Worse, it suggests that the Tories are prepared to cede to Labour a vital corner of the ideological battlefield.
Last week, Molcho reportedly outlined the government's general positions on lands it is willing to cede to the Palestinians.
The solution, he believes, is for status-quo politicians to cede to citizen legislators.
We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries, we must claim its promise.
Glasenberg also offered Xstrata CEO Mick Davis the top job for six months, after which he will have to cede to the South African billionaire.
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Even though Facebook left that business, I think that local, loyalty and offers is still a key overall area that Facebook does not want to cede to Google or Groupon.
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They might well be induced to speak up if Mr Kohl were finally to cede to the sceptics and come out against a punctual start to the euro an issue on which, at least rhetorically, he has pinned his career.
Still, the front-page, above-the-fold article in the February 19 editions of the New York Times that precipitated the current firestorm of criticism was sourced by unnamed individuals transparently defending their bureaucratic "turf" against proposals that would cede to a newly created Office of Strategic Influence any authority to disseminate information to overseas audiences.
To continue to cede our leadership in education is to cede our position in the world.
The Chinese state-owned firms did not need capital so badly that they were prepared to cede control to foreigners.
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The "anti-cession" movement objected to the decision to cede Sarawak to the British.
But Israel appears ready to cede up to 92% of the West Bank.
France has always been reluctant to cede sovereignty to the European Union.
They are all but certain to lose their current majority of governorships, and to cede ground to the Republicans in state legislatures.
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The rollout of Apple 's iPhone makes clear how reluctant the carriers are to cede control to a partner, even one with significant cool factor.
But the problem of incomplete knowledge can't be solved in an authoritarian system that refuses to cede power to the separate people who possess that knowledge.
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To ignore this force is to cede advantage to competitors.
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In the past, planners have focused on tax strategies, but with higher exemptions the question of how much control a giver is willing to cede comes to the fore.
Cuban President Fidel Castro is celebrating his 80th birthday today as he recovers from intestinal surgery that forced him to cede power to his brother Raul two weeks ago.
Desperate record labels might have been willing to sell themselves over to Apple, but TV executives and cable companies are strong enough that they have no need to cede power to Cupertino.
The rollout of Apple 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iPhone makes clear how reluctant the carriers are to cede control to a partner, even one with significant cool factor.
By pressuring Israel to cede land to Syria and the Palestinians, Obama's apparent foreign policy will provide Iran with still more territory from which to attack Israel both through its terror proxies and with its expanding ballistic missile arsenal.
We currently estimate the user decline to slow down in the coming years, but if Perfect World continues to cede ground to its competitors, the actual user numbers could fall much below our estimate, and this could mean a significant downside to our price estimate for Perfect World.
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Egypt has kept the border closed partly to please America, which props up Mr Mubarak with aid, partly because his government loathes Hamas as a branch of its own Muslim Brotherhood, and partly in the hope of forcing Hamas to cede legitimacy to the PA, thereby keeping prospects for Palestinian unity and future peace dealings with Israel alive.
Furthermore, Mr. Hevesi never directed Mr. Loglisci to cede his authority to Hank Morris.
But those who want to build must not cede ground to terrorists who seek to destroy.
He is not at all willing to cede those industries to other countries.
Despite the hurdles, personal computer vendors and consumer electronics players can't afford to cede the market to Apple, notes Kevorkian.
This has been interpreted to mean that Netanyahu is willing to cede sovereign rights to the area to the Palestinians.
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