This is the dramatic trifecta that pivots the 2013 election upon an unpredictable new axis.
That Glimpse of Truth David Miller (ed) (out 23 October 2014) Some of the best short stories contain unexpected moments of felicity on which the plot pivots.
When sensors detect an intruder, the barrel pivots to follow him.
In geopolitical terms, the EU hopes that a big trade accord will give Mr Obama, even as he pivots to Asia, good reason to keep up the old Western partnership.There is also a new, unspoken objective: to cement the EU itself.
In my view, the benefits of a confrontation are unlikely to outweigh the costs.Ezra Klein pivots from the Chinese case, however, to make a broader, and sensible, point:I just had an interesting conversation with economist Carmen Reinhart (of "Reinhart-Rogoff" fame) that speaks to this question a bit.
PAS itself is split between old-guard clerical conservatives, who favour unity talks and more Islamic laws, and a moderate faction known as "Erdogan", after Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.That Malaysia's politics pivots on the whims of a divided Islamist party which favours sharia law sounds alarming.
Perhaps most importantly, it wants to bring about a subtle change in its military alliance with America.As America "pivots" its security priorities towards Asia, while its budget constraints require allies to shoulder more defence costs, the Japanese government wants to help in two ways.
merica "pivots" its global military strategy to Asia, Okinawa, in the "first island chain" between China and the open ocean, and within reach of potential trouble in the Taiwan Strait and, to the north, the Korean peninsula, is as well-situated as ever.Moreover, America's treaty promises to defend Japan if it is attacked appear more than theoretical just now.
If he pivots back to being the straight-talking independent, however, conservatives may stay home.
They then collected 17 essayists to write a book looking at their nine selected pivots, and at some interconnecting themes; and discovered, as they honourably admit in their postscript, that matters were a bit more complicated than they had thought.Part of the problem, though not all the essay-writers realise it, is that "pivotal" can mean two quite different things.
As predicted, the service pivots Apple's music offering away from digital downloads, which it helped popularise with the launch of the iPod music player in 2001.
