• The Germans - indeed northern Europe - have created a trap for themselves in which it is either fiscal union or a rough-hewn fiscal union in which the ECB does the heavy lifting, in defiance of its mandate and culture, and the instincts of the national central banks.

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  • The two performances by Bessie Smith may puzzle devotees both come from her somewhat rough-voiced sessions in the 1930s, instead of her majestic work in the 1920s.

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  • The printer's shell is made of an unfinished wood with some rough corners -- in fact, one of our editors managed to get a splinter from one of the sides during the setup process -- and the sides are held together with a number of visible screws.

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  • His consultancy helped elect two mayors in rough-and-tumble Chicago, and he can deliver a punch: he was once accused of producing an ad that made an opponent resemble Hitler.

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  • It's part of the adventure: We have our rough route in mind -- overland down the Nile and on to Turkey -- but we often don't know where we'll be the next day.

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  • Their rough-hewn prototype sits in a small room at Trust Automation's headquarters in San Luis Obispo, California, using a water-filled vitamin bottle as a shock absorber. ("It runs like a Corvette on a Pinto engine, " Safreno says, smiling.) The ratty demo reel first shows a 22-second clip of an actor walking on a grassy lawn, past a blurred van, squirting water with a hose, at 24 fps.

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  • Dan Suski, a 30-year-old business owner and information technology expert from San Francisco, had been wrestling a 200-pound marlin in rough seas with help from his sister, Kate Suski, a 39-year-old architect of Seattle.

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  • "I take nothing for granted, " Bush said in a rough-and-ready maiden speech on Saturday.

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  • Not that he hasn't hit rough spots in the road--in 2002 his portfolio was down almost 40%.

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  • Some got quite good at it in a rough-hewn sort of way.

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  • And though his sharp suits and cosmopolitan approach may charm outsiders, he cuts an awkward figure in the rough-and-tumble of the townships.

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  • But if he intends to be a sort of moderator, that will not get him far in the rough-and-tumble world of Minnesota politics.

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  • In our rough-and-tumble world, an unwavering response of openness and loving kindness would be like going around with a "kick me" sign on your back.

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  • But there are bumpy months ahead for Mr Zapatero, as Spain's two most fractious regions engage in rough horse-trading over their future relationship with Madrid.

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  • But there's also a strong argument for grabbing the lead in this rough-and-tumble form of swimming: it disentangles you from the arms and legs of other swimmers.

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  • Even in this rough-and-tumble chamber, it was a devastating performance.

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  • Humber threw four wild pitches in giving up four runs, and the Houston Astros failed to take advantage of Hiroki Kuroda's rough start in a 7-4 loss Tuesday night.

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  • The Bobcats, which started play in the 2004-2005 season, had the typical rough go in their early years as an expansion team.

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  • The natural feeling extends to the interiors: aged, smoked-oak floors, double windows to bring the outdoors in, a lot of rough-hewn timber, and stone fireplaces.

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  • Named Blanket Bay (after the blankets used by sheep shearers here in the 19th century to keep wool dry), the resort is the type of luxe but rough-hewn lodge one might expect to find in the Adirondacks or at Lake Tahoe.

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  • Russian crony capitalists play in a cruel rough-and-tumble environment, and their winnings can be taken away at any time.

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  • One of them was a thief well known in the area: a rough part of town, with 15 iron-bar attacks in two months.

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  • Less normal is how many Americans have come to think that the country is not just passing through a rough patch but is in long-term decline.

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  • The first band on stage during the tour, The Mull Historical Society - who are also signed to Rough Trade - should not be ignored, and could be in line for the British rock throne currently occupied by Travis and the Stereophonics.

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  • Expropriation brought into its hands about one-third of the urban space in the national-capital region (a rough square around Ottawa-Hull).

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  • In 1859, Hellman emigrated from a small town in Bavaria to the rough-and-tumble settlement of Los Angeles.

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  • It is also the latest welcomed news for the Shenzhen-headquartered company after a rough year in 2012.

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  • This may turn out to be nothing more than the rough-and-tumble to be expected in a young, fast-growing industry.

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