So Pakistanis have grimly accepted military rule as their destiny.

Given this imperative, an architectural language of bombast and gigantism was almost inevitable.

The Son of Man indeed goes, as it has been determined, but woe to that man through whom he is betrayed!

And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

Inevitably, its major source of strength is moral suasion.

Pessimists see conflict of one kind or another as more or less inevitable, and adopt a highly wary and competitive approach to the conduct of international relations.

As Ukraine so clearly shows, the process of self liberation from communism was, by definition, associated with a gigantic privatization.

But was it really inevitable that so much solidarity had to escape our Solidarity?

The multiplicity of interlocutors inevitably creates a multiplicity of water systems with vastly unequal levels of efficiency.

They told him of a great hero called Achilles, who, when he participated in battle, victory was assured, but when he withdrew from the battle, defeat was inevitable.

Early death evokes a beautiful destiny interrupted before its pinnacle and hence before it tumbles into inevitable collapse.

To be honest, I am not sure that all of the world s governments have accepted the inevitable, or that even the most inflexible will now agree to the moratorium.

But the legitimacy of any international military action that goes beyond immediate self defense requires broad international approval and action without legitimacy is bound to fail.

What remains highly uncertain, however, is whether an obviously overheating market can be cooled without sending America, and its main trading partners around the world, into an economic tailspin.

When Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo made his surprise announcement on 13 January to begin a nationwide dialogue to discuss constitutional reform, he was bowing to the inevitable.

With Louisiana s ability to protect itself weakened and the center of disaster relief badly undermined, an inadequate government response and unnecessary destruction were almost inevitable with the poor paying the price.

As regards the timeline for the elections, as stated above, I have been cautious not to lock this process into a logic of inevitable postponement, with the likelihood that other aspects of the peace process will continue to stall, and the train never leaves the station.

We tend to think of energy use as a behavioral thing I choose to turn this light switch on but really, enormous amounts of our energy use are predestined by the kinds of communities and cities that we live in.

The emergence of three states or highly autonomous regions instead of a unified Iraq is happening anyway, constitution or no constitution.

Women who go against their traditional roles of daughter, wife and mother, be they political candidates, human rights activists and defenders or students, also have to endure sexual harassment and other threats and intimidation.

But penologists recognize that certain factors including overcrowding, insufficient guard training, detached management, shoddy infrastructure, racial tensions, and lack of public accountability make disaster almost inevitable.

I know that we have come a long way, and I do not want to go back. But was it really inevitable that so much solidarity had to escape our Solidarity?

On the other hand, some influential Iranians led by former president Hashemi Rafsanjani recognize that relations with the US are inevitable, given Iran s need to re integrate into the international community and face its economic deficiencies.

To be honest, I am not sure that all of the world s governments have accepted the inevitable, or that even the most inflexible will now agree to the moratorium. But I continue to have faith that the General Assembly will know, as always, how to meet this challenge.

Is it naive to believe that the world amounts to more than zero sum thinking? Can Europe promote fair play in international affairs, or must it accept a new game of great power rivalry as inevitable and throw itself into the fray?