Arrogance of power and blindness about reality were the two main causes for the decline of the sole remaining superpower.

Consider Turkey, a rising economic power in the Middle East that seemed destined until recently to become the region s sole Muslim democracy.

7120 Sole importing agency

Here's a SOLE in action.

Meanwhile, the US, the world s sole economic hyper power until recently, remains a diminished giant. It stands humbled by its foreign policy blunders and a massive financial crisis.

Though Rowhani will not have sole decision making power on this issue, he will have to face it squarely if his plan is truly to recalibrate Iran s international relations.

The decision to go to war against Iraq to liberate Kuwait, back in 1991, marked the beginning of America s role as the sole hegemonic military power in the region.

You're the sole reason of my existence.

To be sure, Bush reinforced both trends, but their real causes lie in objective historical factors, namely America s being the sole world power since 1989 and Europe s self inflicted weakness.

The second problem, the inadequacy of fuses to act as the sole safety device in most power systems, is probably best resolved by the use of residual current devices (RCDs).

The sole exception is uncomplicated grief related depression.

Government is not the sole actor in this.

The gray whale is the sole living species in the genus Eschrichtius, which in turn is the sole living genus in the family Eschrichtiidae.

Their feet were straight feet and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot and they sparkled like burnished brass.

The crowd s sole demand was that Lahoud step down.

It remained the sole athenaeum of southern Italy for centuries.

Sole paragraph The same obligations shall apply to the following

Women are very often either small entrepreneurs or sole proprietors.

And their feet were straight feet and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.

Of course, Afghanistan does not bear sole responsibility for its plight.

To be sure, communication is the sole means to understand others.

The HKMA s Compensation Committee had the sole responsibility for setting Yam s salary.

In Europe, America's external deficit keeps the sole source of growth alive.

Prior to the invasion in 2003, Arabic was the sole official language.

Her Government included a minister whose sole responsibility was for Senegalese emigrants.

These steps remain the sole prerogative of the sovereign Government of Myanmar.

Education, work and daily life must have the sole purpose of peace.

As a result, world politics is no longer the sole province of governments.

Adam Smith wrote that consumption is the sole end and purpose of production.

Thus, the sole focus was on tracking down the perpetrators of those crimes.

We note that Africa is currently the sole theatre for the Court's operations.

One possible formula would be for the US to relinquish its position as the sole country with veto power in exchange for the EU s agreement to reduce its combined voting share from 30 to the same level as the US.

It is the region s largest nuclear plant and sole producer of atomic weapons materials.

But it is not inclusive enough to serve as the Syrian opposition s sole representative.

Upon the death of Kerei Khan in 1470, Janybek Khan became the sole ruler.

On 20 May 2012, Robin Gibb died, making Barry the sole surviving Gibb brother.

As in previous years, Poland will remain the sole sponsor of the draft resolution.

But it makes far more sense to use the force of markets the power of incentives than to rely on goodwill, especially when it comes to oil companies that regard their sole objective as maximizing profits, regardless of the cost to others.

And, foreseeing Morsi s victory, SCAF assumed all legislative powers severely limited the president s powers seized the authority to appoint the committee tasked with drafting the new Constitution took control of the country s budget and claimed sole power over domestic and foreign security.

But the Bush administration is not the sole culprit for the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

This is a clear if implicit repudiation of Mubarak, the sole ruler for 24 years.

But it cannot be the sole purpose of international aid, nor of the World Bank.

And this means that world politics can no longer be the sole province of governments.

The security of Iraq must be the sole responsibility of an independent and sovereign Iraq.

Most foreign aid programs with the sole exception of Britain s have dwindled or been eliminated altogether.