"As a matter of fairness, the committee concluded, we should offer the prime minister, if he wished to take it up, the opportunity for him, for David Miliband his foreign secretary and Douglas Alexander the development secretary to attend hearings before the general election,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

If Israeli officials faced threatening Syrian troop movements, for example, they would feel compelled to consult with the U.S. government before taking action, even if they concluded that preemption of the Syrian threat is necessary.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Policing the Golan? No

The deal is likely to concluded if Ledley is not sold in this current transfer window, which closes on Tuesday 1700 BST.

BBC: Ledley hailed Cardiff's 'Gerrard'

Obviously, if we had concluded otherwise, we would have made different decisions.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing on Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review