Conceding, " there's something undeniably Colonel Blimp-ish in making fun of the locals for their flawed command of your own mother tongue "; Fallows observed a Shanghai museum with " Three Georges Dam " banners advertising a Three Gorges Dam exhibit, and wrote, " it truly is bizarre that so many organizations in China are willing to chisel English translations into stone, paint them on signs, print them on business cards, and expose them permanently to the world without making any effort to check whether they are right.

Conceding that Christians are not without success in business ( infructuosi in negotiis ), he wants them to be good citizens, to retain their own belief but conform to the state religion.

Conceding defeat, the bullies begin to vow vengeance next year, but their threats are humiliatingly cut short when Snoopy hands Brutus a rough beating after he threatens Woodstock again.

Conceding defeat, he instead set out to create the new game's design document — which he titled the Doom Bible, while the others were programming and creating graphics.

Conceding his gift of eloquence, Burke deplored Rousseau's lack of the good taste and finer feelings that would have been imparted by the education of a gentleman: Taste and elegance ... are of no mean importance in the regulation of life.

Conceding that monstrosities come about by chance, he disagrees with those who, like Democritus, ascribe all nature purely to chance because he believes science can only provide a general account of that which is normal, " always, or for the most part ".

Conceding some of the petitioners ' arguments, Thomas cited a classic line from a Seventh Circuit decision, Williams v. Boles by Frank Easterbrook:

Conceding that several cities to the north were in worse shape than Baltimore after the last storm, Mr. Schaefer listed several improvements he said should be made in the snow plan here.

Conceding defeat in the September 2006 general election, he announced that he would resign as party leader, and Mona Sahlin was elected to succeed him as party leader in March 2007.

Conceding defeat, Bradley shakes hands with Max showing good sportsmanship and will become his towel-boy, but Max calls off the bet because Bradley has to deal with Tank.

Conceding defeat in the primary, Su announced that he had withdrawn from the race.

* Conceding the market as the locus of regulation.

Conceding to Las Casas's viewpoint, the peace treaty between the Taínos and the audiencia was eventually disrupted in four to five years.

Conceding the German attack is a major effort, Pritchard apologizes to Kiley.

Conceding the program's wide prior disclosure, Bush noted in a televised interview with CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, " Everybody knows that, but I'm now formally announcing it.

Conceding that major " shocks " such as the Great Depression could realign or dealign partisanship, some scholars reasoned that a series of smaller shocks over time could also dramatically influence the direction and strength of partisanship.

Conceding that in the course of dealing with one cadet and her various other tasks and duties, another boy could have entered without her noticing.

Conceding that the university was in fact a big one, Brody nevertheless told the coach that he liked the challenge of trying to be " a big fish " in a big pond.

If we return to them today, we have no difficulty spotting their weaknesses but we find them still pleasing.

Socialist economists dismiss the term as an apologetic for failures of neoliberal policy and, more fundamentally, their perception of the weaknesses of market allocation.

In addition to mathematical analysis of cryptographic algorithms, cryptanalysis also includes the study of side-channel attacks that do not target weaknesses in the cryptographic algorithms themselves, but instead exploit weaknesses in their implementation.

All methods have their strengths and weaknesses.

As ruthless and cruel as he is intelligent and cunning, the Baron's greatest skill is his talent for the subtle and clever manipulation of others through their weaknesses or his understanding of human nature.

He thought that teachers should provide feedback to the students on their strengths and weaknesses.

He closely observed British military tactics, gaining a keen insight into their strengths and weaknesses that proved invaluable during the Revolution.

Legislative elections held in 2001-2002, which were boycotted by a number of smaller opposition parties and were widely criticized for their administrative weaknesses, produced a National Assembly almost completely dominated by the PDG and allied independents.

People with hemiparesis often have difficulties maintaining their balance due to limb weaknesses leading to an inability to properly shift body weight.

Their stealthy approach march, camouflage and noise discipline at Isandhlwana, while not perfect, put them within excellent striking distance of their opponents, where they were able to exploit weaknesses in the camp layout.

* The missions, objectives, strengths and weaknesses of each department must be analysed to determine their roles in achieving the business's mission.

Combining these three institutions created a formidable force whose components supplemented each other's strengths and minimized their weaknesses.

After sifting through these sources and noting their strengths and weaknesses, Morris generally credits Shaka with a large number of military and social innovations, and this is the general consensus in the field.

The performance also gave an opportunity for Gibbs and the Redskins ' coaches to devise a strong game plan to exploit their Super Bowl opponent's weaknesses.

Often players will mark the same person throughout the game, giving them an opportunity to pick up on their opponent's strengths and weaknesses as they play.

* In an episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends entitled " The X-Men Adventure " the villain Cyberiad captures The X-Men in their own Danger Room with traps designed to utilize their greatest weaknesses.

* Operational — common units are battalion to divisional size, carrying a value based on their overall strengths and weaknesses.

Patton thought that the Red Army was weak, under-supplied, and vulnerable, and the United States should act on these weaknesses before the Soviets could consolidate their position.

Players control small forces made up of a number of different units possessing their own strengths and weaknesses.

" The Qin disregarded this military tradition, taking advantage of their enemy's weaknesses.

A study of a population of nearly 2, 500 companies indicated that those with no material weaknesses in their internal controls, or companies that corrected them in a timely manner, experienced much greater increases in share prices than companies that did not.

The Germans recognized these issues and were extremely concerned about the inherent weaknesses of the geographic setting and the overall dependability of their position.

Over the past decade, a number of local critics have argued that the high number of applications for CHS student slots suggested serious weaknesses at the city's traditional high schools.

Meanwhile back in the past Cyborg makes a deal with Skynet-leaving a message in a Terminator's skull about Superman's weaknesses and subsequently allying himself with a T-X sent back from the future to assist him -, while Supergirl, Superboy, and even Lex Luthor continue to protect Sarah and young John from wave after wave of Terminator cyborgs, the later models being specifically upgraded to cope with the Superman family.

Common topics include career aspirations, academic strengths and weaknesses, past experiences, and reasons for applying to a particular school.