This would have been an explosive statement with wide ramifications 40 years ago, at the height of the Vietnam War, but in today's context, it is basically symbolic.
By then, Wayne Rooney will be back from suspension, eager to show that his kick on Montenegro's Miodrag Dzudovic last October need not have grave ramifications eight months later.
The first Ligeti piece, Ramifications (1969), sets two small string ensembles tuned apart by about a quarter-tone to eerie effect.
"It's a huge mistake and we live with broad, broad ramifications today — of instability not only in the Middle East but far beyond and the loss of American credibility.
Letters: Martin Jacques's fear (Japan's resurgent nationalism has global ramifications, September 27) that Japan's current flirtation with nationalism might revert to old militarism is ill-conceived: democracy and rule of law are now fully entrenched in Japan's body politic.
The news did little to staunch Friday's rally, but could have ramifications next week when lighter volume will lead to more volatile swings on Wall Street.
The bill received less national attention than what he did in 2007, but Texas is still feeling the ramifications today.
The issue of racial separation has been historically rooted in this country and we still feel its ramifications today.
First and most importantly, there is, regrettably, a significant history of purposeful discrimination against gay and lesbian people, by governmental as well as private entities, based on prejudice and stereotypes that continue to have ramifications today.
(Woman came from man, remember?) Its idealogically-sexist offspring has all kinds of commonplace ramifications today: Priests allowed only to have penises, women forcing to cover up lest they be judged as whores, "honor killings," females in Saudi Arabia not being allowed to drive, and on and on and on.
