The first is political - they say that it undermines the Road Map which Israel signed up to six years ago.

BBC: Jerusalem Diary: Monday 21 September

During the pipeline's construction, the feisty local farmers say they protested the oil company by periodically blockading the muddy road that runs through their village.

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It may be obvious which side of the road the coalition would prefer them to stay but if the commissioners agree that the other side of the road is better, they won't be afraid to say so.

BBC: Commission keeps calm and carries on

The DVLA does not keep figures on the number of road-legal quads, but the main UK suppliers say that since 2005 they have gone from selling a few hundred each year to thousands.

BBC: Quad bike helmet call by doctors

Others say that despite a year of rapid overhauls, they still can't explain why Myanmar has chosen to head down the road to change, or why the secretive military general who ran the junta for the past 20 years has apparently stepped aside.

WSJ: Suu Kyi's Party Claims Win in Myanmar Vote

As a continental trade port, admittedly, its future is dim: Chilean shippers say that they handle little traffic between Asia and Argentina or Brazil, and there has been only slow progress on building the road and rail links across the continent that could extend the hinterland of Chilean ports.

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