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Coming from a director that defers to his plays, the sort that history tends to let slip, that's pointed and poignant.
A more assertive and independent Japan promises to do much more for East Asia and the United States than a Japan that defers to Washington.
This is a common fear-based response, one that defers to the lowest elements of society in the misguided hope of currying their favor.
Often considered the best of Chinatown's seafood restaurants, Oriental Garden offers extremely fresh fish and a kind of no-nonsense preparation that defers to, and underscores, that freshness.
Political dissidence is one thing, art another; there's plenty of art that stands in opposition to power but happens not to be great art, and other art that defers to power and is great nonetheless.
I stop here to note to merger agreement aficionados that 3G (represented by Kirkland & Ellis) and Berkshire (represented by Munger Tolles) also negotiated a unique financing extension provision that defers the ability for Heinz to force payment of this fee right away in the event of a financing failure.
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"Causal" and "causality" are similarly words that defer explanation; they do not provide it.
The Justice Department takes the view that deferred prosecutions are sufficient to deter bribery.
But unlike them, he had thought that deferring to the shaleesh was a smart choice.
At the immigration agency, Mr. Mayorkas helped devise and carry out the program that deferred deportations for young unauthorized immigrants.
"The continued momentum suggests that deferred demand is still keeping the auto industry's mini sales bubble afloat".
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