Vajpayee's vacillation in taking on the RSS, particularly in promoting communal harmony and economic openness, cannot but worsen India's malaise.

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For all its vacillation between horrible and hilarious, there's something about "Pretty on the Inside" that rescues the song from throwaway silliness.

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He may think that by staking out a clear position on the euro as early as possible he can avoid the appearance of weakness and vacillation that dogged Mr Major.

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Add reorganization every 12-18 months whether needed or not, as employees quipped, and vacillation over strategy for vertical industries like finance, and the company exhibited a fair amount of dysfunction.

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At most, there was a vacillation of 20 miles east and west, and the impact would have been the same regardless of which path it took in that very minor vacillation.

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The Iranians, however, have grown weary of this vacillation.

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But some of Mr. ElBaradei's supporters point to the continuing political vacillation in Tunisia as an example of how even the most organic, grass-roots democracy movements ultimately need strong leadership to allay fears of chaos that could accompany any leadership change.

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But his Westminster vacillation has caused him grief on the campaign trail, with Mr Paisley and others delighting in the spectacle of the most likely first minister in the new legislature voting against the first Westminster trial the agreement has faced.

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Vacillation plays a role.

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