Unfortunately, Germany did not understand that Britain did not have a lien on the whole world, and that (British interests apart) the views of other powers had to be taken into account, so that the desired territorial concessions could not be slipped into Germany's pocket without demur.
Now the challenge is putting the Humpty-Dumpty deal talks back up on the wall, with the whole world watching.
This is the traditional weekend for looking at the upcoming Apple announcement on Wednesday, which the whole world is pretty sure is going to be the next iPhone, and make some predictions.
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And you can see on Sunday what the whole world saw, how his lifestyle was there inside Pakistan.
By promoting more trade, fairer taxes and greater transparency, Britain and America can once again lead the way in meeting the greatest challenge of our time: securing the growth and stability on which the prosperity of the whole world depends.
The former World Supersport runner-up added that the whole racing scene on the island was very different to that of a World Superbike paddock.
"On the step, I felt that the whole world is watching, " Mr Baumgartner said after the jump.
The peace and security of the whole world depend on wise and courageous leadership from the White House.
Meanwhile, on the demand side, the world as a whole, and China in particular, has been growing much faster than expected and consuming lots of raw materials as it does so.
In our conversation, Shiller argued that these sorts of studies have tainted the reputation of an industry that, on the whole, is a positive force in the world.
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Cell phones can be a great convenience when you need them for business and personal needs, but walking around stores up and down the aisles letting the whole world in on your conversation is rude to those around you and to the person on the other end.
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England's return to India after the Mumbai attacks was hailed the world over and, on the whole, they performed admirably given their lack of preparation.
"It connects in to 130 routes across the world on the whole of the KLM network, " he said.
Despite population ageing in some societies, including in East Asia, the world on the whole is getting younger.
The message seems to be that markets are willing to tolerate a highly imperfect fiscal deal (officially, the American Taxpayer Relief Act), permitting a greater focus on the continued gradual improvement of the world economy as a whole.
Spierkel also noted that in China and India, where the company saw 25%-plus growth last year, margins on the whole are more competitive than in other parts of the world.
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"The clock is ticking towards 2004 when the whole world's eyes will be on Athens as the Olympic Games are held there, " said Richard Allan MP, head of the marbles campaign group Parthenon 2004.
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' He went on to say, 'The whole world is an open field for us.
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The outside world has on the whole merely smirked at America's election farce.
There were times in 1968 it seemed the whole world was on fire.
Of course they can't say that on TV because that would give the whole world a licence to do what they like.
One such technology is Third Voice, a browser add-on that lets anyone stick virtual Post-it Notes on any Web page, for the whole world to see.
Whatever the defects in Muslim eyes of American foreign policy, the United States has a substantial Muslim population which on the whole seems pretty comfortable there, and has produced some of the world's best Islamic thinkers.
If you are a girl dressing up in the morning thinking about the whole world having a point of view on what you are wearing, it takes the pleasure out of getting dressed.
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America charges an average tariff of 46% on Brazil's top 15 exports to the world as a whole, whereas Brazil's average tariff on their American equivalents is just 14%, according to Rubens Barbosa, Brazil's ambassador in Washington.
It seems like only yesterday the whole world was focused on the possibility that Apple might be developing a watch.
On the other hand, for the American people and for the free world as a whole, this is a lose-lose situation.
" Furthermore, it seems as if the outfit is continuing on in its pursuit to develop the best DVD upconverting technology in the whole wide world, as it explained to the press in London that its forthcoming technology would "fill in the gaps" and "add resolution.
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It is also Europeans' continued ambivalence about the whole idea of exercising power on the world stage.
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