"And,that context involved unprecedented bullying, arm twisting and strong arm tactics by the host state, directed against first the foreign ministers and then the heads of state themselves.

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Both Syria and Lebanon host and hold influence over armed Islamist groups that threaten the Jewish state.

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The rights of the individual had to be balanced against the security interests of the host state, he argued.

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Consider a transmission case in Montana that is now ensnared in both the body politic and in the local courts: The state would host a 215-mile power line owned by Enbridge, called the Montana Alberta Tie.

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The United State on Friday played host to the first in a series of meetings with Japan to find ways to work together on global climate change, said the administration.

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