It would be churlish not to welcome an apparent change of heart.
Fabius's comments mark an apparent change of tack by Paris, which had previously ruled out blocking the deal.
It is also an apparent change in the N.F.L.'s recent booking policy for Super Bowl halftime entertainment.
Forcing significant disposals on firms may undermine still-fragile confidence in the banks.More striking still is an apparent change in the thinking that underpins the commission's decisions.
In an apparent change of tone, Washington also agreed to explore ways that a proposed American trading system for carbon emissions could interlink with an existing European system, which includes aviation.
And in an apparent change of heart since recording his picks with ESPN, his online bracket has Virginia Commonwealth, the 12th seed and the Cinderella Final Four team last year, winning its first game over fifth-seeded Wichita State.
However, in July 1999, in an apparent change of heart, Moi made Njonjo chairman of the Kenya Wildlife Services and Richard Leakey head of the civil service and permanent secretary to the cabinet.
In an apparent change of policy, the United States said it would send a senior envoy to Geneva to join international discussions with Iran about a possible freeze and later suspension of its enrichment of uranium.
In an apparent change of tack, after he pledged to avoid parties on the far right, the Ukip leader also invited a French MEP who was elected for Marine Le Pen's Front National last month to join his pan-European group in the parliament.
Recent gaffes include an e-mail message from Mr. Fourtou that was distributed to employees of Houghton Mifflin, the American publisher Vivendi acquired last year, assuring them the company would not be sold; two weeks later Mr. Fourtou, in an apparent change of heart, announced that the unit would be among the first put up for sale.
ISTANBUL — In an apparent change of tactics, Turkey's prime minister agreed on Monday to meet with leaders of the protest movement whose opposition to the razing of a park in Istanbul's Taksim Square was a catalyst for violent nationwide antigovernment demonstrations that began more than a week ago and escalated into a political crisis.
