He may even see it as the prelude for reunifying Russia with other ex-Soviet republics.
Conceivably, just conceivably, these multiple setbacks are the prelude to real progress towards a lasting peace.
So a few enquiry letters could be the prelude to a major investigation.
Two sides taking pot shots at each other - that pretty much sums up the prelude to South Korea's parliamentary elections.
Shell started the rush with its plans to exploit the estimated 3 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Prelude field.
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Hence, the prelude re the longer term impact of cuts and his implicit depiction of George Osborne as a repenting sinner.
But it may be the prelude to the reality that leadership matters.
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It was the prelude to a scandalous case of waste and corruption.
Puccini was only 25 when he wrote "Le Villi, " but his ear-tickling melodies are in evidence from the first strains of the prelude.
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The minister's appearance is intended to be the prelude to a full Commons debate on a motion, probably instructing the government to legislate.
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The company is changing its name to BlackBerry, but that could just be the prelude to riding the brand into the sunset once and for all.
Israel says the barrier is the only way to defend against militant attacks, but Palestinians view the structure as the prelude to the annexation of occupied land.
Royal Dutch Shell, an oil company, will use Darwin as a maintenance base for a floating processing plant for LNG from the Prelude field off Western Australia.
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That has been the prelude to an extraordinary weekend of political intrigue at the British Grand Prix, which saw Mosley react by threatening legal action against the teams.
But not be raped, Livingstone told me, recalling a misstep by an employee who said last year that one scene could be seen as the prelude to a sexual assault.
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Speaker Dennis Hastert has said he will not attempt to be the new minority leader, and some think that decision is the prelude to Hastert announcing his resignation from Congress altogether.
They all had dinner, and, in the prelude of a toast, the new pontiff joked with his brethren, saying: "May God forgive you for what you've done, " according to the U.S. cardinal.
The prelude to Moran's story--the so-called battle of the currents--is well known: By the mid-1880s Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse were at war to see which method of power distribution would prevail.
County's Ben Davies drew a good save from Mark Schwarzer with a long-range shot in the 16th minute but this proved to be the prelude to Fulham taking the lead soon after.
But mistrust runs so deep on all sides that even the prelude to the negotiations has been a study in the kingdom's divisions and suspicions, and suggests a difficult route toward any possible accords.
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If approved, and ExxonMobil can build the barge as planned, it could be in production by the year 2020, about four years after Royal Dutch Shell commissions its FLNG vessel atop the Prelude gas field, also off the west Australian coast.
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On May 19 at Carnegie Hall, Mr. Levine will conduct the Met Orchestra in a program that will include the prelude to Act I of Wagner's "Lohengrin, " Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring piano soloist Evgeny Kissin, and Schubert's Symphony No. 9.
The elegance of his panna cotta with baby peas, finger lime "caviar" and crisp rice flakes was the prelude to a meal that included the best pasta dish I've ever had: maccheroncini, freshly made by the chef's mother, tossed with tomato water, morel mushrooms, sweet datterini tomatoes, fava beans and broccoli rabe.
In late 2007, I wrote the book Prelude To Meltdown, predicting the global crisis that occurred the following year.
This was at the Derby Prelude Party, an event thrown for the last few years by the Louisville-based sisters Tammy York-Day and Tonya York Dees with the hope of drumming up celebrity excitement about the Kentucky Derby.
This hearty dish is the perfect prelude to a mellow afternoon of kayaking on the bottle-green lake.
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