But only in politics, it seems, do cock-ups get routinely turned into conspiracies.
Timor-Leste's present leaders argue that, with aid scarce, filling bellies trumps paying for tribunals.In this section A ragtag rebellion Grim up north Sorry, the offer's closed Dammed if you do Cocking a snuke On the run Burying Asia's savage past ReprintsAbove all, they do not want to open old wounds.
Taiwan's press has also reported that Panama's president-elect, Ricardo Martinelli, has similar inclinations.In this section A ragtag rebellion Grim up north Sorry, the offer's closed Dammed if you do Cocking a snuke On the run Burying Asia's savage past Reprints Related items Taiwan's opposition: Street lifeMay 21st 2009"We do see a measure of goodwill" from China, said Mr Ma.
On June 20th, the main opposition People's Democratic Party launched a fresh round against the army's draconian powers in Kashmir.In this section A ragtag rebellion Grim up north Sorry, the offer's closed Dammed if you do Cocking a snuke On the run Burying Asia's savage past Reprints Related items India's Naxalites: A ragtag rebellionJun 25th 2009Some in Delhi find this disorientating.
But, actually, they jolly nearly did cock it up.
After uttering a little prayer, the blacksmith did actually raise the gun to his shoulder and did cock it, sight, and pull the trigger, and the gun did go off, with a blast that rocked the clearing and spasmed through the blacksmith's knees.
The former street names remain (as does Cock Lane, perhaps because of its proximity to London's Smithfield meat market), but the latter became Grove Street in London and Grape Lane in York when times and sensibilities got purer, and things and the names of things became in general dangerous and shameful, while the activities and acknowledgment of the body parts continued in a more furtive fashion.
While the country is still shell-shocked by the realization that his candidacy is legitimate, not quite done cocking its collective head at the Time magazine cover, Trump has taken the opportunity to light some fireworks (say, for instance, promising to make Mexico pay for his promised border wall).
"For a long time I had in mind to do a cock, but a small one.
"It's a spring and all you've got to do is cock it, let it go and then let it do its job," Duncan said, making fly casting sound for all the world as easy as firing a slingshot.
It is a pukka performance: he addresses Bond with patronising seniority, advising Daniel Craig he is playing a "young man's game" before sending him packing with the line "Good luck 007, don't cock it up".
