They are, to varying degrees, millenarians: they believe that something tumultuous and new is on its way, and they rapturously welcome it: the world, they think, can be made a better place.
American officials hope that however much these countries criticise the Bush administration in public for its efforts to remove the Iraqi leader, in private they would welcome it.
Our IBOPE Zogby interactive polling shows quite clearly that large numbers of GOP voters are not bothered a shutdown might occur, and that that they would welcome it as a way of forcing more budget cuts.
For better or worse, the American people seem to be deciding that if gay people want marriage, they are welcome to it.
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Mindful of this, private bankers say they welcome the law if it helps root out dirty money.
And 85% in a recent Medix survey said that they welcome the introduction of IT to a greater extent in their workplace.
And he says the people will welcome it because they're providing basic services.
And I pointed out that Republicans have thus far not proposed a single specific savings through revenue, and we would welcome it if they did.
Richard Lynch, executive director of the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies, said if pension funds are confident their consultant is doing the best job it can, they should welcome a free independent investigation.
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It is also unappealing to pass laws telling adults that they are not allowed to volunteer to do overtime, even if they want the extra money and their companies would welcome it.
While the prospect of a change in Fed strategy is unsettling investors, ultimately, they should welcome the end of the Fed's stimulus because it means that the economy is strong enough to stand on its own two feet, JJ Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade, said.
Even when local authorities welcome the competition, they tend to become actively involved in shaping it.
The Americans, for their part, welcome all foreign support but have made it plain that they are willing to bomb Iraq with or without it.
Among the 2, 000 men questioned, the majority in all centres would welcome a new method and two-thirds said they would use it if it were available.
Because most Americans still support the death penalty in principle, abolitionists have had little choice but to welcome reform, even if it means improving a system they oppose.
Now, they want to give him a freer hand, which is welcome, though it comes with a sting: if he now fails, all the fault can be laid at his door.
One of the welcome side effects is that it makes life easier for them when they question Rumsfeld at his confirmation hearings.
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They welcome the prospect of prosperity and the rule of law, whoever helps to bring it.
The Conservatives will accuse Labour of not doing enough with the money they do have, while Plaid will welcome the money but warn that Labour will waste it.
They welcome Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system precisely because it creates stable, democratic government invulnerable to the uncertain coalitions that "fairer" voting systems have inflicted on countries like Holland.
Although the 2011 changes are a welcome loosening of IRS collection rules it is in no way certain that they will result in reduced enforced collection measures by the IRS. The bad economic times have placed more people in the position where it is difficult to timely pay their tax obligations.
"If it had been a prime minister of another party, they would have also been welcome, " she said.
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We're going to see you in a month at the governors gala, whatever they call it, so be ready to dance. (Laughter.) And welcome aboard.
Even American officials, who were saying a week ago they did not need one, now take the line that a resolution would be welcome so long as it did not produce endless delay.
"It is very welcome you see so many young women blazing a trail coming forward, but they kind of disappear out of sight as soon as they reach their 50s, let alone their 60s, " she added.
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