Meanwhile, one parliamentarian has proposed putting Mr Steinbrück's proposal into law anyway.So, to spite Mr Steinbrück, the once-mighty Bundesbank has simply robbed itself of flexibility.
The whole opera spells this out so clearly that it robs itself of its own suspense; every surprise in it has already been revealed along the way.
It was a shortcoming of laissez-faire capitalism in the 19th century: it could never get its mind around the idea that when it got rid of a worker, it was robbing itself of a consumer.
Mayor Ernie Kell, who has no vote on the council, argued repeatedly that by calling back the loan, the city was robbing itself of future interest payments.
The Democratic campaign could descend into a defensive, distracted and besieged bunker mentality, tragically robbing itself of an historically unparalleled shot at seizing the offensive.
The BBC claimed that the film had promise, saying "It appeared to be clever, dangerous, witty, and fresh" but went on to label it as derivative of the films it satirized: "Scream runs out of humour, and in turn robs itself of the chance to get the audience to take the thrills and gut-spills it offers seriously".
It's unfortunate that, despite an R-rating earned with quick-cutting violence and foul language, "It" walks back on fully exploring the effect of the traumas it exploits for movie thrills, ranging from physical violence to emotional and sexual abuse at the hands of various adults, robbing itself of earned resonance.
Such a law would also rob the Intelligence Committee itself of many of the tools -- media exposure, the expertise of former officials, input from academic experts and nongovernmental organizations on classified matters -- that Congress depends on for checks and balances on the executive branch.
And once Khodorkovsky was behind bars, the opportunity to rob him presented itself.
You are not responsible for any high jinks that the suit gets into after that -- hanging out with a rough crowd, getting itself robbed, that sort of thing.
