But they said the general, a former Pakistani Army commando, was showing a familiar tendency to alienate potential allies by dictating changes instead of building consensus.
"It is also tedious to have to inform different government agencies about simple changes instead of relying on the agencies to share that data with one another.
Mr. Schwarz responded later that he was disappointed by the mayor's comments, saying he wished that Mr. Bloomberg would focus on the merits of the proposed changes instead of on personality issues.
The maleness of the world remains, but the novel's energy inevitably changes: instead of Queens and American Jewishness, we get an inspired and troubling account of Yoav's Army unit.
Away in a city, divorced from the shifting days and seasons, Rebanks laments that he sees only "big changes instead of the little ones I have always lived with".
Like many councils, we thought the National Housing Federation was an ally in opposing these regressive changes, instead we discover you are an advocate for the loss of social housing.
The politics of the issues are so volatile that lawmakers may forgo a major overhaul of either program, at least for the next 5 to 10 years, settling for piecemeal changes instead.
The need for rebalancing has been obvious for years, but China just kept putting off the necessary changes, instead boosting the economy by keeping the currency undervalued and flooding it with cheap credit.
And then — cue creepy, imitation Bernard Herrmann music — Amy takes a few steps backward into a bunch of vines, and the Mayans' behavior suddenly changes: instead of trying to shoo the visitors away, they start herding them up the hill to the archaeological camp.
Car buyers and drivers are more likely to react to a gradual approach by grumbling and making small behavioral changes instead of making big changes such as switching to mass transit, buying a hybrid car or relocating to lessen the need to drive.
