On this matter, Prime Minister Hun Sen has been uncharacteristically modest all year.
What chance does she, or for that matter the Prime Minister, have of steering their way through this next minefield?
And the situation took on a political dimension as the Irish and French prime ministers disagreed over the matter.
No matter that the prime minister will probably do it once the election for parliament's upper house this weekend is over.
For example, surrendering the prime minister's exclusive right to dissolve Parliament (and thus call an election) will matter little so long as the prime minister commands a majority in the House of Commons.
The prime minister's official spokesman said David Cameron believed it was a matter for Ipsa, when asked about the prime minister's thoughts of MPs' demands for more pay.
The prime minister has already said the matter has no bearing on News Corp.
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"I expressed our deepest regret about this matter and assured the prime minister we were giving the highest priority to it, " Mr Prescott told the BBC.
The prime minister's greatest fault in this matter is neither his naivety (if that is what it is) about the nature of Mr Desmond's activities nor even his unwillingness to make judgments about those who wish to associate with him.
Anything that fails, no matter who made it, is the prime contractor's fault.
Mr Clegg said the defence secretary had apologised, the prime minister had made it clear he took the matter seriously and a full investigation was already under way.
"It is a matter for an independent committee, " the prime minister's spokesman said.
Security in Pakistan has been a matter of concern following the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in December.
At a September meeting in Moscow, British Prime Minister David Cameron and President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the matter but made no tangible progress.
The prime-time address focuses the attention singularly on the subject matter.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to face questions about the matter this week from lawmakers in Parliament, which reconvened Monday after a nearly three-week-long Easter recess.
So sensitive is the matter that Jean-Pierre Raffarin, the French prime minister, and Nicolas Sarkozy, his finance minister, postponed a meeting on industrial policy this week with their German counterparts.
He would rather the matter were left to him to deal with when he becomes prime minister.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has said the proposed changes are a matter of justice and equality that reflect the evolving nature of society.
It may be a different position from that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but it is not a difference that should matter to most Jewish voters who support both Mr. Obama and Israel.
At Prime Minister's Questions he told Dennis Skinner that this was a serious matter and the authorities should investigate.
The head of the parliament's Liberal group, former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, said the dispute with Hungary was not just a technical matter.
Whichever way the Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou calls, or however his parliament reacts, is of little matter.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged the Security Council to send out a unified message on the matter.
Prime Minister David Cameron and senior officers have said a line should be drawn under the matter following Mr Mitchell's previous apology, but pressure on Mr Mitchell continues.
Alex Salmond told the committee that there had been no direct discussions with the Prime Minister over the release of Abdelbaset Ali Al-Megrahi, as it was a matter purely for the Scottish Government.
The prime minister insists that who is in his cabinet is properly - and must remain - a matter for his judgement alone.
The matter was the subject of verbal clashes between Mr Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband at Prime Minister's Questions.
Syria was working closely with Saudi Arabia, the regional patron of Mr Hariri and his Sunni community, to find a formula to defuse tensions in advance of indictments which the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) is expected to issue within a matter of days, naming some Hezbollah members in connection with the murder of Lebanese former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005.
Little matter that Yousaf Khan previously held the same seat representing the rival Pakistan Muslim League of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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