Organisers would step in if a winning country was unable to host the event, she said.
These clubby, consensual arrangements served Germany well for several decades after the war, winning the country an enviable industrial peace.
What if instead of counting individual medals, each event was a competition in itself, with the country winning the most gold medals taking all the allotted "electors" for that sport.
"Playing, but more importantly winning, for your country is the most special feeling one can achieve, " he said.
They probably didn't see anything wrong with what they did because they were focused on the next round and winning medals for their country, he said.
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Though most Americans don't believe their country is winning the war, they don't think sending more troops is the answer, as only 9 percent of those polled said the country should dispatch more forces to Iraq.
The double Grand Slam hero, who is on the bench for the Ospreys' league opener in Connacht on Friday, has tasted ultimate glory with his country but winning the Anglo-Welsh competition is not enough for player or club.
Seven years ago, Xiang, then aged 13, was taken into one of China's many Sports Technical Schools where children are offered the opportunity to bring fame and fortune to the mother country by winning on the international stage.
On the opposite side you find athletes like 19-year-old Kenyan Pamela Jelimo who, having been thrust into sporting superstardom in her home country after winning 800m gold in Beijing, had a tough winter and is only just beginning to get back into shape.
Winning the support of the country's traditional chiefs is important for Mr Speight.
The young Canadian writer is already winning plaudits in his own country.
It may seem strange for Georgia to be willing to spend so much money winning over people outside the country who have no vote.
PRAGELATO, Italy -- Giorgio di Centa gave hosts Italy a fairytale finish to the Games by winning the final cross-country skiing event in a thrilling sprint finish.
Coen - who, alongside his brother has co-directed and produced Academy-award winning films such as No Country for Old Men and Fargo - is making his debut on Broadway with his play Talking Cure.
"I give you my full support, " says Estrada, "not because you are appointing me acting president, " - laughter - but because we are very proud of you for winning the award for the country.
There's no erasing those tabloid photos, like the ones that chronicled the once-blissful pairing of Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger and country crooner Kenny Chesney, who wed in the Virgin Islands in May 2005 after a whirlwind courtship.
Cannavaro was winning his 126th cap for his country, equalling the record of AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini, but it was an otherwise forgettable night for the central defender.
Louisville certainly looked like one of the best teams in the country down the stretch, winning its last seven regular-season games.
On Friday, Valcke again criticized Brazil's progress, saying the country is more worried about winning the World Cup that preparing for it.
Putin's promise to scrap visas was seen as crucial to his country's prospects of winning the vote as nationals of almost all countries outside the former Soviet Union require the paperwork to visit Russia.
"As a mainstay of our rural economy, forestry plays a vital role in safeguarding communities and businesses across the country - and is increasingly winning a bigger stake in the domestic and international timber markets, " he said.
Smith had made his Scotland debut earlier that year in the Calcutta Cup match against England and was a first-choice for his country for eight years, winning the Five Nations in 1999 and leading them throughout the 2001 Autumn Internationals.
The average wealth and education of voters in the Defence area meant that NA-250 was the place where PTI, which appeals to middle-class and upper-middle-class voters fed up with traditional patronage politics, stood its best chance of winning a seat in Karachi, the country's economic capital.
And throughout this week, the members of my Cabinet are going to be fanning across the country talking about some of the winning projects.
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Actress Leleti Khumalo is best known as a soap star in her native South Africa, but in the late 1980s, she made a name for herself in this country with a Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway musical "Sarafina!"
Nary any inkling that marines protect our country, their point is fighting and winning wars.
Hajek does have some form, however, after winning a Challenger event on clay in his home country last month.
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Nawaz Sharif led the country twice before, but was toppled in a 1999 coup and served as the country's main opposition leader before winning Saturday's elections.
The winning party has already started informal talks with the country's socialist party to form a new government, with a cross-party coalition likely to be formed by Wednesday.
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