Mr Bush's team is now supported on the nation's television screens by seasoned generals, rather than ideological armchair hawks.

    ECONOMIST: American public opinion

  • Rather, he is assuring that the nation retains the military power, economic strength, institutions of free and representative governance, and constitutional liberties that enable this country to play such a role.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • Those trends may partly reflect a growing tendency to attribute the nation's prosperity to the high-technology industry rather than decisions in Washington.

    CNN: latimes.com: Conventions to fill in portraits of Gore, Bush

  • Rather, we must come together as a nation and recognize that we do not live in a post-racial era, and that, while difficult, we must confront these issues head on with clarity and without fear.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • It was unique because it was founded on pragmatism rather than ideology, and was forged into a nation by the effort and necessity of taming a wild continent.

    ECONOMIST: Daniel Boorstin

  • "Even if the Court has jurisdiction over Armstrong's remaining claims, the Court finds they are best resolved through the well-established system of international arbitration, by those with expertise in the field, rather than by the unilateral edict of a single nation's courts, " stated Sparks, a judge in the U.S. district court based out of Austin, Texas.

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  • Kelly Flinn, the nation's first female B-52 pilot, to resign rather than face a court-martial.

    CNN: But spokesman says resignation is option

  • In short, the justices must maintain the nation's faith that their decisions are grounded in legal principle rather than partisan politics.

    CNN: Is the Supreme Court playing with fire?

  • But Ghosn believes the nation is headed "without any doubt" to a soft, rather than hard, landing thanks to domestic growth.

    CNN: Ghosn: Eurozone now has time, but needs growth

  • So, an exceptional adolescent is one who never fails rather than one who always does, and an exceptional nation is one that triumphs over all.

    FORBES: How Do We Determine 'Winners' When Everyone's A Winner?

  • New York's on-time arrival rate, 66.3 percent, was worst in the nation, said the study, which analyzed air travel between metro areas rather than airports.

    CNN: Study: Flight delays to get worse as economy improves

  • What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

    NPR: Obama Vows To Tackle Challenges

  • To the extent that couples are making choices that prompt one of them, in Ms. Sandberg's words, to "pull back" from high-powered careers rather than "lean in, " the dollars and cents of the nation's gross domestic product is reduced.

    WSJ: The Economics of Leaning In

  • "It's a big footballing nation, and it would be helpful if they were encouraged to watch more Ugandan football rather than the English Premiership".

    BBC: Uganda Cranes retain Cecafa cup

  • Rather, what he had in mind was his company, Adelphia Communications, now the nation's sixth-largest cable concern.

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