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He said the Obama administration has not ruled out direct talks with the regime.

Our instinctive unease about making babies by human cloning cannot be ruled out in grappling with that possibility.

In March, Beckham was ruled out for up to six months but the recovery appears to be taking longer than expected.

Washington has not ruled out attempting such a shoot down, and Japan is edging ever closer to explicit plans for such an attempt.

He was originally ruled out for another 25 days, but has made a rapid recovery and is reportedly close to his comeback.

Meanwhile, talk of bail-outs for newspapers of the kind seen in the banking and automotive industries have been largely ruled out in the US.

Small but clinically important benefits cannot be ruled out. A sex-specific aspirin effect might be present.

A surprise plunge in consumer confidence in June was the latest reminder that this gloomy scenario cannot be ruled out.

Heiko Westermann has been ruled out for Germany by an injury he picked up in Saturday's friendly with Hungary.

Sweden effectively ruled out a state bailout for Saab, saying the brand's future would have to rest with finding a new private-sector buyer.

Nevertheless, people familiar with the matter said GM has had discussions about buying Chrysler and hasn't ruled out the idea.

The England captain has made a remarkable recovery considering most other players would have been ruled out for the rest of the season.

He had "not ruled out" the possibility of participating in the current round of deal-making among the Chicago-based derivatives exchanges.

Mario Draghi, the president of the ECB, has officially ruled out a vast expansion of its bond-buying programme.

However Richardson has said he will fight for his place in the United team, but has not ruled out a move elsewhere.

Mr Obama ruled out a petrol-tax increase almost from the beginning of his presidency, saying it would threaten recovery.

She had never taken any other neuroleptic medication and all known forms of secondary dystonia were ruled out.

Although she said that "political union" was necessary to save the euro, she also ruled out the use of Eurobonds.

The meeting Saturday might have been more significant for possible solutions ruled out.

The multinational talks took place in Switzerland. Iran ruled out freezing uranium enrichment, but agreed to resume talks in two weeks.

Howard ruled out any such affront to the dignity of his honoured guests, saying only that the APEC outfit would be "very Australian" .

Fan said he had not ruled out suing the authorities over the decision.

It's only a concept at this point, mind you: Mr. Schmidt ruled out a dividend and said no cash return was likely anytime soon.

Neuro-radiographer Halina Szutowicz, who conducted the scans, said the results ruled out a previous theory that the child had been murdered.

"If prices fully reflect available information, this sort of investment adeptness is ruled out, " writes one of today's textbook authors.

Mr Obama has not ruled out a further stimulus although he said spending more borrowed money was "potentially counterproductive" .

A divine designer is all but ruled out by the consideration that he must at least as complex as the entities he was wheeled out to explain.

Liverpool might have won more comfortably had an early strike by Fernando Torres not wrongly been ruled out for offside.

Succession in each Arab state seems to follow its own rules and, after Mr Mubarak dies, a power-grabbing junta cannot be ruled out.

"The possibility of a gas explosion has not been ruled out, " he said.

Tesla hasn't officially ruled out a second-generation Roadster, but it sounds as if a fixed-roof 911 competitor is first priority.

Notice that Henry waited until after Fifa ruled out a replay before saying it might be the right solution.

eg. A serious car accident in 1986 ruled out a permanent future for him in farming.

Farewell ants, and she has a BB, I strongly resisted the days to see her in her pregnancy, even grew strongly ruled out.

After other causes of the respiratory symptoms had been ruled out, it was concluded that these were a complication of the bowel disease.

The United States has not ruled out military action, but officials have said they favor peaceful means of resolving the issue.

With the next set of images, JPL's Steve Chesley forecast a more precise orbit, and he ruled out an impact.

The Australian Government plans to phase them out by the end of the year, but it's ruled out a commonwealth levy.

Steven Gerrard is set to captain England at the World Cup after Rio Ferdinand was ruled out with a knee injury.

The police ruled out the possibility thatthe boy had been murdered by his stepmother.

Prosecutors also said they had not ruled out charges against the police.

Speaking to the enemy should never be ruled out. But withholding talks can sometimes make your adversary give something up beforehand.

But officials say no options have been ruled out and two more US navy warships are expected at the scene in the next day or so.

Cutting ties with Alibaba therefore appears to have been ruled out for the foreseeable future.

The great game of short-term borrowing, used to purchase longer-term and risky assets, on wafer-thin equity, would be ruled out.

The president has not ruled out a criminal inquiry, but has signalled he is reluctant to do so for political reasons.

The company acknowledged that insolvency could not be ruled out if the court refused to do so.

The Cold War and South Asian cases represent dyadic arms buildups -- a scenario that cannot be ruled out in the Middle East.

The last of these limitations ruled out 2, 000-odd opposition members banged up in jail.

However, El Fenomeno was ruled out of last night's game against Benfica when he felt a strange pain in his calf before the game.

There was bad news this week, as Cesar has been ruled out for a month after suffering a left thigh strain during a practice test.

Theo says No to loan plan THEO WALCOTT has ruled out a loan move and insisted he wants to stay and fight for his place at Arsenal.

Duff, 28, has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury, after he limped out of Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth.

He also ruled out meeting with the Dalai Lama in Paris after China's ambassador to France publicly rebuked him for considering it.

dismiss from consideration; John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi. . .

Owen has been ruled out of Saturday's Premier League clash with Sunderland, but Ferguson admits the extent of the injury is still unclear.

China has ruled out universal suffrage for either, and is resisting demands for a timetable to be set for introducing it.

In September 2008, he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee on international duty and was ruled out for six months.

An official with the investigation team also says explosion can be ruled out as the cause of the fire.

Although human-to- human transmission cannot be ruled out , the search for a possible alternative source of exposure is continuing .

BP has ruled out issuing new shares, so the stake purchase would not give the company fresh capital.

The French are ready to contribute, but have ruled out sending in ground troops.

We went through a process of elimination and a process of discovery with David, and we ruled out, of course, swapping actors.

Earlier this month, rats - which were long thought to be the carriers of the plague - were ruled out as the main cause.

It was thought the terms of Bridge's loan ruled out a recall before the end of the season.

Potential for systemic risks emerging from municipal markets could not be ruled out, he said.

The British public does not want one, but it cannot be ruled out, says a senior official.

It is expected that Bacary will be out for approximately three months and a surgical procedure cannot be ruled out at this stage.

Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted abducted.

For the Haicheng earthquake, the relationship of most of the reported anomalies to the earthquake is uncertain but cannot be ruled out.

Andrea Dossena's agent has ruled out a return to Italy for the Liverpool defender, claiming that Spain is a likelier destination.

Russia, a permanent member of the U. N. Security Council, has not ruled out supporting new sanctions against Iran.

In Ottawa, Canadian officials indicated they had not ruled out joining the case.

But given the pressing nature of the situation, nothing can be ruled out.

Depending on what information emerges from further investigations, "criminal penalties cannot be ruled out" , the SESC said.

He did not ruled out changing his mind.

The police ruled out the possibility that the boy was murdered by his uncle.

Police are investigating the cause of the fire and say arson has not been ruled out.

It claimed a "privileged relationship" with its immediate neighbors and categorically ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia.

The police ruled out the possibility of a murder, however his death still make everybody feel confused.

America's reliance on foreign funding means the risk of a currency crash cannot be ruled out, however.

You ought to look into it for the possibility that he has make up this story cannot be ruled out.

And he's in contention to start against Ghana on Monday given that Gianluca Zambrotta has been ruled out of the opener with injury.

Van Persie, who has been ruled out for Holland's qualifying match against Iceland, has picked up a hamstring problem.

A gradual shift to a more plural system is a possibility; a wrenching period of instability cannot be ruled out.

Mascherano has been ruled out of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League trip to Fiorentina after picking up a hamstring problem in training.

The emergence of an inherently more virulent virus during the course of a pandemic can never be ruled out.

The second possibility, the Heptachord Terrace Theatre was also ruled out as it is still under construction.

Interactions with potassium preserving drugs like spironolactone, triamteren or amiloride cannot be ruled out.

As recently as July, bank executives ruled out a sale but RBS is under pressure to focus resources on lending to the UK economy.

But the risks of a confidence crisis, though not necessarily imminent, cannot be ruled out.

this handbook has carefully check, but has not ruled out the possibility of a small mistakes.

But Victoria's state premier ruled out such a move, saying it was unlikely to prevent future attacks by sharks in the area.

The emergency room doctor ruled out injury to Niu's head or neck but said she may have suffered internal bleeding in her abdomen.

Although he has said he will remain committed to the budget plan's outlines, he has not ruled out raising taxes.

Beyond that, China's new policy has not completely ruled out the prospects of a political showdown.

Liverpool winger Adam Hammill wants to prove himself at Anfield, but has not ruled out a return to Barnsley next season.

A review of evidence suggests an increased risk of a malignant type of brain cancer cannot be ruled out.

Asked directly on the eve of the Champions League quarter-final about the player and the links, Jose Mourinho ruled out a move here.

Frank Lampard has been ruled out of tonight's England international in Andorra due to a wrist injury.

Deploying an international force should not be ruled out in the future, especially if the violence spreads.

Blackburn boss Steve Kean felt Dzeko's goal should have been ruled out for offside as Balotelli stood in front of goalkeeper Paul Robinson.

Stockholm has indicated it is willing to offer such a guarantee, but ruled out additional support .

Preparations for a long-range missile test appear under way, and another nuclear test cannot be ruled out.

Germany has never categorically ruled out the joint issuance of bonds by the euro's 17 national governments, known as euro-zone bonds.

A deep recession is inevitable, and the possibility of a depression cannot be ruled out.

If fiscal policy is also ruled out, the only option would be foreign demand.

The captain had been expected to start on Sunday evening before he was ruled out by back pain.

Many believe he could excel as a pundit, while coaching cannot be ruled out either.

Julia Gillard, Australia's prime minister, has proposed a tax on mining profits but has ruled out a sovereign fund.

Police have not ruled out the possibility that someone may have put the reptile in the cash machine for a prank.

Compulsion in the area of family welfare must be ruled out for all times to come.

The Arsenal midfielder has been sidelined since January due to a hamstring injury and has already been ruled out of Euro 2008.

But the midfielder has ruled out a move to the capital club, adding: "Paris is not for now. "

Midfielder Michael Ballack has reportedly ruled out a move to Real Madrid and pledged his future to Chelsea.

But that could still pose some issues in restricting match-day income and plans for a new build in Stanley Park have not been ruled out.

Sweden has effectively ruled out a state bailout of Saab.

If this is the piston ring wear it new piston ring, but it cannot be ruled out a solenoid valve damaged.

Despite the latest move, "interest rate hikes cannot be ruled out" , said Zhang. "We have entered an interest rate hike cycle. "

But the continued fragility of the economy suggests further pump-priming measures cannot be ruled out.

And the district judge ruled out any possibility of her innocence or mitigating circumstances.

But it remains to be seen whether it can be the source of practicable therapies, but it is a prospect that certainly cannot be ruled out.

Juventus are keen to monitor Lanzafame's progress first-hand over the next month, although a return to Parma hasn't been ruled out.

Tax increases have been ruled out of consideration; the gap will be closed solely through spending cuts.

Indeed, a double-dip recession in advanced countries cannot be ruled out as a downside risk.

Speaking at the meeting of the World Economic Forum in Dalian this week, Wen Jiabao, the premier, ruled out any early change of course.

"The risk of a period of irrational handset subsidies cannot be ruled out, " says Mr Ramachandran.

Many researchers have ruled out the vaccine-autism link by looking at the epidemiology of the disease.

An outside candidate also hasn't been ruled out, according to people close to the bank.

Daytime landings in rainy conditions were also ruled out for the airline, the notice said.

If all machines have similar STREAM results, then memory can be ruled out as a factor with other benchmark anomalies.

Tottenham's Gareth Bale ruptured ankle ligaments against Blackpool and has been ruled out for the season.

Senior French government minister Jean-Louis Borloo ruled out the possibility of a hijacking.

The United States hasn't ruled out a 2020 target, but it is expected to be well below 25%.

Washington and Israel have not ruled out a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

At least rhetorically, he has hasn't ruled out the option of taking military action against Iran's nuclear program.

Stoke manager tony Pulis , however, has not ruled out the prospect of Delap making a full recovery in time for the weekend.

He said a big acquisition could not be ruled out. "But we will not embark on spontaneous and imprudent actions, " he said.

Use of unusual noises such as should be immediately shut down, check the reason, until ruled out before trying to continue to use it.

Experiments so far have ruled out locality and realism as a combination.

If one ruled out everyone who pads expenses, there would be a depleted pool of employees to choose from.

unfortunately, this hypothesis cannot be ruled out as mean baseline heart rate was not given.

Fernando Torres was today ruled out of Liverpool's visit to Blackburn Rovers despite returning to training after a groin injury.

A potential human pandemic cannot be ruled out as long as the virus continues to exist in poultry.

The police have ruled out murder in the case of the old lady's death.

A move to Napoli has been ruled out by the Naples club and a move back to Spain seems very unlikely indeed.

The police ruled out the possiblity that someone was joking during the investigation of the case.

Steven Gerrard, Alvaro Arbeloa and Fabio Aurelio have all been ruled out of Sunday's FA Cup third round clash at Luton Town.

Diagnosis may be made on the history provided that other conditions which may be associated with chronic cough have been ruled out.

It also hasn't ruled out that H1N1 could turn into a more virulent strain or affect different populations differently.

When all other possibilities ruled out, leaving a time, no matter how impossible, and that is the truth.

However, successive reports ruled out the connection and legal action by sufferers against electricity companies was abandoned.

Officials have ruled out murder-suicide but say there is no danger to anyone living near the scene.

North Korea earlier Thursday ruled out resuming multi-national talks on its nuclear program with five of the eight countries.

In an interview at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford finance chief Lewis Booth said that Ford had ruled out keeping loss-making Volvo Cars.

Police investigating the train derailment have not ruled out sabotage .

But South African citizens, mainly from the poor black townships, argue that an attack could not be ruled out.

Mr Smith ruled out any link between the detention of the Rio employees and any commercial matters concerning Rio.

The South Korea defender Kwak Tae-hwi has been ruled out of the finals after injuring a knee in the defeat by Belarus.

Chinese officials ruled out any changes to the UN resolutions, which provide for sanctions against the reclusive communist state.

Reagan agreed to consider higher taxes as part of a budget accord but ruled out cuts in Social Security.

That the observed X-rays might originate from residual internal heat of this 50 million year-old pulsar was also ruled out.

He called Hamas " illegitimate " and "subversive, " and he ruled out the idea of talks with the group.

Neither party has ruled out entering into a coalition after the election.

But even if privatisation is not on the agenda in France, that does not mean greater commercialisation has been ruled out.

Speed ruled out bzr, and Windows support is less of an issue: git appears to work reasonably well on Windows these days.

Once you've ruled out the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be true.

Publicly, Israel has stuck to its well-worn line that no option should be ruled out.

While backup power would be available in the event of industrial action, blackouts could not be ruled out.

A damaging round of beggar-thy-neighbour currency interventions cannot be ruled out.

President Barack Obama has ruled out releasing photos taken of bin Laden after he was shot in the head by the SEAL team.

The authors ruled out displacement of people from within the parks and high levels of population as the reason for this growth.

Gigli has ruled out signing any of the first three, and says it is unlikely Aquilani can be bought too.

Natural changes in the weather are probably to blame, but human influence cannot be ruled out.

But she has not completely ruled out the possibility of issuing bonds based on collective euro zone obligations at some future date.

Exposure to infected mosquitoes in these cases cannot be currently ruled out.

Micro sol particles can condense into greater droplet, and grew up until the flow to the fabric filter medium bottom and be ruled out.

A senior railway official ruled out sabotage, saying a faulty track was believed to have caused the crash.

Before Mr Ouattara has a chance to start building peace, another bout of fighting cannot be ruled out.

Over the years, we've pretty much ruled out all sorts of baryonic dark matter possibilities like brown dwarfs or black holes.

This ruled out doing anything else terribly seriously, and a rebellion was born.

We will finally prove that this hypothesis will be ruled out because the rule of universality relates to different possible worlds.

The diagnostic criteria for cirrhosis and PH should be met when determining on a diagnosis, along with other causes ruled out.

Paul Scholes has been ruled out of Manchester United's UEFA Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev.

However, the risk of the fires spreading to farms cannot be ruled out.

The argument the Croatian chief-of-staff makes is legitimate and cannot be ruled out.

This changed the debate on Iran and all but ruled out a military strike.

Moreover, "a supply-side crunch in the period to 2015, involving an abrupt escalation in oil prices cannot be ruled out" .

This product environment resilient, ruled out the use of the environment (temperature, humidity) on the effects of touch.

It was not until recently that scientists ruled out the possibility that there were living on the moon.

That possibility can't be ruled out, ie It must continue to be considered.

Experts have not ruled out the possibility of a complete meltdown.

The head of Citigroup's Asian operations yesterday ruled out selling the US group's stakes in Chinese and Indian banks.

It was based on the assumption that the Security Council was paralysed and that America had ruled out military action.

Boyd, however, is sketchy on whether it will follow suit but hasn't ruled out such a move just yet.

Once people have been randomly allocated to groups, the counter-argument about self-selection is ruled out.

Apart from the first-choice David James, who has had a shoulder injury, Chris Kirkland and Ben Foster were also ruled out.

Either outcome would be grim. Yet neither can be ruled out.

Adriano's agent has ruled out the prospect of the Brazilian striker leaving Inter Milan on loan this week.

They add, however, that a heritable basis for the signature, although improbable, cannot be ruled out.

But the possibility that dead bodies may still emerge as the rubble is cleared is not being ruled out.

While uncertainties can never be completely ruled out, last Thursday's agreement represents a solid step toward resolving the crisis.

Defender Ricardo Carvalho (Achilles) has also been ruled out of the match but may recover in time to face Birmingham City on New Year's Eve.

But others believe the temblor itself cannot yet be ruled out as a contributing factor in the Fukushima crisis.

Ruled out when switching power supply, to illustrate how fault most present in the oscillation circuit, sampling feedback circuit or load.

A provincial quality official in Hebei says investigation has just about ruled out problems in production and transportation.

I have not ruled out such a possibility. So let's wait and see. But I think it will take a fairly long period of time.

In this context a relapse of the global crisis cannot be ruled out.

Conclusions PPS is a rare and slowly progressive syndrome. The other diseases need to be ruled out before it is diagnosed.

Iran ruled out (freezing) uranium (enrichment), but agreed to resume to talks in two weeks.

Even GlaxoSmithKline, in a recent letter to the UK's Guardian newspaper, say they haven't ruled out joining the patent pool.

The possibility of limited human-to-human transmission cannot be ruled out at present.

However, Magistrate Tong ruled out suspending the sentence owing to the seriousness of the crime.

The possible spread of H5N1 avian influenza to poultry in additional countries cannot be ruled out.

Israel and the United States have not ruled out military action to keep Iran from producing a nuclear bomb.

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has ruled out the possibility of Sammy Lee joining him at his first-team coach.

A return to sub-50 ISM readings cannot be ruled out, while unexciting growth seems more likely than any boom.

Mr Estrosi even called for the state to increase its current stake of 15%, though this was ruled out by the budget minister.

Shay Given has been ruled out for the season at Manchester City.

Only theories stipulating large variations in dark energy density have been ruled out.

we ruled out a new version of Glass-Steagall because we knew it ignored the real problems.

However, further sharp declines cannot be ruled out.

Investigators haven't ruled out any possible involvement by family members, the person familiar with the probe said.

In doing so, the WHO put mobile phones in the same category as coffee, meaning a link could not be ruled out but could not be proved either.

Ruled out: relax fill, dredge flume; disassemble pump body to remove debris, rust; Calibration shaft removed or replaced a new shaft.

eg. The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions.

finally ruled out equipment problems, to avoid the occurrence of the equipment.

We don't think that's plausible, since the result would be a Greek default, which the EU powers-that-be have ruled out.

Toyoda ruled out supplying engines to other teams, saying: "In terms of Formula One , we will make a complete withdrawal. "

This scenario, while not probable, cannot be ruled out.

The possibility that the slow system response is generated by the high volume database access has been ruled out.

Brown has ruled out snakebite and poison as the cause of Cleopatra's death.

But both teams have since announced that the signals have weakened, although they have not ruled out its existence within that range.

Fairly swiftly, the visit was ruled out by the New York Police Department on security grounds.

Kyle Lafferty has been ruled out of Northern Ireland's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Wednesday.

They ruled out local bias because breakage data obtained from other Pleistocene sites were similar to the La Brea data.

In a currency union, with devaluation ruled out, there are only two ways of reducing unit labour costs relative to those of other members.

If the alternatives can be ruled out, then this will be the latest glimpse of dark matter.

While these simple cameras ruled out dramatic action scenes, they're ideal for capturing the gruesome after math of battle.

Tepco and a top regulator ruled out direct leakage from the plant.

But outright default cannot be entirely ruled out.

Some TV channels quoted unnamed railway officials as saying "tampering" with signals could not be ruled out.

Mr. Abbas has ruled out any cooperation with Hamas on the border issue, until Hamas agrees to restore his authority in the Gaza Strip.

But many have argued that the data itself ruled out this explanation for the Pioneer Anomaly.

concept car featured a rear-mounted engine spinning the rear axle but this option was ruled out due to cost.

An eventual appeal for government aid cannot be ruled out.

The new, Indian-born dean of Harvard Business School ruled out opening campuses in Asia to tap huge demand from students in the region.

Certainly any service featuring weak password security should be ruled out given you are in the medical industry.

A recovery was under way, but its fragility called for careful nursing, which ruled out an early attack on the deficit this year.

But he ruled out having an independent monitor oversee the various checks despite the errors.