But in recent weeks, American commanders say that has sharply changed.
To prevent any repeat, Wal-Mart has sharply changed how it intends to manage the crowds.
"America stays on its position, but Russia has sharply changed its stance, trying to bring the president of Belarus to heel before the well-known political events," he said.
He barely mentioned the newest figure in the race, the one who has sharply changed the political dynamic — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska — as he tried to turn the contest back into a one-on-one fight with Mr. McCain.
WASHINGTON, June 9 — Nearly a decade after the government began its landmark effort to break up Microsoft, the Bush administration has sharply changed course by repeatedly defending the company both in the United States and abroad against accusations of anticompetitive conduct, including the recent rejection of a complaint by Google.
But changes in the country overall, and in the newly spangled role of the most fevered theorists about what is right and wrong, have sharply changed the rules of the threat game.
Whatever your opinion of Chief Spence, there's no denying that recent media reports have sharply changed the public perception of her protest, opening her up to increasingly harsher criticism.
BUSINESS DAY, PAGE C1 S.U.V. Changes Save Lives Design changes have sharply reduced the number of deaths among drivers of cars struck by a sport utility vehicle or pickup, according to a study.
The disparity in employment based on education has been growing since the 1980s, Mr. Carnevale said, but "both the recession and the recovery have sharply accelerated that structural change".
Most of this change has occurred in the past 30 years, as global temperatures have sharply spiked.
