The Scottish referendum, coupled with the Smith commission on implementing its devolution concessions in Scotland, may have put the constitution on the agenda – even so, Whitehall fought Osborne down to the wire.
Declining non-food sales coupled with growing competition from a resurgent Sainsbury's and discounters like Aldi have been a major drag on performance".
"Any of this stuff would have to be coupled with social interventions," Savulescu agrees.
"That, coupled with victims believing they'll be blamed, means far too many people are being left vulnerable and unsupported".
Quantitative easing, coupled with low interest rates, freed up capital in the US and encouraged a steady rise in risk appetite amid the Fed's ultra-supportive monetary policy.
Part of the softening of politicians to be receptive to the most extreme views on Israel and Palestine comes from those sponsored trips, coupled with relatively weak Palestinian advocacy and a post 9/11 context which paints Arabs with a discriminatory brush.
The broad thrust of policy for those who sympathise with violence was so-called "drain the swamp" activities, including encouraging non-violent means of expression, coupled with attempts to show it could make a difference.
The practices disclosed by Edward Snowden coupled with the targeted surveillance of Associated Press journalists further impeded the ability for journalists to protect their sources.
Those compelling questions, coupled with a petty reference about "vulture capitalism" from the departing Rick Perry, initiated Gingrich's surge last week.
On 20 April, Yelena Klimova, the founder of an online forum for gay teenagers, posted a collection of hate-filled messages coupled with the profile pictures of the people she said had sent them to her.
Increased supplies of oil from non-Middle East countries, such as Angola, coupled with the advent of alternative green-energy systems, improved conservation, and heightened awareness about the need to curb carbon emissions, are also reducing Saudi leverage.
