It was not a bold, doctrinaire overview but a promise of what might be called pragmatic idealism — a commitment to "the credibility that comes from telling the truth; the knowledge that comes from first-rate intelligence, undiluted by ideology; the strength that comes from robust alliances and vigorous diplomacy".
In broad strokes, he said his foreign policy would be guided by "the legitimacy that comes from the rule of law, the credibility that comes from telling the truth," "first-rate intelligence undiluted by ideology" and strength through "robust alliances and vigorous diplomacy".
An influential Republican member of the Federal Trade Commission, J. Thomas Rosch, said that without "vigorous antitrust enforcement," the new alliances of health care providers could reduce competition and increase costs to consumers.
The alliance intended to reach kids through a vigorous public-awareness campaign.
Like Citi, Sanwa wants its alliance to combine the convenience of one-stop shopping with vigorous cross-selling of a variety of financial services.The big step, due in June, will be to merge each member's credit-card operations into a new company.
Disdaining such a vigorous Anglo-Saxon approach, most European bank bosses would probably prefer deepening alliances on the continent, inside the euro zone.
And despite vigorous protests against American foreign policy on both sides of the Atlantic, the Western alliance was becoming stronger and more durable.
Satellite radio providers were playing happy tunes yesterday, as market leader XM Satellite Radio reported vigorous subscriber growth in the fourth quarter and rival Sirius Satellite Radio announced two marketing alliances that should boost consumer awareness of the technology.
Senior South Korean officials say they will strongly reaffirm their country's alliance with the United States, but say that they will also press for more vigorous efforts by Washington to engage the North Korean government.
The overriding aim of the alliance is to highlight the suffering caused to immigrant families by the Obama administration's vigorous deportation programme.
Pausing briefly in their attacks on each other, members of Congress from both parties joined today in a vigorous chorus of condemnation of France, Germany and Belgium, accusing the three nations of abandoning their moral obligations to the Western alliance.
