Like Lee, Park is a member of South Korea's main conservative party, but she has promised to find a middle ground by re-engaging Pyongyang through aid shipments, reconciliation talks and the resumption of some large-scale economic initiatives as progress occurs on the nuclear issue.

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Mr Roh, however, may disappoint by seeking a more pragmatic middle ground.

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The decision by the Food and Drug Administration is an attempt to find middle ground just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the drug.

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The decisive move came around 300 meters out, when Nolen guided her away from the softer ground by the rail and settled her behind the leaders towards the middle of the track.

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Among other things, the negotiators are trying to find a middle ground between progressive lawmakers who want the bill to include a public plan run by the government and more conservative members who say they won't vote for a measure if it includes such an option.

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There are potentially weather related anomalies that might be affected by the rise in temperatures, putting variations along the extremes, rather than a comfortable middle ground.

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But coming out of it, we think that the race is still going to be won or lost by who has the better policies and better plan for the middle class, who has the better ground game and better plans to encourage people and educate people to early vote and get them to the polls.

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