The reforms are expected to finally dissociate EU-aspiring Turkey from the remnants of autocratic rule.

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Bill Clinton can dissociate himself from the foundation, or the foundation can void the gift.

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That's, they're saying that they think you should dissociate yourself from that leaflet but you're saying no, it's okay.

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EU, a subject that has been hard to dissociate from the constitution.

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"Olaf found that Commissioner Dalli had taken no action to prevent or dissociate himself from the facts or to report the circumstances, " it said.

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Mr. Mistry said in a separate statement he will "legally dissociate" himself from the management of his family businesses to avoid any conflict of interest.

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Golkar has done little to dissociate itself from the Suharto years.

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When people dissociate, things come apart in a variety of ways.

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But nowadays you find dogmatic hostility to France only on the dottier fringes of the Spanish right, and Mr Arroyo is keen to dissociate himself from jingoism.

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When Athens got its extension last December, as part of a larger restructuring of its loans to euro-zone countries, the other two were quick to dissociate themselves with the move.

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The longer Mr Sarkozy continues to serve in government, the harder it will be to dissociate himself from the record he intends to condemn, and from the political class that the French so distrust.

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