But if their organisation is loose, the protesters show a remarkable unity of purpose.
NATO's trump cards include vast firepower and fairly solid unity of purpose in its own ranks.
Which leads to the second point: At the gut level there is no unity of purpose today.
No longer will officials and the public feel so constrained by a need to demonstrate a unity of purpose.
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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He said the fact that it had been tabled by representatives of the five main parties showed a "unity of purpose".
But there is a unity of purpose (thanks in large part to the Saints) that wasn't there even six months ago.
And I hope that I will be your partner in trying to bring about that unity of purpose in the years to come.
At this time more than ever -- in the week that Cameron has promised Britain a referendum on its EU membership -- Europe's future depends on Franco-German unity of purpose and action.
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.
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.
This strategy of accommodation without unity of purpose is what Italians call trasformismo, an ethos that was still alive and well in 1983, when the Socialist leader Bettino Craxi was invited to become Prime Minister, despite the fact that his party was only a minor partner in the mainly Christian Democrat coalition.
"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.
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 although his phrase was over-simplified and implied a unity of behaviour and purpose between Iraq, Iran and North Korea that does not exist, he was nevertheless putting his finger on a real issue, one that is separate from the fight against terrorism.
For all the talk of national unity and a new sense of purpose, the terror attacks did nothing to bring together the country.
President Pinera also hailed the sense of national unity and purpose the mining rescue evoked in Chile.
And on this day, we recall that at our darkest moment, we summoned a sense of unity and common purpose.
It was driven by workers who were tired of seeing their jobs shipped overseas, their health care costs go up, their dreams slip out of reach. (Applause.) It was grounded in a sense of unity and common purpose with every single American, whether they voted for me on Election Day or voted for somebody else.
Instead of overwhelming fear or paralyzing self-doubt, the attacks were met with defiance, unity and a sense of moral purpose.
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