"The decision was taken that a candidate, in view of the local circumstances, should be supported on that particular issue, " he told reporters at the news conference.

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There is an important precedent for the view that in certain circumstances offenses of the sort alleged here may not rise to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor.

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In view of the unsettled internal and external circumstances regarding Iran, the company has committed not to expand the scope of its existing work in Iran.

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"In view of the recent tragic events and present circumstances, we once again appeal to the government of Pakistan to take a sympathetic and humanitarian view of this case, and release Sarabjit Singh, " a statement issued by India's foreign ministry said.

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Shorn of empire and in straitened circumstances, Russia still tends to view the world through balance-of-power lenses: another country's gain is Russia's loss, and vice versa, especially when that other country is America.

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But in my view, there is absolutely no harm to be done in giving the fullest possible explanation of the circumstances surrounding this decision.

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This is one of the circumstances where, in his view, it makes the most sense for him to be in place in the White House fulfilling those responsibilities.

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The newer (and, unsurprisingly, Church-endorsed) view is that Galileo made needless trouble for himself by being impolitic, and that, in the circumstances of the time, it would have been hard for the Church to act otherwise.

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