And if Russia plays ball it will strike a hard bargain - perhaps securing an interest in Cyprus's offshore gas industry, yet to be developed.
They can provide data and transparency, research and evaluation, and political cover that permits local leaders to act, and they can scour their books to strike rules that hamstring hard-charging principals and superintendents.
"We asked ourselves how to accomplish this, and the answer was to hit Hamas hard -- to strike the tunnels, the terrorists themselves, and all of their assets -- in order to prevent them from committing war crimes by firing rockets that target our civilian population, " the officer said.
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To the disappointment of those hoping for some of the real argument which has been missing from the campaign so far, neither candidate had anything new to say, nor did they strike any sparks off each other in the hard-hitting tradition of President Truman.
The actor, writer and director, known for films such as "Meet the Parents" and "Zoolander, " has performed or created roles that strike a delicate balance between sympathetic and distasteful -- and sometimes fall too hard on one side of the line.
In Israel, a lawmaker close to hard-line Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped short of confirming involvement in the strike.
It's hard to make a strike when there are Moroccans, Algerians, Afghans, Pakistanis - and some of them are police informers.
The Supreme Court, assorted corruption-busters, the media and public protesters are making it hard for big firms to strike sweetheart deals.
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With Germany also taking an early second-half lead in Vienna, Klasnic's strike all but signalled the end of Poland's slim qualification hopes but they continued to battle and the hard-working Jacek Krzynowek fired in an effort that went wide of the far post.
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