"We are in receipt of Kevin's apology, but further discussions need to take place to establish whether it is possible to regain the trust and mutual respect required to ensure all parties are able to focus on playing cricket and to maintain the unity of purpose that has served us so well in recent years, " said ECB managing director Hugh Morris.
If the British machine is sceptical about Euro-dreams of bestriding a multipolar world, that is because it has a jump-seat view of American might and of the money and unity of purpose required to make it work.
President Pinera also hailed the sense of national unity and purpose the mining rescue evoked in Chile.
For all the talk of national unity and a new sense of purpose, the terror attacks did nothing to bring together the country.
He said the fact that it had been tabled by representatives of the five main parties showed a "unity of purpose".
The Turkey created by the generals' actions seems to possess no party, and no politician, capable of giving back to the country a sense of unity and purpose.
But the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the American people that gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism, especially during tough times.
But if their organisation is loose, the protesters show a remarkable unity of purpose.
Which leads to the second point: At the gut level there is no unity of purpose today.
This is Pentagon jargon for unity of purpose, the ability of individual services to mesh closely in pursuit of common goals.
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And I hope that I will be your partner in trying to bring about that unity of purpose in the years to come.
It is true that I am going to be insisting on a unity of purpose on the part of all branches of the U.S. government that reflects the enormous sacrifices that are being made by the young men and women who are there.
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And so, distinguished heads of state and government, Excellencies, Your Majesties, let us raise a glass to clarity of vision, to unity of purpose, to a common resolve for action, to the United Nations, and to continued success of each and every heads of state and government present here.
No longer will officials and the public feel so constrained by a need to demonstrate a unity of purpose.
Instead of overwhelming fear or paralyzing self-doubt, the attacks were met with defiance, unity and a sense of moral purpose.
But there is a unity of purpose (thanks in large part to the Saints) that wasn't there even six months ago.
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