Changing the scheme probably using seaborne interceptors risks looking like a climb-down to suit Russian interests.
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This complicated climb-down by the ECB will do something to bridge that gap.
It was the clerical establishment, after all, that guided Iran's nuclear climb-down, despite vetoing Mr Khatami's earlier efforts to make concessions.
After a humiliating climb-down, Mr Duncan Smith was forced to re-employ Mr Gilbert and had to get rid of Mr Legg expensively.
Japan's prime minister, Naoto Kan, smarting from criticism for the climb-down, demanded that China pay for the repair of the damaged boats.
The government's climb-down averted that, but leaves the industry bleeding cash and sinking in debt, despite significant downsizing over the past four years.
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Any sign of a climb-down by the government may well strengthen the determination of other public sector workers to push their claims or take industrial action.
The expected climb-down is sure to bring back the Baker-Hamilton "realists" with fresh calls for offering the mullahs a seat at the high table.
Although his motives have been obscure, it may be that his weapons climb-down was inspired less by concern for his head than for his legacy.
She said she took "full responsibility" for the climb-down, which was required after it became clear "the public and many MPs are not happy with the proposals".
The bulk of the Khomeinist leadership, including the "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei, however, take the threat seriously and are preparing public opinion for a climb-down by the Islamic Republic.
Bad news being best bundled, Mr Maroni used his committee appearance to announce a second climb-down: the ending of a provision for automatic expulsion for EU citizens who cannot show that they have adequate means of subsistence.
Two more successful kicks from Biggar, the second coming after Munster number eight James Coughlan was sin-binned for hands in the ruck, left the home side with a mountain to climb at 15-3 down.
"It's always a big mountain to climb going 3-0 down, but we've always believed we are a good side and that we can contest against Australia, " added Surrey's Tremlett, who has been awarded an incremental contract for the 2010-11 international season by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
Racers follow the stream -- jumping off small cliffs and through waterfalls -- and a final rock face at the base creates one of the last challenges, requiring concentration and crab-walking to climb down.
During a single afternoon, I saw several orangutans climb down trees and craft umbrella-like hats out of leaves when an intense rainstorm rolled in.
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It would help France to climb down from its own strident position on Iraq if the Americans toned down their own strident anti-French rhetoric.
Interim manager Aurelio Andreazzoli had said before the game that his team "won't lack commitment" against the Italian champions and so it proved as Roma arrested their freefall down the table and instead climb to seventh above Udinese and Catania -- ahead of their games against Genoa and Bologna on Sunday.
The gravel-pit is not really dangerous if you don't try to climb down the edges, but go the slow safe way round by the road, as if you were a cart.
Tethered to a large helium-filled balloon, the 23-pound Sword, as it's known, was able to climb up and down the long cable while workers kept the balloon steady with guide ropes.
India fell 12 percent - that is an unbelievable drop, although it did climb up to end around 7.5 percent down.
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