However when a situation can be seen through the lens of difference, and a position is simply a matter of opinion not a totalitarian statement of fact, then cooperation and compromise is possible.

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The defense is a shoulder shrug, a vague statement of reassurance and an appeal to popular opinion.

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No Arsene Wenger pre-season pronouncement of championship aspirations, club statement of their faith in the manager, or fan opinion will change that reality.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers is, and still is, the financial, statutory auditor - with the duty to give an opinion on financial statement verity - of some of the biggest players in the financial crisis.

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Even worse than a weak resolution would be a "presidential statement, " a toothless gesture of the Council's opinion.

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Potentially crucial in shaping investor and rating-firm opinion will be U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's budget statement on Dec. 5.

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Mr Bercow emphasised that his statement, which came in response to a point of order from Tory MP Julian Lewis, was a personal opinion.

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