Finally, the relationship between government and business, now quite combative, must be improved.

Putin, among other things, is a combative nationalist, and he wants Russia to succeed in a world of competing powers.

There was already much discussion about reviving 1930 s style regulation of banks before Obama s dramatic and combative announcement on January 21.

He has set aside Uribe s overly ideological approach and combative rhetoric, instead adopting a pragmatic attitude aimed at fostering good relations with his counterparts.

They argue that his penchant for setting up consultative commissions is the best way to forge the consensus required for structural reform, whereas Sarkozy s combative style was counterproductive.

JA Yeah. And you know, I'm a combative person, so I'm not actually so big on the nurture, but some way there is another way of nurturing victims, which is to police perpetrators of crime.

But Ozawa remains combative, hinting that the two sides are engaged in a grudge match and knowing that his faction can intervene through the ruling DPJ to shake up the personnel, budget, and operations of the prosecutor s office.

Hollande s apologists praise his gradualist and consensual approach to addressing the economy s structural distortions. They argue that his penchant for setting up consultative commissions is the best way to forge the consensus required for structural reform, whereas Sarkozy s combative style was counterproductive.

Here again, the contrasting styles of Obama and McCain offer a clear choice between a calm and confident man and a highly emotional one, between a major change in the nation s direction and a minor one, between a conciliatory style and a more combative one.