Maliki schmoozed and made promises to any and all, and he managed to overcome animosities that left him barely on speaking terms with key figures like Barzani, the Kurdish president.
He was referring to the set of proposals that London and Dublin advanced on Aug. 1 linking reforms aimed at overcoming Catholic animosity toward the police, along with plans to close British military bases, to I.R.A. disarmament.
In addition to the rift with Syria over Lebanon (and previously with Libya over an alleged attempt to assassinate him), Abdullah could not overcome the animosity of other partners in the Gulf co-operation council.
America will have to overcome its animosity toward both long enough to give peace a chance.
The region has overcome historical animosities and complex territorial disputes, he said.
After a rocky start trying to overcome political animosities at court, Huizong turned his attention to the good he could do.
TOKYO — The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea on Saturday held their nations' first joint summit meeting, which had been intended to overcome political animosities but instead focused on a joint Asian response to the global economic crisis.
We don't know what will bring it about, what will overcome hatred and animosity and violence, but there will be such a moment.
Greater economic interchange and integration between the two nations can help them overcome their historical animosity.
And one thing I believe, we have a real [INAUDIBLE] to overcome, is that animosity between science studies and sociology, for example, or anthropology.
As we added more policemen to our operations, we introduced them to the community in order to overcome the mutual animosity.
