But the public response, and that of more liberal-minded Chinese newspapers, prompted a change of attitude.
In his first public response to the report, Mr Ahmadinejad said the accusations were "fundamentally not true".
An extraordinarily jolting piece of television journalism, the public response to the footage was immediate and visceral.
The public response was overwhelming: Of about 19, 000 dogs acquired by the army, more than half were trained.
Now, it's important to realize that, at this moment, many of our charities are overwhelmed by the public response.
In our limited, constitutional republic, the pecking order for a public response is first local government, and then state.
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Mr Vaz, who was contacted by Mr Pal about his son's case, said the public response had been "magnificent".
Charles Wilson, from the Royal British Legion, said he welcomed the plans and looked forward to hearing the public response.
Various laboratories and public discussion forum including blogs have been devoted to the elicitation of public response to these policies.
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Clinton as secretary of state, last week withdrew her name from contention amid criticism of her public response to the attack.
After the dinner, Mr. Hagel offered a muted public response to Mr. Karzai's comments that came in contrast to the forceful defense from Gen.
Mr Meier told Swiss Radio International that he stood by his decision on the goal, but that the public response had come as a shock.
In a press conference Det Supt Richard Baker said police have been "overwhelmed" by the public response, which had provided the investigation with "crucial information".
Ms Meagher's husband, Thomas, said the public response had been huge.
When Princess Diana was killed, the public response just disturbed me.
The public response from Washington has been a barely-stifled yawn.
Public response to the leaked tapes is even harsher than it was after his 2006 arrest for drunk driving when the actor made sexist and anti-Semitic remarks to the arresting officers.
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But we do think that the public response to his self-control shows how poorly Stoic qualities can go over in our times: a philosophy built on emotional control seems strange in the age of over-sharing.
Though the company has thrown up a public response on its blog, it doesn't clarify what transpired, what "contractual obligations" were allegedly breached, or what (if anything) Kik might do to attempt to smooth over the spat.
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But a positive and proactive public response to our upcoming retirement crisis would also acknowledge that many who retire do so not by choice but by circumstance, and understand that to rely on the kindness of employers and the good health fairies to keep elderly Americans fiscally solvent is folly indeed.
Police in Manchester have been inundated with tip-offs from the public in response to their "Shop A Looter" campaign, the force has said.
For America to remain competitive, the appropriate public policy response is to ban neither research nor international trade, but rather to invest heavily in both.
They said they were "encouraged" by the public's response and were following "a number of leads".
He said he found the public's response to his homecoming "very humbling".
Toyota President Akio Toyoda has said the company won't pin the blame on customers for its problems as part of its public-relations response.
Under state policy, police are encouraged to reserve such an alert for confirmed kidnappings to avoid softening the public's response, said Ohio State Highway Patrol Capt.
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Producers said they were delighted with the public's response after 1.5 million phone votes were cast in Saturday's semi-final - up on last year, said the spokeswoman.
Once a "draft" version of the rules is agreed upon between the SEC staff and the exchange, the SEC posts these rules for public comment and response.
Tony Blair, who praised the public's response as "remarkable" at his monthly press conference on Thursday, has predicted the government would eventually give "hundreds of millions" of pounds in aid.
Of the one billion shares on offer, between a fifth to half, depending on the public's response, will be allotted to individual investors, with the rest going to institutions.
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