The Houston Pilots' 63 commissioned members form perhaps the only cohesive force in the sprawling port.

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"They were destroyed in the context of the conflict devastating Afghanistan and to undermine the power of culture as a cohesive force for the Afghan people, " said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in a statement Monday.

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Anwar's former political secretary Mohamad Ezam Noor, back from exile in Indonesia, has been trying to shape the reformasi movement into a cohesive political force - though whether the authorities will allow him to form a party remains to be seen.

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At this juncture, one point seems unarguable: The military is the most cohesive and unified political force in Russia today.

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Moore's work in textiles was inspired by his aims as an artist after the second world war, particularly his belief, as a Socialist, that art could be a cohesive force in society, bringing together communities through creative public projects.

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