Shurmur, careful, cautious and with a long track record to back him up, preferred his proven bend-but-don't-break zone style, acceding only to minor changes within his original framework.
Mr. Bush initially opposed creation of the commission, and acceded only under pressure from Congress and 9/11 families.
Salman, who acceded only in January, is also acutely aware that the war's outcome will affect his own standing and that of his favoured son, Muhammad, who some say is being positioned for a bid, in due course, for the succession.
Since capitulating to lenders' demands, Tsipras has repeatedly declared that he does not agree with the policies he is being forced to enact and that he acceded to them only to stave off the worse result of Greece's expulsion from the Eurozone.
Intensely private, he acceded to only a handful of interviews before he died in 2010 at the age of 91.
Officially, the Sultan acceded to these demands, only to turn around and repress the Armenians that much more vigorously.
He not only accedes to shouted requests to remove his clothes, but, alas, begins manipulating his penis in time to the music.
That law was designed to prevent presidents from exploiting or creating situations in which Congress would be able only to accede to military actions that had already been taken without its approval.
It is likely to survive the first this week, largely because Mr Pastrana's Conservative Party decided to lend its support, even after Mr Uribe's insult.But the Conservatives came on board only after Mr Uribe acceded to their demands to increase social spending.
But he later acceded to Libyan demands to include Megrahi.
