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And unless results are forthcoming, the long-running drama over Iran's nuclear ambitions could rapidly escalate into a global crisis.

And yet by the end of the 1950s, West Germany was once again one of the world's leading economies, albeit shorn of its imperial ambitions.

She said, for a time, the United States was the country most concerned about Iran's nuclear ambitions.

For Ms. Lee, meanwhile, the Cia-Cia are just a beachhead for her ambitions for Hangul.

Juventus coach Didier Deschamps says he's not at all unhappy over demands from his star players to know their summer market ambitions.

As with Deng, many commentators did not know quite what to make of Thatcher's ambitions.

"This sort of greenwashing grandstanding adds nothing and merely highlights their grandiose ambitions. "

But much is still up in the air in Iraq and Mr Shahristani's ambitions have often been foiled by disagreements within Baghdad's power elite.

Brought up in the family of a building worker, education led him to develop different interests and ambitions from his father.

This will almost certainly thwart any ambitions to extend the reach of the federal government over the next two years.

It falls short of his earlier ambitions, to be sure, and will not be easy to make work.

CEO Tony Hsieh has grand ambitions to grow Zappos into a big company that spans several industries. But he never wants it to feel big.

He said he has no political ambitions in Libya.

"My ambitions are principally for you" , said Madame Merle, looking up at him with a certain courage.

You might have big ambitions . . . but you've also got to fight a battle against those internal voices.

These rounds of talks are expected to take up the question of North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

There was a time, in the first years of this century, when I had more florid and rhetorical ambitions.

Without a freely convertible renminbi, it is hard to see how Shanghai can ever live up to the ambitions embodied in the Bund Bull.

Any reader who, after all this, still wants to read more about Deepwater Horizon should hope that Mr Allen has ambitions as a memoirist.

Child prodigies often have parents who seem to be trying to realize their own ambitions through their amazing children.

Ambitions of love-affairs, career, profession, prosperity, etc. of urban lifestyles have no place in lives of rural people.

But computer division head Kunimasa Suzuki said the company had ambitions to catch up quickly.

China is likely to sympathise with another of Mrs Clinton's talking points: opposition to any nuclear ambitions Burma might have.

A man with a strong sense of responsibility and lofty ambitions is insatiable in learning.

Until recently, it was easy to dismiss such ambitions as the hubristic musings of a young upstart.

Sounds good on paper, but even Europe is struggling a bit with its renewable ambitions at the moment.

I thought I'd let you know that if Google has great ambitions for China, I would be interested in having a discussion with you.

One of my boyhood ambitions was to become a doctor. The headmaster supported the idea. At least I had the handwriting for it.

If stripped of ambitions, dreams and fantasy, then life is nothing but a soulless being.

But there is no evidence that Pyongyang or Beijing are ready to deal seriously with the North's aggression or its nuclear ambitions.

They often have parents who seem to be trying to realize their own ambitions through their amazing children.

Mr Mishra says China's stridency in its territorial ambitions has grown over the past two years to a level not seen since the early 1960s.

Gadhafi aimed to turn into Africa's capital, building it up as a showcase of his ambitions to be the continent's leader.

Zhao said he's watching to see how Clinton addresses the growing potential nuclear ambitions of Burma's regime.

He had never been to China; however, it had always been one of his ambitions.

It is a sign of the times that this did not destroy his political ambitions.

Their ambitions sometimes tempt them to turn a blind eye or to accept bribes, which lowers the morale of the ordinary cop.

Mr. Jiang made his global ambitions clear, though he said the drive would proceed 'carefully and cautiously' over a long period.

Mr Moussavi, more-over, while he might have been more straightforward on Iran's nuclear ambitions, would not have been more pliant.

However, Ramesh said India would not compromise on its ambitions of achieving 8% economic growth a year.

But, while that could be a welcome spin off of the growing strength of that country, China's ambitions lack any element of altruism.

Because the company has such enormous ambitions it wants to tell the world how far it has come and how much further it intends to go.

'But it is a real shame to see that some may not achieve lifelong ambitions because of a lack of faith in their own ability.

The dark forces upon Earth have had ambitions to enslave you, and extend their activities into Space.

It was as if all my hopes and ambitions had gone up in smoke with the restaurant.

And with the U. S. pinned down in Iraq and Afghanistan there's little Washington can do to scare Iran into changing its ambitions.

The politicians in Cairo realised that the matter had gone beyond one of personal rivalries or ambitions.

But a number of people failed to realize their ambitions or their personal goals though they had dreamed of it throughout their whole lives.

And perhaps that is the key point: it is perfectly possible to pursue one's creative ambitions in tandem with a bit of mundane wage-slavery.

Qiu is now a manager, but she has no long-term ambitions of staying in manufacturing.

We are not the only team with ambitions but it looks good because we have had a lot of changes.

Citi, one of the biggest banks in the world, has abruptly had to abandon its grandiose ambitions to be a global financial supermarket.

Those who live much in the past, perhaps a time of great happiness, or memories of a lost friend, or ambitions which have not come true.

Mindray's ambitions illustrate how China is evolving from just a big market into a potential competitor for sales.

Many observers, including the European Union, saw the case as a show trial designed to punish Ms Tymoshenko for her political ambitions.

Even when he was 5, growing up in Taipei, Taiwan, his parents, who operate an import-export business, recognized his creative ambitions.

"This is not going to be the end of Bright Food's ambitions, " said a person close to the talks. "It's nearer the beginning. "

And yet the scale of Chinese ambitions does not appear to be dented.

Fatima Bhutto says she does not believe in birthright politics and has no political ambitions, herself.

Iran says its nuclear ambitions are peaceful and yet will not accept offers of low-enriched uranium processed by Russia and France.

Here is a film with its heart in the right place - what does it profit to fulfil all one's worldly ambitions and miss out on life?

She was the innocent victim of her family's heartless ambitions.

A good infrastructure scheme has a long life. But a bad one can derail both the public finances and a country's development ambitions.

Then as now, nations and empires did not restrain cities; they were merely filters for cities' global ambitions.

More details of the energy bit of the Russians' ambitions emerged in a leaked draft this week.

THE rapid expansion of its high-speed railways has got China plenty of attention. Yet ambitions do not stop at the border.

Zuckerberg also addressed rumors ranging from the company's music ambitions to its profitability.

Because Dubai is not rich in oil, it had to borrow heavily to pay for its grand ambitions.

One of his ambitions is to become the President of the Motor General.

These developments were noticed in Beijing, which views them as an impediment to its own ambitions, officials said.

He says he would also like to see China, a member of the IAEA board, be more vocal in criticizing Syria's nuclear ambitions.

Now, as if to further stoke the fires, comes news that the country's high-speed ambitions extend beyond its borders.

Growing negligent attitude of adult Americans towards their mothers and a desire to honor her mothers soared her ambitions.

Companies do not limit their ambitions to the domestic market, they are dedicated to expand international market as well.

In time, Ivetta spoke about her life with her mother and her own ambitions.

The mission is the latest step as China pushes ahead with its ambitions to unseat the U. S. as the world's dominant manned space power.

He needs the constituency of a Premiership club to further his ambitions, which will be ruined if he is out for long.

I believe anyone can be something in this world if they try hard enough. It is only a matter ambitions.

Wildly popular with her students, she manages education like a career, with lofty ambitions of scaling the hierarchical ladder.

In Islamic tradition, they argue, the ambitions of any individual are set aside for the common good of the umma, or community.

Any deal will no doubt raise eyebrows in the US which wants sanctions against Iran due to Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

In fact, at the moment, some of the biggest M&A deals awaiting approval are moves by Indian companies to fulfill their global ambitions.

All that created a chasm between Britain's military ambitions and its capacity (or willingness) to pay for them.

It's very easy for you to find a course that suits your real interests, your ambitions and passions among the various subjects.

So to keep ambitions in life is not to say we do not need conservative.

But when they moved to Chicago so he could take a job on the Sun-Times, his managing editor ordered her to shelve her ambitions.

It is possible to transform as long as we do not harbour ambitions to reform our partner.

It is in fact one of my ambitions to be imputed a great scorner of the Germans.

Yet the bigger threat to its ambitions to reassert regional influence lies in its own attitude towards the neighbours.

Wang Dongming, Citic Securities' chairman, has long harboured ambitions to transform Citic Securities into a truly international company.

So far, so clear. It is when you ask about China's ambitions for its place in the world that inscrutability sets in.

Monstrous demons are able to draw out only a mortal 's dark nature , learning her secret animosities , lusts and ambitions .

At 65, he has no choice but to sublimate his personal political ambitions into those of his boss. . .

He says that while he has no presidential ambitions himself, the job is not a bad preparation for being in charge of the country.

By that I mean the stuff I spent money on was, in many ways, the sum of my ambitions. And those ambitions weren't the stuff of good stories.

While most users are quite happy to use Eclipse as a Java integrated development environment (IDE), its ambitions do not stop there.

And not least, Mr Shriver regularly put his own ambitions aside to help his thrusting in-laws, the Kennedys, grab and hold on to power.

And remember: your to-do list is not the place to park your ambitions or test the limits of your grasp.

A roaring economy and religious violence are evidence of a growing disparity between Indonesia's global ambitions and its problems at home.

He says that most do not have ambitions to open pan-Indian stores: "Many start in one part of India and just stick to that. "

Money never bothered him, for he had no ambitions outside chemistry.

It may yet become clear that Mr Kim has no intention of surrendering his nuclear ambitions.

He made no objection to his son's theatrical ambitions.

On July 26, McLaren had to answer charges from the FIA that it had broken rules, threatening its title ambitions.

But near the end the debate did delve into foreign policy and in particular how the United States should deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions.

But with the scientists did not give up ambitions to secretly study the possibility of human reproduction.

Still, some are skeptical of the ambitions of turning badminton into a global sport on a par with the most popular games.

WITH an unprecedented display of its rapidly growing naval armoury , China has flaunted its ambitions as a global power.

Having scored on four of the five rounds run so far this season, another top 10 finish next week will be the limit of his ambitions.

His ambitions are modest. "I don't want a villa, just a very ordinary apartment will do, " he says.

Finding these types of natural ways to directly augment our everyday world with digital information has remained one of our key ambitions.

One of his ambitions is to become the President of America.

Although FON faces huge obstacles in realizing those ambitions, the company also has a growing number of devotees .

Yet ambitions do not stop at the border. On its southern flank China is renewing a push to lay tracks to mainland South-East Asia.

Our capital expenditures ashore hardware and software hit mushroomed over the last 5 years, and my CEO ambitions me to command in our costs.

adj. ambitious One of his ambitions is to become a famous politician.

Outrageous as your ambitions seem, by the year's close you could be revising them, and beyond your wildest dreams.

The gamut of Republican White House candidates will roll out the commercial artwork they've chosen to augment their presidential ambitions.

As she retires from her talk show after 25 years, there are rumours of senatorial ambitions.

However, such ambitions are likely to be only one part of the motivation behind the purchase.

When shooting 518, he made a lot of friends who share the same ambitions and interests. Then he established Wang Yanfeng Video Studio.

A child with great ambitions can be incredibly sensible and would not hug himself on those temporary achievements.

Like Cinderella, she said. And, like Cinderella, she claimed her ambitions were small.

Nothing was left, his studies, ambitions, things he might choose in a restaurant, favorite colors.

A city is an open book from which you could read the cultural characteristics and ambitions of the dwellers .

However, North Korea holds him in contempt and seeks to upset his ambitions.

Meanwhile, Dick aspired to be an Officer in the Marines and I fully supported his ambitions.

The road map shows that some of that conference's ambitions still resonate in Brussels.

So unless banks are able to attract sizeable local currency deposits, ambitions could be crimped when that waiver ends.

I also achieved one of my personal ambitions which was to see the stars on the pavement in Hollywood.

China, across the Taiwan Strait, has never wavered from its ambitions to annex Taiwan although its tactics may have changed.

Show a genuine interest in their concerns; learn what their ambitions are within the company.

Turkey is better off with a depoliticised army; but a weak army would do its regional ambitions no good at all.

Human desires are not always being fulfilled, but determined people will achieve their ambitions.

The Egyptian state, ostensibly secular, pretends to be a bulwark against the Brotherhood's ambitions.

Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them.

Working women seek not just a paycheck, but alsofulfillment of ambitions, both personal and professional.

Obama's call comes at a time when Washington is enlisting Moscow's support in curbing the nuclear ambitions of both North Korea and Iran.

But North Korea's nuclear weapons ambitions were expected to dominate talks among the ASEAN foreign ministers through the week.

When he became an MP, Mr Blair took a big financial hit for the sake of his political ambitions, seeing his income cut in half.

In addition to its manned spaceflight ambitions, China raised eyebrows in 2007 with its test of an anti-satellite missile.

He had led early opinion polls but, unless the case against him quickly crumbles, his presidential ambitions appear to be in tatters.

"We all share ambitions for this round, " Mr. Hill told reporters as he arrived at his hotel on Wednesday evening.

While Mr Murdoch has had to scale down his ambitions for China after years of frustration, Phoenix has come far.

Despite the bravado, Mr. Prokhorov's latest ambitions seem at least partly in line with the Kremlin's plans.

The country's export orientation and its ambitions as a buyer of global assets make it vulnerable to protectionism.

India's rejection of Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions "is unambiguous, " he said.

Back then, in that unenlightened age, this was the kiss of death for his political ambitions.

As if to remind us of its ambitions, China has announced a new target for 2012.

Yet subsequent Soviet leaders rarely had legal training and support for a rule of law could have been fatal to their ambitions and survival.

It even accommodated the growing power of Germany until, after Bismarck, Germany's ambitions outgrew the system and blew it apart.

Also, because of its ambitions, WordNet is not entirely complete, has quite a few errors, and is contantly evolving.

The government has big ambitions to turn the country into a regional energy hub, exporting electricity to Brazil and Chile.

So you've scaled down your ambitions as to what your presentation will achieve in terms of information transfer.

China's dirigiste ambitions versus its often chaotic reality, its competing fiefdoms and its ideological uncertainty put it over a barrel.

One of my ambitions is to become our resident representative in Europe.

One of his ambitions is to become a great poet.

Huawei is one of the world's top suppliers of telecom gear, but alleged ties to the Chinese military have stymied its ambitions in the U.

China's Dalian Commodity Exchange has hired a face of global capitalism - Jim Rogers - to help satisfy its global ambitions.

Many a parent pins the hopes on the children to realise their unfilled ambitions.

Most Democrats with presidential ambitions, with the notable exception of Mrs Clinton, have turned against the war.

Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, the overseas ambitions of China's rail companies appear to have been dealt a blow.

He said those urging an immediate end to the fighting have noble ambitions.

More. . . Nonetheless, the controversy over the games highlights the gulf between India's lofty ambitions and its often messy reality.

but i must admit that these are tempting ambitions . finding out more , about many topics , is one of the great pleasures in life.

This was a simple device of our beloved Master for Jayesh to drop his ambitions and to free his energy to transform himself.

A decade ago, as President Bush took power, a number of neoconservatives urged him to "contain" China's presumed ambitions.

But China's ambitions for its underdeveloped west do not sit comfortably with these impressive green achievements.

My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Assured delivery of services, innovation and organisational change to help our clients in achieving their ambitions.

But fiscal austerity has threatened the ability of both to live up to those grandiose ambitions.

Its decision to declare 2005 "the year of Africa" was linked to its ambitions for a seat on the UN Security Council.

One of his ambitions is to travel round the world.

Modest ambitions physical I limited myself to two modest ambitions: to do physical exercises every morning and to read more of an evening.

It also wouldn't do his presidential ambitions any harm if his main rivals were clocking in and out of The Hague.

In the current crisis, North Korea has responded to any actions to curb its nuclear ambitions by escalating tensions.

He has a long contract and I cannot believe that Juve will let him go, seeing the outfit's ambitions.

Please tell us your personal aims and achievements, including details of your career achievements to date and your professional ambitions.

Q. Now there are three drivers tied at the top of the championship, does this mark a fresh beginning for your title ambitions?

One of his ambitions is to become a Prime Minister.

Fortunately, your current frustration will pass, freeing you to alter your plans to match your current ambitions.

Champions League football means everything to any footballer with ambitions.

However, these ambitions for their children are another cause of the divi sion between them.

We have examples of countries, like South Africa and, to an extent, Libya, that decided to give up on their nuclear ambitions.

Some of those partners are turning into formidable competitors themselves, with ambitions both in their own markets and further afield.

It helped convince Moore that Damon, who has espoused no political ambitions, should consider a tilt at the White House.

"I intend of course to bring the subject up of Iranian ambitions to have a nuclear weapon, " Bush said at the White House Tuesday.

New Lazio midfielder Cristian Brocchi talked about his time at Milan and his ambitions for the new season with the Biancocelesti.

Anyone living at this age of mine contains noble ambitions and immaculate thought, for both career and affection.

But Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature did not do much for my adolescent ambitions.

One of seven children born to working-class immigrant parents, she had high ambitions.

Hollinghurst likes momentous backdrops, a signal of his social-documentarian ambitions.

All this to say, I didn't feel like I needed to limit my ambitions to Canada.

Such an arrangement would do little to relieve the suffering of the North Korean people or defuse the tension over its nuclear ambitions.

Such ambitions can only fuel the concerns of those in the US and elsewhere who are already worried about China's growing power.

Thus, in my opinion, men should possess of unyielding ambitions and moral characters in order to be worthy of the word.

But for now at least, it seems that the Chinese government's fight against inflation is thwarting the grandest ambitions.

The combination of their particular genius and the institution of which they were a part permitted their ambitions to be realized.

To say the least, this now complicates Mr Aliev's presidential ambitions.

that all persons determine the goals to which their ambitions are directed.

In nations around the globe, terror networks have plotted against civilized people, and have grown bolder in their destructive ambitions.

Mankind, overburdened with this load of ideas and ambitions and social systems, seems unable to rise above them.

Like many of the other DIY processor folks, he started small but. Over time, the design and his ambitions for it grew.

This blinkered view gets us nowhere. China is a proud nation with a turbulent history, and it makes no secret of its superpower ambitions.

Today's talks about African development could feel incomplete without a briefing from China on its galloping ambitions there.

Chuck wants to make a killing on his cricket center, but he also has bigger ambitions: he essentially wants to save the world.

Concerning China's ambitions to build an aircraft carrier, Admiral Keating said the undertaking would take Beijing a long time.

The subject of Iran and its nuclear ambitions dominated talks Monday between Mr. Gates and the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak.

But the rekindled ambitions suggest government efforts to bridge social fissures are progressing slowly, if at all, political analysts say.

And a critical first step is to recognize the potential impact of Beijing's low-tech amphibious ambitions.

His time to such organizations as the British Council , helping to audition young people with ambitions to dance .

Du fu in life, to help staff shu, leaving the ambitions of mountain scenery, the renowned description flies express heart!

Even if regulators do not break them up, large banks will be under pressure from investors to abandon global ambitions.

It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children .

China has since tempered its ambitions, and this deal is more about dipping a toe into a regional hub than about securing resources.

Need ambitions, hard- working person who enjoys working with people and has ability and desire to advance rapidly.

During his 2000 campaign, Mr. Bush described Beijing as a "strategic competitor" whose ambitions for global influence must be contained.

Regardless of our ambitions, our career spans through a series of jobs and experiences that truly polish our personality and will.

Her goal was to snuff out all political opposition to her empress ambitions.

Russia's signature on a new Start treaty will not dampen its ambitions to re-establish its influence over the former Soviet space.

For centuries, the rest of the world was a stage for the ambitions and interests of the West's great powers.

But the cosmodrome is just a start for Russia's new space ambitions.

It is not the only Indian financial firm with ambitions abroad.

He was also doing his best to help a poor carpenter with literary ambitions, reading what he had written and finding him work.

Rather than striving for a balance with nature, centaur druids control nature, using it to further their own ambitions .

The work of this Foundation has broadened that focus with added dimensions of hope, inspiration, and ever-higher ambitions.

Pyongyang's economic ambitions come in the face of tough international sanctions on its nuclear arms programme.

If the autobiography simplified reality, however, it kept faith with its subject's ambitions.

But talks will eventually have to resume if North Korea's nuclear ambitions are to be negotiated down.

You'll be able to discuss your ambitions with your mate.

His brother Rizal, a master scholar in politics, joined Yudhoyono's camp after his own political ambitions were found wanting.

There were no regrets, no ambitions, just a warm, empty void.

But that's really no reason for America to get down on its renewable energy ambitions.

'The harder part is being able to accept the idea that you're limiting your ambitions, ' Mr. Mausner says.

First, thank you for the support and schools offer this opportunity, I can participate in the competition, exhibit their ambitions.

The result is a major breakthrough in understanding the structures and ambitions of a wide range of art making.

Facebook's ambitions are bringing it up against some of the most powerful companies on the web.

Eg: If you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitions, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared.

He stands accused of destroying the party in pursuit of his presidential ambitions.

But Mr. Wynns larger ambitions are set on Cotai, which he described Wednesday as the most extraordinary opportunity in the world.

He added: "Businesses should not be led by anxiety. Ingenuity and ambitions are essential factors in manoeuvring change. "

Now his ambitions had moved on and he was bringing together a team to help realise them.

However, growing, were blinded by the upper class in society corrupts even the soul, he contributed to the upward desire and ambitions.

The headlines from the Middle East understandably focus on the war in Iraq, the nuclear ambitions of Iran and the Palestinian peace process.

ElBaradei noted that global diplomacy was the most effective way to solve the stand-offs over the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.

On the campaign trail, the party looked narrow in its ambitions, preferring chequebook politics to radical policies.

I am proud to be captain of the Club and I'm looking forward to achieving my football ambitions with Arsenal.

China cannot be blind to the Kims' bungling and bellicosity, nor welcome their nuclear ambitions.

A third girl, Reem is still waiting for the court's decision and says her two ambitions are to get a divorce and go to college.

If you want to teach your kids at home, your ambitions and aspirations will have to take a back seat.