And it took vigorous arm-twisting and many last-minute concessions to ensure that it passed on June 5th.
Lunchtime on a bright day, Jerry Brown, the star mayor, is strolling past the cafes near City Hall, prompting gasps and stares and vigorous arm waves.
He was also a vigorous arm-twister in a good cause and, following his retirement in 1976, Jack soon found himself an active member of Pugwash.
Once the dancing master, Mandela looked on as Zuma, 67, whipped up the crowd with some vigorous arm-pumping and hip-swivelling of his own.
His team managed to remove a clause from the party platform calling for the abolition of the Department of Education only by dint of some vigorous arm-twisting on the eve of the Philadelphia convention.
Asked later in the day about the objections of Ms. Quackenbos, the company issued a statement: "This agreement was the product of vigorous arm's-length negotiations and is supported by the American Medical Association, the Medical Society of New York and experienced class counsel.
But it got only a tenth in a regional poll last year, after ETA began killing again.After some vigorous arm-twisting by the government, the Socialist opposition and the nationalist coalition that runs Catalonia voted for the bill in parliament, while the Basque Nationalists, along with the far left and the Galician nationalists, voted against.
A year ago, this newspaper argued for military intervention: not for Western boots on the ground, but for the vigorous arming of the rebels, the creation of humanitarian corridors, the imposition of no-fly zones and, if Mr Assad ignored them, an aerial attack on his air-defence system and heavy weaponry.
It is commonly believed that vigorous arm exercises will induce lymphedema [ 9] although evidence from our pilot study challenges this belief [ 10].
Watching the dancers dodge the vigorous bowing arms of the musicians, and vice versa, it was clear why.
Mr. Feld's boisterous choreography abounds with vigorous kicks, arm swings and shoulder shakes.
