• They have spoken with their peaceful marches, their silent shaming of the Syrian regime, and their courageous persistence in the face of brutality - day after day, week after week.

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  • The monk, who was born in the city of his name in northern Italy in 1631, was sent by the pope of the day to unite Christians in the face of a huge Ottoman army.

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  • We understand the challenges cities face in meeting the needs of their residents day in and day out.

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  • Schrage was also quick to point out that if the company were to take out large loans that it would likely fly in the face of the fiscal responsibility that his site preaches every day.

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  • Flexibility is required on multiple levels and requires network software to be changed rapidly in the face of so-called Zero Day attacks, i.e.

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  • The thing most wrong with present-day Republicanism is its passivity in the face of the economic crisis, its indifference to the economic troubles of the huge majority of the American population, and its blithe insistence that everything was fine for the typical American worker up until Inauguration Day 2009 or (at the outer bound of the thinkable) the financial crisis of the fall 2008.

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  • If, in the eighties, the media's political humor was honed in the wrinkled face of Ronald Reagan, and later the media had a field day with the physique of George W. Bush, for four years it has been cautious with the current resident of the White House.

    CNN: Should the U.S. raise a fist or offer a hand to Cuba?

  • Clare Connor will continue as captain and Sussex teammate Caroline Atkins is the one new face in a squad of 12 players named for the three one-day internationals and two Tests.

    BBC: Edwards misses women's Ashes

  • Ms. SUSAN YANG(ph): My name is Susan Yang, and the worst gift, in plural, I would have to say, are probably are those of--although I love chocolate and candy--those are probably the worst kinds of gifts because it's just temptation looking me in the face every day.

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  • It will not be a slap in the face to others traumatized by the events of that day.

    CNN: To ban mosque is to subvert Constitution

  • He was sporting a Tom Brady hairstyle and the typical three day shave now dominating the face of every dude on every page in Esquire magazine.

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  • "The fact that the Senate could vote to begin to defend the United States on the very day that a new START Treaty was signed -- and in the face of Moscow's explicit threat to withdraw from that accord should the U.S. deviate from the ABM Treaty is simply extraordinary, " said Frank J.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • The optimism of businessmen has been further bolstered by Mr Sharif's decision, in the face of Islamist opposition, to make Friday a working day again.

    ECONOMIST: Pakistan

  • And I want to pay tribute to Britain's servicemen and women - and those civilians deployed on operations - who every day face danger doing vital work in the service of our country --- and in particular to remember today the sacrifices made for our country by all who have been injured or lost their lives in Iraq, Afghanistan and other theatres of war.

    BBC: In full: Brown security statement

  • It seems that sitting in our pajamas all day does not always trump the cut and thrust of face-to-face office work.

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  • And its old people may one day face many of the challenges of those living in the great cities.

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  • Clad in white, with a red kerchief, tourists and Spaniards sprint ahead of the charging bulls, which face matadors in the bullring later in the day.

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  • "To adhere stubbornly to inadequate levels of resources in the face of the increased registration and increased turnout will result in a meltdown on Election Day, " the suit says.

    CNN: Battle for Virginia shifts to getting voters to the polls

  • Perhaps one day he'll be known in the philanthropic world for changing the face of charitable giving in Asia.

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  • The Center for Security Policy on Monday joined the Institut pour la Defense de la Democratie in co-hosting a day-long international conference on the topic of "Les Democraties Face au Defi Islamiste" (Democracies in the Face of Islamist Confrontation).

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center co-sponsors international conference

  • At the end of a two-day summit in Brussels, Silvio Berlusconi showed optimism in face of a double blow to Europe, first over the Constitution and now over the budget, and stressed that the European Council ended "with neither winners nor losers".

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  • Tuesday's vote capped a dramatic day in which Anna Hazare, the 74-year-old public face of the popular anticorruption movement, began a hunger strike in Mumbai, drawing out thousands of supporters to push the government to strengthen the bill submitted to the lower house, known as the Lok Sabha.

    WSJ: India Moves to Toughen Graft Fight

  • Standing in love is, perhaps, a healing notion as we face the romantic onslaught of another Valentine's Day.

    BBC: Viewpoint: Down with romantic love

  • In difficult times, we clearly face the challenge of delivering an increasingly better brand experience to our customers every day.

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  • "On the day I got laid off I got a packet slapped in front of my face and that was it, " she says.

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  • In the face of these grim statistics, OPEC decided last month to pump 1.5m fewer barrels a day (about 2% of global consumption), starting from November 1st.

    ECONOMIST: Oil prices have plunged. Another spike may be on its way

  • You know how to look out for each other in the face of drought or tornadoes or disasters, looking out for each other until we reach a brighter day.

    WHITEHOUSE: Rural Economic Forum: Opening Remarks

  • Although he hadn't been active in running the firm's day-to-day operations in years (retiring as chairman in 1982), Thomas was the face of Wendy's, appearing in about 700 ads since 1989.

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  • It means that European leaders face an even more challenging task in coming day to agree a package of rescue measures for the eurozone that would be seen by investors and by non-eurozone countries such as the US and China as sufficiently bold and comprehensive.

    BBC: Greece needs yet another bailout

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