The humanitarian and strategic costs of standing back from Syria would be even higher.

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Rather than standing back and observing this from the sidelines, the rating agencies got involved in structuring these products.

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In one generation, he often muses, his family has vaulted from the man standing at the back of the banqueting hall serving drinks to the one at the front, giving the speech from the podium.

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The flat-bottom boat balanced precariously just barely above water level, a skilled rower standing and pushing gondola-style from the back.

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From a standing start, the reconstructed beam sped back up to the normal speed of light.

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He won an unprecedented standing ovation and applause - considered unparliamentary behaviour - from the back benches of his Labour Party.

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The teams presented throughout the night to a standing-room only audience while guest speakers provided insight into innovation, how to bounce back from failures, and the ways that technology can help meet the needs of people worldwide.

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's breast cancer drug Herceptin could dramatically extend women's lives by preventing tumors from coming back, a roomful of hardened cancer experts gave the presentation a standing ovation two years ago.

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