But today's stall-out notwithstanding, the objections don't seem to have scuttled the possible bargain: The stiffest public opposition to the deal-in-the-making been confined to activists and ideological flame-keepers, and the crucial legislative voices are still on-side with their leaders.
The problem of academic jargon is not confined to a single political or ideological wing, but it certainly dominates much of the writing by leftists in the social sciences and humanities.
The ideological roots of extreme racist groups are no longer confined to men who hide behind white hoods or angry youths with shaved heads and swastika tattoos.
They don't see themselves as being geographically confined to the north – this is an ideological battle to them and it's not dictated by geography," a security official said.
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The differences were also worth noting: the Vietcong had a strong base of support in South Vietnam, while the Taliban were reviled across much of Afghanistan, and their popularity, confined to Pashtun areas, was based on tribal and ideological, not nationalistic, grounds.
Ironically, Jagland also commented that "Political leaders must be able to think beyond the often narrow confines of realpolitik," or politics based on practical considerations, rather than ideological.
Christie's anger is not confined to righteous rage at storms that hit his state, or ideological disputes (if that doesn't dignify them too much) with Rand Paul.
Unless they do, Labour is in danger of confining its future appeal to its so-called "core vote", either through ideological naivety or as a source of short-term electoral comfort, in the way that the Tories sometimes did after 1997.
