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Half-measures will only exacerbate the risks to our financial system.
Quote of the Day 2008
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Half-measures will only exacerbate the risks to our financial system.
Stromata Blog: 2008
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Half-measures won't do for White, so I think Ronan is right to look for sacrifices, and he is also right in thinking that the obvious ones don't work.
Chess: How to continue the attack? Ronan Bennett 2010
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But for now, this is the best we can hope for: Half-measures and promises to do better, followed by self-congratulatory slaps on the back all around.
OpEdNews - Diary: Politics and Climate Change: The Art of the Deal 2009
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Half-measures, feints, even strategic retreats at times; but a relentless war on "inequality" until no vestige of "oppression" remains: that's what Obama brings to his date with a true believer: positively orgasmic.
"I love movies like that..." Ann Althouse 2009
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Half-measures with inadequate principles will continue to spawn half-gains and the other half unintended consequences perpetuating ills for the entire half-life of the issue...
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Messy, Murky Voting Rights Act: A Primer. 2009
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Half-measures were taken and underwriters are now subject to SEC rules.
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"Half-measures and equivocations are not going to change our course in Iraq," said Dodd earlier this week.
Bob Geiger: You Must Do More Than Vote 'No' To Become President 2008
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Half-measures, the normal response of governments facing complex conflict, will not work. '
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Half-measures, the normal response of governments facing complex conflict, will not work.
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