French diplomats tut-tut about Germany's refusal to face up to its global responsibilities, but Mr Chirac has also taken a dig at Mr Blair, casting France as a "true friend" of America, which means it is willing to talk frankly to it, in contrast to "sycophants" (no names mentioned, of course) who blindly agree to everything it proposes.In this section Vladimir Putin, friend or foe of the West?
In spite of the fact that we have chosen for the exact replication of the Asendorpf and van Aken study (because this was the stated goal of the Sturaro et al., 2010, study), developmental researchers of course should not blindly assume that previous research findings from different age periods can be used to derive priors.
But he also insisted that China would chart its own development course and would not blindly follow America's instructions as it developed its political system.
Of course, you don't blindly believe everyone, and of course you translate what people say to your own situation.
"G oing forward, we will not blindly stay the course," President Obama said in unveiling his new Afghanistan strategy this spring.
On April 1st, a missile fired at a Taliban compound in Pakistan is reported to have killed 12 people.In a swipe at Mr Bush's policy in Iraq, Mr Obama says "we will not blindly stay the course".
This allows a proper comparison to be made between the interventions, and ensures that the decision maker does not blindly adopt a course of action deemed to be 'cost-effective' by reference to the ICER alone.
Reading the book is like charging blindly through an obstacle course.
Equally, there are of course stories of people who have blindly followed the instructions of their satnav and ended up driving into rivers or wedged in narrow lanes.
"Golf is all about length, and the U.S.G.A., the P.G.A. of America and, to a certain extent, the PGA Tour are perpetuating it by blindly lengthening every golf course.
