Having watched the same debate, over and over for more than half a century, I wish that our British friends would make a firm and lasting decision, one way or the other, and then work hard in light of whichever way it goes to do what is best for Britain, Europe, and transatlantic ties.
As Mr Yglesias rightly notes, it's hard (especially in light of Mr Drum's point about how small the market is) to see the intercity curbside bus market as independent from the larger intercity travel market.
The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti quoted analysts as saying Cypriot offshore gas projects were likely to be a hard sell in light of possible opposition from Turkey.
The defense of tax avoidance by Trump and his surrogates may be a particularly hard sell in light of his relentless trash-talking of America's roads, airports, schools, military, and other publicly financed projects.
The industry trade body, Oil and Gas UK, said: "While Oil & Gas UK cannot comment on the commercial decisions, and individual opinions, of its members, the industry trade body recognises that the falling oil price is affecting activity across the UK Continental Shelf and companies are having to take hard decisions in light of this challenging business environment".
But a suitable degree of cynicism is genuinely hard to maintain in light of what follows.
It's hard to believe in light of Ballesteros' subsequent influence on the event.
Equally hard to reconcile, in light of the stiff rebukes handed out by the board when public servants accept gratuities as trifling as free popcorn, was the five-page ruling issued in February allowing the police officer to have his wedding financed by Macy's.
(Axtmann 2007) Schmitt's suggestion, however, that the preservation of the political as he understands it is a necessary condition of legitimate domestic and international legality seems rather hard to swallow in light of the catastrophic experiences of the 20th century.
Alternatively, Ypt/Rab GEFs might have diverged beyond recognition, which is hard to believe in light of the conservation of the whole trafficking machinery.
