To quell the unwanted speculations, Ryan had to reassert that he is not running.
That, in turn, could provide the generals with a handy excuse to reassert their waning influence.
Soon after the tragedy in Beslan, Mr Putin attempted to reassert a measure of control.
Until then, he had regularly lambasted Russia for plotting to reassert control in Central Asia.
In theory, Lebanon has been campaigning for decades to reassert its authority over the area.
China could reassert its historical status as the dominant regional power and eventually reabsorb Taiwan.
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Or will there be a crisis, then a backlash, when the old rules at last reassert themselves?
But Hua Hin's best hotel may even yet reassert itself as a prime destination for stressed-out Bangkokians.
Secretary Baker should, accordingly, reassert the earlier U.S. position that such missiles must be banned by START.
In some outlying areas, independence movements, long squelched by deposed dictator Suharto, are beginning to reassert themselves.
In Europe, Russia wants to reassert itself as the dominant power in the east, feared if not respected.
That cynicism could pose the greatest threat to Mahathir's attempts to reassert his authority over the long term.
Players, coaches, executives, and officials must make it a priority to reassert themselves as role models and citizens.
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Yet the bigger threat to its ambitions to reassert regional influence lies in its own attitude towards the neighbours.
With the evaporation of Western will to confront it, Syria is moving swiftly to reassert its control over Lebanon.
And it would reassert the dominant role of the army and its intelligence service over a notionally civilian government.
Only the yen and Swiss franc offer lower borrowing costs and we expect those carry trades to also reassert themselves.
Mr Obama, keen to reassert his pro-Israel credentials before next year's election, seems likely to oppose even the Vatican option.
The prime minister was under pressure to reassert his authority over the party and bury talk of a leadership challenge.
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Having weathered the early second-half storm, Cardiff began to reassert their superiority and Roberts went close to notching his double.
"We have to reassert the basic core principles of the Republican Party, " Giuliani told New Hampshire party activists in January.
Germany, though, slowly started to reassert their authority and Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was called into action twice in quick succession.
They are issues ripe for confrontations with Republicans, especially at a time the GOP's conservative base is determined to reassert itself.
But, yes, we have the resources to turn this around and reassert American primacy as a defender of the free world.
After not even a year in power, many Lib Dems are weary of building up credibility, and desperate to reassert their identity.
We are going to rebuild and reassert the dreams of all Madridistas.
She had for months been promising that the NLD would reassert itself.
It proved that society has the capacity to reassert norms of civilized behavior even when they appear to have permanently broken down.
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In part, this support is an attempt to reassert Democratic credentials as internationalists rather than isolationists after their concerted opposition to fast-track.
Ross said the new agreement was not intended to spell out those details, but to reassert that all phases of the redeployment will be completed.
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