Among the more ebullient moments in Jazz at Lincoln Center's centennial tribute to Benny Goodman at the Rose Theater on Thursday night, one stood out decisively.
Mauritania, he said, must not fall into a "vicious circle" that could force other governments to take "measures with consequences that would anger" those who had just taken power.Despite a reputation for dithering that has worsened during the crises in Darfur and Zimbabwe, the AU has occasionally stood up decisively to coup-makers.
"The governing council stands ready to act decisively and in a timely manner".
Taken together, the Niebuhrs represent a tension at the heart of American liberal democracy: the desire to stand against evil decisively versus the need for self-reflection central to a moral community.
This was done in part to neutralize opposition to the Bush global free-trade agenda, but since that agenda has not been fully spelled out or decisively pushed, the steel protection act stands out alone.
Many of us like to think that we'll stand strong and act decisively during a crisis, but until we're put in one, it's impossible to know we'll react.
Soon the entire operation would pack up and head for London; there, Jackson knew, he would have to stand on a stage again and decisively show his children — and the world — that he could still live up to his legend.
He seemed decisively to know what he stood for and where he was going, and in the quality of his personal devotion his followers found a man who practiced what he preached.
Vinson instead chose not to stand aside for his former ally and decisively beat Fields in the August Democratic primary by a margin of 63% to 21% (with a third candidate, W.C. Hamilton taking the remaining 16%).
In the field of business, however, this often results in a lack of leaders who are willing to stand out from the crowd, promote themselves and act decisively.
