They even ruled out Merkel.

Nothing should be ruled out from discussion, including verification.

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

Wael was ruled in absentia last November.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Argentina was at the time ruled by the National Reorganization Process.

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.

It was ruled unconstitutional, but it began a process of budget consolidation.

Before the conquest by the Muslims, Sylhet was ruled by local chieftains.

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.

It was ruled by the Akkadian Empire from 2334 BC until 2154 BC.

The town was then ruled by the Sforza family, France, Spain, and Austria.

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.

During the interim period, Egypt was ruled by the Supreme Council for Armed Forces .

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

Adults ruled supreme.

This was a somewhat bilateral relation with the Varagians defending the cities that they ruled.

Ravenna was ruled by Venice until 1509, when the area was invaded in the course of the Italian Wars.

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

In 1793, for example, John Cornish was found not guilty of maiming a horse after pulling the animal's tongue out the judge ruled that Cornish could be found guilty only if there was evidence of malice toward the owner.

During the first years of his reign, he was both popular and prosperous, and ruled well.

Ferdinand was to remain in French hands for the next 12 years, while Joan ruled alone.

Prior to 2003, Iraq was still ruled by a brutal tyrant, whose regime seemed permanently entrenched.

The Court ruled that the issue was controversial and, thus, there is need for legislative involvement.

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

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.

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.

South Korea was ruled by generals until widespread student protests led to a democratic transition in 1987.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2008 that whistleblowing was protected as freedom of expression.