Nixon was too bogged down in Vietnam to do more than issue threats.

Shouldn t they and others be celebrating this major success instead of becoming bogged down in defeatist talk of crisis and stalemate?

And, with America bogged down in Iraq, Russian President Vladimir Putin has resurrected Soviet style bullying tactics.

The talks bogged down over agriculture, where subsidies and trade restrictions remain so much higher than in manufacturing.

Even in the best case scenario, in which the euro remains intact, Europe will be bogged down with the demanding task of rebuilding its frayed union.

People are simply frustrated because the crisis has bogged down and because they are suffering on account of this.

Bogged down in Iraq and Afghanistan, America is in no mood to open a third front against the Islamic world.

With America bogged down in Iraq and oil prices hitting record highs, regime hardliners see little reason to compromise these days.

Wen, who had been bogged down by the bureaucracy, had been seeking to counter it by expanding the media s openness and transparency.

Even the constitutional treaty, which should have been a clarion call for all Europeans, was allowed to become bogged down in minutia.

The one option that should not be on the table is US ground troops no one wants to see US forces bogged down in another war, especially in another Muslim country.

Indeed, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned of the end of the Jewish state if the country remains bogged down in the occupied territories and a Palestinian state is not established.

Moreover, high oil prices have filled the national treasury, and Iran is benefiting from the opportunity created by America s being bogged down in Iraq and the growing international weight of Russia and China.

And now, as the administration shifts to a more central focus on restoring growth and employment, it risks getting bogged down as declining economic performance relative to expectations translates into waning political support.

In 1985 during the height of the Cold War, when negotiations were bogged down at the US Soviet Union Geneva Summit, the negotiators were instructed by their leaders annoyed by lack of progress, we do not want your explanations why this can t be done.

Instead of remaining bogged down in Afghanistan and seeking to cajole and bribe the Pakistani military into ending their support for Islamic militants, the US would become free to pursue a broader, more balanced counterterrorism strategy.

Not only has Bush destroyed Iran s most formidable enemy and bogged down US troops in a hopeless cause he also has enriched energy abundant Iran and Russia by pursuing a war that has dramatically raised energy prices.

But there is a need still for a certain amount of monarchy, a certain amount of sometimes we have to make a decision, and we don't want to get bogged down too heavily in formal decision making processes.

Such initiatives should not become bogged down in tortuous negotiations, but should focus on implementing the basic principles for a two state solution, along the lines proposed by the Clinton administration before it left office eight years ago.

A quarter century later, President George H.W. Bush, considering how best to roll back Iraq s invasion of Kuwait, drew an analogy with Vietnam, where the absence of an exit strategy had caused US forces to get bogged down.

And yet, at its 60th anniversary, Israel stands at a crossroads. Indeed, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned of the end of the Jewish state if the country remains bogged down in the occupied territories and a Palestinian state is not established.

As governments across the West have become increasingly bogged down trying to fix a broken economy, China has been formulating a whole series of new, well considered policies and forging ahead with bold decision making to tackle one daunting problem after another.

The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan requires a more robust military response, but with the American army bogged down in Iraq and the Western allies reluctant to send additional troops, the country s dismemberment by local warlords is not a far fetched scenario.

All of these nations do not lack education qualifications as they are inheritors of the Soviet Union s social education system, which means that poor economic policies are the culprit for more than 40 of the labour force being bogged down in the agricultural sector instead of being potentially funneled into secondary or tertiary economic activity.

The clinic will be closed down.

The clinic will be closed down.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

They said either thou cast down , or we shall be the first to cast down .

They said either thou cast down , or we shall be the first to cast down .

Mortgage debts, too, must be written down.

when the stars shall be thrown down ,

and eyes will be humbly cast down .

Cast down will be ( their owners ' ) eyes .

and eyes will be humbly cast down .

Cast down will be ( their owners ' ) eyes .

Maryam ! be devout unto thy Lord , prostrate thyself , and bow down with them that bow down .

Maryam ! be devout unto thy Lord , prostrate thyself , and bow down with them that bow down .

They said O Musa ! either thou cast down , or we shall be the ones to cast down .

They said , Moses , will you throw down first , or shall we be the first to throw down ?

They said O Musa ! either thou cast down , or we shall be the ones to cast down .

They said , Moses , will you throw down first , or shall we be the first to throw down ?

Knowingly marching down that road would be insane.

Indeed , Hellfire will be closed down upon them

Indeed , Hellfire will be closed down upon them