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  • Abetted by the World War II Munich analogy that called for firm resistance to aggression, the Cold War enshrined toughness as a technique for dealing with other nations and equated negotiation with appeasement.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • Abetted by percussionist Andi Pupato, Ronin has a vast rhythmic vocabulary, and on occasion Mr. Rast will play a variation of New Orleans's second-line drumming or straight-ahead rock over Mr. Bärtsch's cyclic themes.

    'Zen Funk' by Any Other Name... Jim Fusilli 2011

  • Abetted by a cavalry of outraged academics in Washington think tanks demanding action from the Administration, President Obama publicly signaled events demanded action and marshaled his top officials to explore every conceivable avenue to thwart Gadaffi's forces.

    Amb. Marc Ginsberg: The Obama Administration's Syrian Double Standard Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2012

  • Abetted by a cavalry of outraged academics in Washington think tanks demanding action from the Administration, President Obama publicly signaled events demanded action and marshaled his top officials to explore every conceivable avenue to thwart Gadaffi's forces.

    Amb. Marc Ginsberg: The Obama Administration's Syrian Double Standard Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2012

  • Abetted by the World War II Munich analogy that called for firm resistance to aggression, the Cold War enshrined toughness as a technique for dealing with other nations and equated negotiation with appeasement.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • Abetted by satellite reports that could be downloaded outside of government control, "it created a kind of domino effect" of democratization throughout the region, Rosenstiel said.

    The revolution is being Tweeted 2009

  • Abetted by teh school admin that just happen to vacate that classroom before the altercation.

    Think Progress » GOP Congressmen Say That ‘Everyone’ In Congress ‘Would Agree That Iraq Was A Mistake’ 2010

  • Abetted by fashion designer Miuccia Prada (who shared the responsibility for the set and costume design with them), director Pierre Audi and lighting designer Jean Kalman, their stage picture was all concept and no theater — a monumental and bizarre creation in which the singers interacted with neither the set nor each other.

    The Hun Wears Prada Heidi Waleson 2010

  • Abetted by journalistic exposes of poorhouse squalor, progressives managed, by the 20th century, to reform the poorhouse into a kinder and more accommodating institution than its Dickensian forebears -- too accommodating, according to some Republicans at the time.

    The Poorhouse: Aunt Winnie, Glenn Beck, And The Politics Of The New Deal Arthur Delaney 2010

  • Abetted by the superior lighting effects, the fog shifts, thickens and dissipates throughout, containing and at other moments commenting on the action.

    Archive 2008-12-01 2008

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