California's refusal to deal with its problems is typified by the submerged debate about race.
This matters because Japan's refusal to deal with World War II is a key stumbling block to better relations throughout Asia.
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It is already spinning Washington's and London's absence into a refusal to deal with the demand-side of the problem - the huge appetite for illegal drugs in their markets.
On the international stage, our leadership's refusal to acknowledge that Egypt had not abandoned its belligerent attitude against Israel was translated into an abject refusal to admit or deal with the fact that Egypt leads the international political war against Israel.
Even now, many Argentines cannot understand why the IMF did not do more to help, and there is genuine puzzlement as to the IMF's continuing refusal to reach a deal with the government.
Microsoft's refusal to discuss a deal on these terms prompted Motorola to file lawsuits in the US and Europe seeking to block several Microsoft products from sale on the basis that its rights had been infringed.
Microsoft's refusal to discuss a deal on these terms prompted Motorola to file lawsuits in the US and Europe last year, seeking to block several Microsoft products from sale on the basis that its rights had been infringed.
Many of the IAF's supporters have a strong affinity with Hamas, and the refusal of Western powers to deal with the Palestinian movement after it had won a general election in January 2006 has cast doubt on the value of participating in electoral politics.
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They are the refusal to accept something bad has happened, victim confusion, "testosterosis" (or looking for ways to hit back rather than to deal with the problem), refusal to give in, refusal to respect those who may have a difference of opinion or a legitimate issue, arrogance, search for the guilty or traitors within the firm and fear of exposure.
Mr Koh has a reputation for integrity because of his refusal to sanction a corrupt land deal some years ago that also involved the Hanbo group.
She said the al-Assad regime is staying "true to form" in its refusal to pull back its military -- making a deal with Annan, and refusing to stick to it.
One of the stranger ideas floating around is that the Administration should deal with the refusal to raise the debt limit by minting a trillion dollar platinum coin.
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Fox had the right of first refusal on the next deal and came to an understanding with the Dodgers that was presented to baseball a couple of weeks ago.
Investors fear any refusal by Athens to impose deep spending cuts agreed under a bailout deal could result in the country quitting the bloc of 17 countries that use the euro.
This 30-year refusal of Israel's leadership to contend with the true nature of the deal Israel achieved with Egypt has had a debilitating impact both on Israel's internal strategic discourse as well as on its international behavior.
Mikhailova also contested the court's refusal to submit financial documents that could prove that what the prosecutors describe as embezzlement was a regular business deal.
Nine crucial spending bills will take up a lot of time, but the president also wants to squeeze in a bill to allow warrantless eavesdropping on suspected terrorists, a free-trade deal with Vietnam and a bill allowing nuclear co-operation with India despite India's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Yet rather than use the US demurral as a justification for walking away from a bad deal, reports indicate that Netanyahu told his lawyers to figure out fancy wording to hide the American refusal.
He would not only study carefully the five-page document President Ciampi sent to parliament explaining his refusal, to see how the communications bill needs to be amended, but also he would return to his promise to deal with his conflicts of interest, for that is what lies at the heart of this matter.
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