Two-pronged U.S. tactics of confrontation and engagement unfolded last week and described by some media as "turnabouts" in the strategy of containment of what Washington perceives as adverse regional roles in the Middle East, but in the Iraqi context and in historical perspective these tactics are revealed only as old diplomatic manoeuvres in the drawers of the State Department. ❋ Unknown (2007)
These short blocks produce a multitude of 4-way intersections, and add a multitude of those trendy "turnabouts," to make a bland site plan look more interesting. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In one of the notable turnabouts of the 2008 campaign, Democratic politicians and voters alike display more fervor for Mr. Obama than Republicans do for Senator John McCain. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It stands as one of the most shameful political turnabouts in U.S. history. ❋ Unknown (2008)
In one of the most dramatic turnabouts in corporate America, previously environmentally apathetic businesses of all sizes and in all industries are rushing to portray themselves as Earth-friendly or touting the eco-friendly aspects of their newest products. ❋ Unknown (2007)
– Among the most positive turnabouts I would number the understanding, in a new way declared and, to a considerable degree, experienced by the Catholic Church, of all-Christian unity in the face of danger, of which Alexander Solzhenitsyn was writing during the same period: there are considerable powers in the world that would like no Christians to exist at all. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I also think that Washington as a whole is predisposed to these "Aw shucks, no hard feelings" turnabouts, since that's what we do here all day long in other contexts. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Complicated, that is, the way life itself can be complicated: with twists here and dips there and unexpected turnabouts where you never expected to see them. ❋ Unknown (2008)
"Turnabouts" in Middle East Policy Just More of the Same yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = '"Turnabouts" in Middle East Policy Just More of the Same'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The administration\'s two-pronged tactics of confrontation and engagement which unfolded last week, described by some in the media as "turnabouts" in the strategy of containment, are just old diplomatic manoeuvres pulled out of the drawers of the State Department.' ❋ Unknown (2007)
Daughters of the heavens, be lucks in turnabouts to the wandering sons of red loam! ❋ Unknown (2006)
I also find that the emotional turnabouts of the baroness seemed to come out of the blue, but that might well be explained by what was done to her by Ghedo. ❋ Mirtika (2006)
In one of the most amazing turnabouts in recent times, officials in Katrina-ravaged St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana are looking to hire the man most vilified in the aftermath of the disaster: former FEMA Director Michael Brown. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Unlike recent political referenda in Malawi and Zimbabwe in which voters produced stunning turnabouts that ended one-party rule and scuttled bids for more presidential powers, an opposition boycott of the June 29 referendum and voter apathy are expected to result in approval of the no-party system that has been in effect since ❋ Unknown (2000)
The gift symbolized one of the striking turnabouts in the history of the cold war: the Reagan Doctrine replacing the now-retreating Brezhnev Doctrine. ❋ George P. Shultz (1993)
Drummer Fabrizio Sferra and bassist Gabriele Evangelista infuse the composition with rubato momentum, while Giovanni Guidi performs a probing improvisation on piano - an instrument that makes a rare appearance in Coleman's own ensembles - before he slips underneath a glowing Rava solo that's marked by thrilling corkscrew turnabouts, passionate wheezes and Spanish-tinged lyricism. ❋ Unknown (2012)
No children playing in the streets, nearly all the shops shuttered, only military vehicles on turnabouts usually jammed with cacophonous traffic. ❋ Rosie DiManno (2011)
He has famously and repeatedly done similar turnabouts, most recently when he faced Florida's Latino primary voters with a kinder, gentler version of his previously anti-immigrant rhetoric. ❋ Unknown (2012)
[Hot damn]! Agent Johnson is down again! He was [last seen] at the [Lafayette] turnabout! ❋ Stevie Wonder On Crack (2005)
[turnabout] ❋ TakenHandle867 (2023)
i [hate] [turnabout big top] ❋ The SQUIP (2021)
