The pan-nationalist front's insatiable demands have already been acceded to by the weakening of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and is now directed at the total destruction of the morale and operational capability of the RUC to police Northern Ireland.
Akihito, 81, acceded to the throne after the death of his father, Hirohito, in 1989.
Over the past 25 Congresses, there have been, by my count, 49 senators who were selected by gubernatorial appointment in midterm (this excludes cases where a senator-elect acceded to office a few days early to gain seniority on his colleagues, a once-common courtesy that is becoming less so).
Beatrix will leave the monarchy sounder than when she acceded.
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.
The watered-down version acceded to Germany's demands that its workers retain the right to be represented on the boards of merged companies.
This may indicate that consumers are more resilient than economists assume.Food manufacturers in Mexico acceded to government requests to freeze prices on more than 150 staple products until the end of the year in an effort to curb inflation.The price of corn touched record highs after flooding in America's Midwest.
After he became the chairman and CEO of the Kia Group in 1990, he repeatedly acceded to the demands of the militant trade union.
The struggling telecoms firm reported a record annual loss of £6.5 billion ($10 billion).Greening the banksTen of the world's leading banks acceded to the demands of protesters and agreed to abide by the World Bank's voluntary code of environmental standards when making loans for infrastructure projects, particularly in poor countries.
For that, the responsibility is likely to fall more to Mr Ospel, who led the bank through its most expansive years and who has now acceded to board pressure to stay as chairman until 2011.Mr Ospel is a seasoned risk-taker.
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.
