The grouping could thus become a victim of a new era of great-power rivalry in the region.
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The 19th century was notable for two stretches of great-power peace of roughly four decades each, punctuated by major conflicts.
Once all the parties had been safely corralled in Ohio, he unleashed a classic 21-day exercise in lock-up, great-power diplomacy.
By background, she is a hard-edged realist, a believer in the uses of American power and the importance of great-power relations.
Franklin had tried to head off a return to such great-power rivalry by constructing an international order founded on great-power co-operation.
The sort of problems governments increasingly face, they say, will be much less predictable than those associated with old great-power rivalries.
When the declaration was drafted, the cold war had already begun to blight post-war hopes that international co-operation would prevail over great-power rivalry.
The era of American predominance has shown that there is no better recipe for great-power peace than certainty about who holds the upper hand.
The United States has benefited as much as any other country from the free exchange of goods, the safety of global sea lanes, the spread of democracy and the great-power stability that have characterized the entire post-World War II era.
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For Democrats in the state, the ultimate humiliation came when the last great Democratic power-broker, the former lieutenant-governor Bob Bullock, who had dominated Texas politics for four decades, threw his support behind Mr Bush.
In the Senate the rules may appear to give him great power--Senators are required to sit completely mute and put in writing any question they have for witnesses so he can read it aloud--but in fact he has no power to decide anything.
The one problem with that observation: The group is from L.A. Which, come to think of it, is a great sign that power-pop fused with punk is thriving here, as well.
The event was intended to mark China's reintegration into the world, and re-emergence as a great power.
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Owen Bennett-Jones, BBC Islamabad correspondent at the time, recalls that when Mr Sharif was removed from power, many Pakistanis expressed great relief, describing him as corrupt, incompetent and power-hungry.
China's self-image as a responsible great power was also on show, however, with a large new hospital ship, useful for humanitarian missions.
Most peter out, shedding their energy along the way, but a few - about 10% - build power, becoming great, hulking behemoths that smash their way through the Caribbean Islands, and into the United States and Mexico.
As he explains, power-assisted bikes are either great electric bikes or great pedal bikes, but rarely both.
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But unions also exert top-down influence and wield a great deal of power, regardless of the good intentions of most of their members.
The power of suggestion is great, says Boston-based financial planner Dee Lee.
Several times in the early stages his power and pace led him into great positions - none better than on 22 minutes when his shot deflected off Stam past Barthez to put put Chelsea 1-0 up.
Even so, it requires a great deal of number-crunching, and therefore lots of computer power.
But in the event of a razor-thin finish, or a 269-vote tie, every elector will suddenly wield great power.
No Stone Unturned also echoes Lord Heseltine's campaigns in the 1980s for devolving power from Whitehall and re-invigorating the great industrial cities.
This would spur both industrial development in places like the Great Plains--rich in everything from fossil fuels to wind power--while keeping energy prices down for U.S. consumers and firms.
Cuty commended the ship's 1, 086 crew members, saying they went to great lengths to meet passengers' needs -- including redirecting emergency power to certain parts of ship to provide occasional water and toilet service.
In fact, they firmly stated that it's only a surefire recommendation to those who will be utilizing the 3D panel with great frequency, noting that the decision to toss a power-hungry Core i7 into an otherwise portable machine led to subpar battery life that would frustrate frequent travelers.
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In the 18th century, Denmark was a great power, controlling much of Scandinavia, all of Schleswig-Holstein, and Iceland.
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