The Ventures' stripped-down, hard-driving interpretation was a far cry from Mr. Smith's concept.
Islamist militants often target Sufis, whose mystical practices clash with their hard-line interpretation of Islam.
But in recent years, the Somali public has become fed up with the Shabab's hard-line interpretation of Islam.
Policing, education, and health care were carried out in accordance with its hard-line interpretation of Islamic law.
Afghanistan's chief justice, Fazl Hadi Shinwari, for example, has shown little regard for those who disagree with his hard-line interpretation of Islam.
Three Salafis, members of a movement that advocates a hard-line interpretation of Islamic law, were killed in a shootout with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank last November.
Adopting a hard-line interpretation of new Uefa guidelines on racism, the Italian Football Federation imposed stand and stadium closures on teams whose fans insulted the "human dignity" of supporters from different parts of the country.
The hard-line interpretation of containment won out in part because Nitze, who took over Kennan's job as chief of policy planning in 1950, supervised the call for a vast military buildup.
"There's a Fine, Fine Line," from "Avenue Q," grew teeth in Ms. Buckley's hard-edged interpretation of a song whose lyrics conclude, "There's a fine, fine line between love and a waste of time".
The hard-line interpretation of containment won out — in part because Nitze, who took over Kennan's job as chief of policy planning in 1950, supervised the call for a vast military buildup.
