Most Palestinians still find it hard to conceive of a durable peace with Israel.
Writer tells how many politicians and public officials find it hard to conceive of a world without the Cold War.
Weak property rights, poorly enforced contracts and the fear that profits will be siphoned away make it hard to conceive of ventures that might generate a reliable return.
If Australian spectators find it hard to conceive of their cricketers being bested, it is because they have so seldom seen it.
Living through a worldwide upsurge of violence, most of us may find it hard to conceive of Buddhist principles as politically efficacious.
The New Yorker, January 1 , 1990P. 21 Writer tells how many politicians and public officials find it hard to conceive of a world without the Cold War.
By William Finnegan The New Yorker, January 1 , 1990P. 21 Writer tells how many politicians and public officials find it hard to conceive of a world without the Cold War.
While intellectually understanding the odds, aides say, the president finds it hard to conceive of losing to Mr. Romney, a rival he does not consider a serious thinker who knows what he wants to do with the country.
Former Soviet-bloc nations like the Baltics and Poland have found it hard to conceive of Moscow — in Cold War times the enemy that underpinned NATO's existence — as a potential partner on military questions.
Campaigners say they are ready for a fight in the Supreme Court if necessary, but find it hard to conceive how Congress could manage to agree to overturn the referendum.
