Such a study is, of course, but a straw in the wind.

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In this connection, its decision with respect to restoring grant security assistance to Ankara will be a critical straw in the wind.

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China's ASAT test is a straw in the solar wind.

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No custom isotopes and lead syringes here, and squeamish readers can skip this part: In completely medieval fashion, a nasogastric tube is inserted through the nose, while the patient (read, victim) drinks water through a straw to ensure that the tube does not wind up in a lung.

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Another straw in the wind is the continuing disregard about the implications of a U.S. collapse in Iraq (with or without the Baker et.al. diplomatic fig-leaf) for our security here at home.

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One interesting straw in the wind is the new legal opinion that the provision that publishers who don't join a self-regulation system could face tougher damages in the courts, if they're sued for libel, may break human rights law.

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