Instead, Mr. Bush's only hope of realizing his goal of defending America against missile attack is to throw down the gauntlet.

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But a repeal vote would throw down the gauntlet and demonstrate the current mood in the House, which reflects the country as a whole.

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It is trying to throw down the gauntlet to the coalitions led by the governing Congress and opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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Three years ago, Schwarzenegger appeared to throw down the gauntlet, saying the union was an obstacle to his efforts to reform the state's prisons department.

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Even if, against all odds, the Security Council does throw down the gauntlet to Saddam, he is virtually certain to allow intrusive inspections to resume rather than giving the U.S. a pretext for internationally supported action against him.

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Second, even if, against all odds, the Security Council does throw down the gauntlet to Saddam, he is virtually certain to allow intrusive inspections to resume rather than giving the U.S. a pretext for internationally supported action against him.

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The effect -- if not the stated purpose -- of Yeltsin's decision to proceed with the popular referendum on a new constitution and a vote of confidence in his leadership is to throw down the gauntlet to the Soviet-era Congress of People's Deputies and its apparatchik leadership.

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Thankfully, President Bush's stirring throw-down-the-gauntlet speech in August at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention and his surprise visit to Iraq in September demonstrate that the Commander in Chief has no intention of undercutting our newfound successes in Iraq.

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It says that the investments they plan to make are essential to growth and even survival, and that they are willing to throw the investment gauntlet down now, rather than later.

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