They even ruled out Merkel.

Nothing should be ruled out from discussion, including verification.

Servants have ruled over us there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.

(And don t think central banks have ruled out the inflation tax.

Such an outcome cannot be ruled out, but the prospects are uncertain at best.

But the matter is far from settled Obama has not ruled out a military strike.

A division of Kosovo would be contrary to this approach and must be ruled out.

On May 30, 2003, a U.S. federal judge ruled that Hezbollah carried out the attack at the direction of the Iranian government.

A revision of US policy towards Israel s nuclear status can by no means be ruled out.

The idea of a single report raised in the paper's first point had been ruled out.

With the only effective solutions full blown eurozone political union, or abandoning the euro ruled out, muddling through is all that is left.

After 2008, by contrast, policymakers succeeded in preventing the worst, which ruled out the sense of urgency that surrounded the Pecora Commission hearings.

But, neo conservative haughtiness We don t speak to evil ruled out a pragmatic response to Iran s demarche.

But, neo conservative haughtiness We don t speak to evil ruled out a pragmatic response to Iran s demarche.

The High Court ruled that it did not.

The choices China faces are as difficult as they are unavoidable. Major social unrest cannot be ruled out.

Likewise, the appeal of war has ruled out the prospect of serious negotiations between Israel, Syria, and Lebanon.

Although Hamas has ruled this out, it has shown no hesitation to use heavy force against its opponents.

An unpleasant surprise cannot be ruled out at this point, it might be Europe s greatest source of hope.

Indeed, while changes in fundamental perceptions may not occur easily or fast, they should never be ruled out.

Nor should the possibility be ruled out that Iran might be tempted to back its regional ambitions by supplying nuclear material to proxy terrorist groups.

In addition, the Committee considers it an aggravating factor that the author's proposed truth defence against the libel charge was ruled out by the courts.

Apart from discouraging banks from investing abroad, outright restrictions on foreign banks market access cannot be ruled out, either.

I ruled out a role for Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), the accounting unit issued by the International Monetary Fund.

Though it seems clear that New York Times journalist David Barboza did much research in complicated corporate records, the possibility that someone may have helped him cannot be ruled out.

This may well have an impact on future regional political coordination, although Mexico s future membership has not been ruled out.

Adults ruled supreme.

Since the number of atoms in the known universe is infinitesimally tiny by comparison (1080), he argued that Earth as life's place of origin could be ruled out.

At the same time, Fanmi Lavalas remained internally fractured and there were indications that moderate elements of the party have not ruled out participation in the transition process.

With a majority of the Republican Party on a jihad against government spending, fiscal explosions this autumn cannot be ruled out.

A US court recently ruled that veterans rights have been violated.

The fact that only one out of 18 members will be from the Hamas ruled Gaza Strip, which contains about half of all the Palestinians that Fatah governs, also skews the results.

America, in fact, needs a value added tax, which is widely used in Europe, but Obama himself staunchly ruled out that kind of tax increase during his election campaign.

The Kremlin has probably lost its chance to remove Saakashvili by overt force, although sinister, more stealthy means cannot be ruled out.

Eduardo continues explaining that, for many years, Chávez ruled with minimum opposition.

The judge ruled that Waldemar should replace the author as Capital's liquidator.

Second, the subject for negotiations is unclear, because Putin has ruled out Chechen independence, and surrender by the separatists is just as unlikely.

Although the collapse of the common currency area owing to political squabbles seems unlikely at this point, it cannot be ruled out entirely.

But this can be ruled out in today s Russia, because the instruments to implement it notably an army that would obey orders to mow people down in the streets are lacking.

At the same time, while I was interviewing the Red Brigades, I also discovered that their life was not ruled by politics or ideology, but actually was ruled by economics.

The court rejected bail for Ms. Bakhmina and ruled that her detention should continue.

It unilaterally ruled out the presence of regional observers on the Thai Cambodian border, a deal mediated by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in February.

But, even if an early general election cannot be ruled out completely, it seems implausible that either party will feel it has much to gain from precipitating the collapse of the national government.

On 26 July 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton explicitly ruled out the possibility that the Obama administration would allow Iran to produce its own nuclear fuel, even under intense international inspection.

Berlusconi and Prodi have ruled out a German style grand coalition an outcome that seems especially unlikely following an election campaign in which both contestants have strongly hinted that their opponent has no legitimate right to govern.