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- noun Plural form of
appeasement .
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Examples
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It was not GW's conservative policies that doomed his presidency, it was his liberal leanings, appeasements and compromises that did him in.
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Please cite thease “appeasements” of which you speak. pezmiztix says: he looks like an infant on the world stage – no respect.
Think Progress » Obama: Gitmo Has ‘Been Subject To A Lot Of…Pretty Rank Politics’ 2010
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The latest missive from Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger -- the professional contrarians posing as environmentalists -- is a collection of factual errors, inherent contradictions, rhetorical omissions, unconscionable appeasements and general foolishness.
Paul Tullis: Nordhaus and Shellenberger Are Wrong Again Paul Tullis 2010
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Cabinet positions should not be handed out as prizes or appeasements.
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And, though "he had lost virtually every battle with the producers," he also believed that "he had won an agreement and a plan to fight any further inroads from or appeasements to the committee or any other source of attack."
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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And as for "joining the modern era," Im ready -- with empty wallet (higher Dem taxes) and a prayer rug based on the "enlightened" and "tolerant" European strategy of ignoring its current problems and appeasements.
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Such appeasements might be the cost of doing international business, but they are a slippery slope.
Pakistan Block Accidentally Takes YouTube Down Globally 2008
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AP has saved him often by way of last-minute appeasements to various mistresses. good to see the trick works for others too :
Ms R is all tied up Ms Robinson 2008
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In fact, even if we negotiated with terrorists, that wouldn't be appeasements.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Not calculated appeasements and compromised principles.
John Henry Clippinger: The Cheney-Bush Legacy & Open Society 2008
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