It might seem odd for foreigners to weigh in on a question of German law. But the stakes are too high to remain on the sidelines.

Perhaps not surprisingly, many financial bosses are up in arms over such moves.

It would be odd for a State to declare that the convention would apply only if the parties had so agreed.

Now any such claims would seem preposterous.

What would that look like?

This may seem unfair.

Sometimes he can be a strange guy.

Not surprisingly, the economy deteriorated.

In fact that sounds kind of dumb.

May not seem that large let's get closer.

Too little, too late.

Today, Cyprus appears to have been rescued.

At first it seems baffling.

But what would a good agreement look like?

The whole sorry Wolfowitz affair looks like it is finally drawing to a close.

This is hardly surprising.

No one should be surprised.

It is not surprising that this role has recently vanished.

That seems to be changing now.

On the surface, such thinking may seem reasonable.

We Europeans seem to have forgotten our history.

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Karimov, not surprisingly, dodged and weaved instead.

Not surprisingly, secessionist sentiment remains strong.

No wonder that the efficacy of these tools has weakened.

So, not surprisingly, economists are not in a good position to forecast how quickly it will end, either.

The origin of the yellow ribbons seems likely to have come from out of the Puritan heritage.

It could end up looking like Humpty Dumpty or somebody else.

It appears that today s former enemies have formed a temporary alliance.

This may seem impossible from today s perspective, but appearances can deceive.

Nothing concrete however seems to have come out of these first exchanges.

However, while this may appear to be a reasonable approach, it may not always be feasible.

That Japan s dignity is now a central issue should surprise no one.

Today it appears that, for its part, the Disarmament Commission may be approaching a dead end.

The war on terror appears to be causing a surge in protectionism.

Something like that seems to have happened within Islam.

For now, the British upper lip seems to have regained some of its stiffness.

That number looks small compared to most other countries.

At first glance, there seems to be no problem.

At present, a diplomatic solution does not look promising.

That sounds like a lot of different challenges.

So far, the selection of Palin seems to have paid off.

So it is no surprise that the American public and the US Congress are angry.

It is not surprising that policy approaches have also varied.

Not surprisingly, that stance has further inflamed Korean emotions.