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.
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If an important paper in Germany had portrayed the British prime minister no matter if it was Tony Blair or John Major in such a demeaning way, a wave of anger and indignation would have swept across Britain.
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 think it is a private matter for the Deputy Prime Minister, " he said.
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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.
Once the laughter died down the prime minister said it was a very serious matter and said he hoped it would be investigated "by the authorities".
Last Friday, the family travelled to 10 Downing Street to hand in a petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to intervene in the matter "to show discrimination is totally unacceptable".
Crucial data estimating the dispersion of radioactive matter were not given to the prime minister's office, so that evacuees like those from Namie were not given any advice on where to go.
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.
In order to handle the matter successfully, Kan, the new prime minister, will have to explain that need better to the Japanese people, say some analysts.
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.
As a matter of urgency and within 48 hours I am calling the prime minister and party leaders, including the minority parties, to meet with me and the other members of the House of Commons Commission.
At Prime Minister's Questions he told Dennis Skinner that this was a serious matter and the authorities should investigate.
As a matter of conscience, should Krugman not tip off the presidents and prime ministers to the identities of the imbeciles?
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