It is still possible, of course, that Mrs. Clinton will defeat Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, which both seek while collecting full salaries for their neglected day jobs.
There is a paradox at the heart of cultural sociology, which both seeks to explain behavior in broad, categorical terms and promises to respect its subjects' autonomy and intelligence.
I suspect it would be along the lines of setting up, or investing in, a range of sustainable businesses and social enterprises which both seek to grow the wealth and bring about positive social change.
Xi Jinping has just returned to Beijing from a summit with President Obama, in which both sides sought to downplay differences and emphasize an attempt to accommodate each other's interests, up to a point.
The headline over Simon Carr's sketch Two slick operators, and no hint of wrongdoing conveyed his scepticism about the way in which both men sought to distance themselves from the idea that News International figures in their everyday concerns.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has roiled the field by suggesting lately that he might anoint by year's end not one winner but two, which has bolstered the hopes of Columbia and New York University, which are both seeking to expand without using the free land the city has offered.
And forget about Jerusalem, which both sides seek as their capital; Israeli officials are not eager to put the status of Jerusalem on the table at a big conference attended by everybody from Saudi Arabia to Britain to Russia, either.
A list of areas in which both countries seek closer cooperation that was published today contained a pledge that they would "be attentive to adopt common positions in international bodies, including the Security Council".
The timing of his speech was puzzling, being the day an American delegation was due to arrive in Kabul to discuss a strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan, which both countries seek.
In his Histoire du petit Jehan de Saintré (1456; Little John of Saintre), Antoine de la Sale drew an ill-starred relationship in which hero and heroine both sought to exploit the social game of courtly love for their own ends; the work's realism and psychological interest have made it for some the first French novel.
