Mr Putin at last seems to have recognised that NATO is the least of the threats he faces, that he can anyway have no veto over who joins the alliance nor over America's defences, and that heavy-handedness has merely lengthened the queue to join.Better working relations between NATO and Russia now seem in prospect, though frictions are bound to continue.
Carrie has done wonders for Manolo Blahnik, while her friend Samantha's episode with a Hermès Birkin handbag only went to lengthen the queues already lining up for the product.This democratisation of luxury is, however, eating into the profits of the luxury-goods manufacturers.
Wages and prices soared, making east German products even less competitive and lengthening the dole queues.Over the past decade, the region has made huge strides thanks to a massive net public transfer of around euro75 billion a year equal to 4% of German GDP.
It would be a tragedy if the legacy of Labour was to lengthen the dole queue rather than provide people with opportunities to study for higher qualifications in universities that were only too willing to teach them.
A huge proportion of Europe's young have no hope of finding a job; the middle classes are being reduced to benefit claimants; young couples are moving back in with their parents and grandparents; the soup kitchen queues are lengthening; the children of the poor are going without medicines as free health services are scrapped.
The other big change is lengthening the program.
Well, blow me down with a bag of Space Dust: an oil crisis, an energy crisis, public sector strikes, unions blackmailing the government, taxation at record levels, inflation taking off, dole queues lengthening, as are queues at petrol stations, and the Ulster Unionists finally managing to re-introduce internment without trial.
Economists expect Ireland's recession to deepen next year, predicting a contraction of more than 2% in the economy and lengthening dole queues.
Mr. Spano has lengthened the season.
Just lengthen the month by several weeks.
They lengthened the on-ramps.
