Reagan went ahead with putting new, advanced missiles in Western Europe, a riposte to the U.S.S.R.
The rest is a riposte to the politicians (and electorates) who give democracy a bad name.
The right has the Tea Party, and the left has, until recently, had no riposte.
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The feisty riposte was typical of Mr Baird, who was handed the tricky environment file in January.
Mr Purnell's speech was a riposte to the Tories, who had prescribed stronger medicine on January 8th.
Given the chaos inside Syria a riposte from the Assad regime itself is viewed by experts as unlikely.
It was the ideal riposte to the early United dominance and Barca were suddenly playing with their usual swagger.
The president's insistence is partly a riposte to the decline of this dream.
But the resulting book is not just unfailingly readable: it is also a provocative, enlightening and welcome riposte to the cyber-utopian worldview.
That provoked a furious riposte from the justice minister, Gustavo Beliz.
The brave but tiring visitors had no riposte and Villa continued to pile forward, with Speroni performing more heroics to superbly tip over Stewart Downing's 20-yard drive.
The usual riposte, of course, is that such superpower restraint is necessary if others aspiring to possession of nuclear weapons are to be dissuaded from acquiring them.
Urging a wholesale revamp of the welfare system based on greater self-reliance, it reads like a riposte to the Lafontaines' tome, and is no doubt meant to.
Nonetheless, because you only noted my criticism of OWS, you have not presented a balanced riposte because you did not acknowledge that I also criticized the Tea Party.
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Ten points adrift, Wasps launched an immediate riposte as Paul Sackey stepped inside two tacklers to release Cipriani, but the pass was adjudged forward and the try disallowed.
Officials have gone on record as saying that the action taken against America's attackers will be a lengthy campaign extending over years, not just a short-term military riposte.
Mr Monti's dry riposte has been to remind Italians that Mr Berlusconi had invited him last month to lead a coalition of moderates, but that he had refused.
There's been much debate on these pages in recent days about the spread of Americanisms - outside the US. Here, American lexicographer and broadcaster Grant Barrett offers a riposte.
All-rounder Watson has come in for some criticism recently but provided the perfect riposte with an unbeaten 96 to leave him within touching distance of his first Test century.
In an immediate riposte, Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said the reparations issue was one for international law to determine, stressing it was completely unrelated to Greece's international financial bailout.
Mr Romney must now adapt his strategy, and come up with a more decisive riposte to those who criticise his personal wealth and career record as a venture capitalist, our correspondent says.
Dan Tuohy crossed the Scarlets' line as the visitors made a quick riposte, but the flanker had overrun Nigel Brady in the build-up and the score was disallowed for a forward pass.
At times, "The Outsider" reads both like a memoir and a riposte, a sharp two-handed backhand down the line from a champ who freely cops to selfishness, stubbornness and shortcomings as a husband.
Arsenal managed to launch a stirring riposte, but the result leaves them five points behind leaders Manchester United after their victory over Bolton - although the Gunners do have a game in hand.
Ten days later, The Times published his riposte.
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The victory is the perfect riposte for Spurs following their quarter-final first-leg loss to Real Madrid, which has - barring the most unlikely of second-leg turnarounds - ended their involvement in this season's Champions League.
On the other hand, she offers a powerful riposte to those who insist on the opposite: that the brewing clash of civilisations is all the fault of Western misdeeds, for which no apology will suffice.
The onus was on Australia's openers to provide a solid platform for a robust riposte and, although Phillip Hughes began nervously with a series of streaky boundaries behind square, they managed to notch a confidence-boosting 50-run partnership.
And he will argue that deeper information sharing rather than harmonisation is how the EU should pursue integration, building on Brown's successful riposte to the proposal to establish an EU withholding tax on income from financial securities.
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