But, unless they are willing to break with the past, they will not succeed in the present.

France and the UK were not willing to give up the symbol of their nuclear and international status.

No big bank was at risk from trading securities then, but the big banks investment banking affiliates were not making money trading and underwriting securities during the Depression, so the banks were willing to surrender that part of their business.

In the eyes of Western (including Japanese) political leaders, it has never amounted to more than a small, fringe country whose economic failings made it appear to be poised perpetually on the edge of self destruction.

But even if the commitment strategy produced beneficial incentives, it might not have been worth the risk. Perhaps Cortés, blinded by his dreams of glory, was ready to sacrifice his troops even when the odds of victory were too slim.

In many cases, the controls were neither market based nor temporary.

It has not always been this way.

It was not just Europe that benefited from China s willingness to take on the mantle of lender of last resort.

The global response to the crisis may not have been stellar, but neither has it been the free for all that might have been feared.

The fact that an even larger catastrophe would have resulted had governments not been willing to draw on taxpayer funds to bail out the banks was an additional blow to those who have told us to trust the unregulated market.

She didn't like him.

But they weren t.

This has not happened because Bush pushed a tax cut that was not designed to stimulate the economy, but to benefit the rich.

Prior to Soviet domination, Azerbaijan was not a de jure State, nor did it exert de facto control over the territories it laid claim to.

The woman was not happy with them at all.

The pay received did not correspond to the level of remuneration for overtime hours set by collective agreement, or even to the level for regular hours.

But US and South Korean leaders were not ready to accommodate Kim s overture.

This outcome may not have been what the new governor intended, but it is perhaps not surprising.

Much of the data required as input to impact models and assessments were not present (uncollected), inaccessible or inappropriate.

If there were no resonators on here, we would have ...

Fadil married a girl who couldn't speak Arabic.

The doctor told Layla that she couldn't have children.

But things weren't always like this.

It wasn't an available condition.

We just did not know.

She was not invited.

It wasn't the first time.

Layla wasn't answering.

The Revolution that Wasn t

You never stopped.

As many studies have shown, Brazil has not been able or has not wanted to adopt the modernizing reforms needed to promote a productivity boom.

The earthquake gave Wen an unexpected second opportunity.

The journey has not been easy, nor would it have been possible without outside help.

As they negotiate the realities of modern economic life, the Maghreb s Islamist ruling parties are likely to lose some supporters. But, unless they are willing to break with the past, they will not succeed in the present.

Certainly would not make public the offence and, undergo the trial and humiliation of a public trial if she had not in fact been raped .

They weren't at home yesterday.

That wasn't the truth.

Why weren't you here yesterday?

Details weren't immediately available.

Sami had no nails.

Sami didn't have experience.

This teacher did not like me.

Layla was not in love with him.

She didn't know where she was.

Anne Frank wasn't a citizen.