That the representatives would accept at face value the claims of an organization the FBI has concluded is not " an appropriate liaison partner" is disturbing.
And at every turn, we've made progress not only by changing laws but by changing hearts, by our willingness to walk in another's shoes, by our capacity to love and accept even in the face of rage and bigotry.
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It is hard to imagine China being prepared to accept the loss of face this would involve, though a little pain now might avoid a lot more later as China may already be realising, having missed an opportunity to dump Mr Tung quietly when he was up for re-appointment last year.
Either the people accept this deal or they will face the chaos of bankruptcy.
One could decide that allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons capabilities is preferable to the consequences of a military strike, or one could accept at face value President Obama's statements that the prospect of Iran acquiring a nuclear arsenal is unacceptable (which implies a willingness to use military force to prevent it).
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The international media are only too willing to accept at face value these false accusations of Muslim victimization at the hands of their actual victims.
The British people would face a "very simple choice" either to accept the result of the talks, or to leave the EU altogether, he said.
Greg Saltzman, a professor at Albion College and a labor researcher at the University of Michigan, says the UAW had to make a painful choice - accept this VEBA or face the possibility that General Motors might declare bankruptcy.
And people will have to be more aware of the threats they face and accept that risks can be minimized, but sometimes cannot be avoided.
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It seems that in the land of artifice, only a chump would accept sorrow at face value.
Many students tend to accept the basic tenets of the education system, assuming that any problems they face are due to their personal learning limitations, not the system itself.
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Correspondents say officials are having difficulty finding governments willing to accept the remaining detainees, while at home they face stiff resistance to the idea of Guantanamo detainees on being transferred to US soil.
The enormity of that prospect makes it worth trying yet again to persuade Mr Assad to face up to the hopelessness of his position and to accept that flight from Syria is now his best option.
Moreover, in the face of significant international pressure, Hamas maintains its refusal to accept the so-called Quartet conditions of recognizing Israel, ending terrorism and agreeing to respect all previous agreements signed between the Palestinians and Israel.
In the face of such monumental betrayal of the public trust, the courts were unwilling to accept as a foregone conclusion the innocence of anyone.
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In the face of criticism from hardliners, Mr Sharon has mounted a strong defence of his decision to accept the road map.
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