The reporters and camera crews were out at dawn and ready to pounce, as they have been at every juncture of the very public case against Elizabeth S. Grubman, the Manhattan publicist.
"The Commission understands why, at this particular juncture — because of the dramatic employment situation and the very complex financial environment — the Spanish authorities wish to step back from full free movement," he added.
This story is not just being played out north of the border: UK-wide polling shows the Tories and Labour scoring some of their lowest-ever combined shares of the vote, the inconclusive result of the last general election suggested a very significant juncture had been reached – and the fact that next year's result is anyone's guess only underlines the point.
"The world is at a very difficult juncture," said Andrew Burns, a lead author of the report, in an interview, citing fears about the stability of the euro zone, slower growth in emerging economies and pervasive market uncertainty as major factors.
"She's got the prime minister job at a very tough juncture in our history, what with the change and all that's going to happen in the next two or three years.
"The euro area is at a very critical juncture" over Greece, Zsolt Darvas, a research fellow at Bruegel, a research organization, wrote in a report issued Friday.
We're at a very important juncture in the war.
Without a Greek commitment this solidarity pact won't work, and this is the responsibility of Greek politicians in this very critical juncture.
Although abandoning Afghanistan at this very critical juncture may not be the best option, it is discouraging to see the situation deteriorate with the passage of time.
"We are now at a very critical juncture," wrote Melih Asik in the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.
