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A sop to cerberusLanguage
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune William Safire June 4, 2007 700+ words ...book review: ''A Sop to Cerberus.'' Its lead was: ''Russia is a Cerberus that grows more than 3...demand or cynically toss a sop to Cerberus .'' Now to the mystery...I suppose I could give you the official spin... |
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FROM NEAR LOSS TO A NEAR WIN.(MAIN)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) March 2, 1998 700+ words ...amount of oil he was permitted to sell. We offered that sop to Cerberus on the eve of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's summons...possibly annoying his guard. He only has to harass, give way, harass again. Little by little, one corruption... |
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Letter: Abduction by `absent fathers'
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London From Ms JASMINE SALISBURY January 12, 1994 700+ words ...is now termed contact. The intention of the Act is to give the interests of the child paramount consideration and...compliance can attract a prison sentence. This is merely a "sop to Cerberus". What court would send the mother of a young child... |
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Letters from readers.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) June 13, 2001 700+ words ...Daytons aren't poor people, so why should we give them any more money than we would give to one of Carl Pohlad's businesses? How many...tax and spending. It's now time to throw a sop to Cerberus and avoid a Cadmean victory. Voters can then... |
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`GUERRILLA PEACE' WORKS FOR SADDAM.(Editorial)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) March 3, 1998 700+ words ...amount of oil he was permitted to sell. We offered that sop to Cerberus on the eve of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's summons...guard. As a good guerrilla, he only has to harass, give way, harass again. Little by little, one corruption... |
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Letters from readers.(NEWS)(Letter to the Editor)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) June 13, 2001 700+ words ...Daytons aren't poor people, so why should we give them any more money than we would give to one of Carl Pohlad's businesses? How many...tax and spending. It's now time to throw a sop to Cerberus and avoid a Cadmean victory. Voters can then... |
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NEXT PRESIDENT WILL FACE VASTLY MORE SINISTER IRAQ.(Editorial)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) March 3, 1998 700+ words ...amount of oil he was permitted to sell. We offered that sop to Cerberus on the eve of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's summons...guard. As a good guerrilla, he only has to harass, give way, harass again. Little by little, one corruption... |
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sop to Cerberus, give a
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable sop to Cerberus, give a in allusion to the story in the Aeneid of the descent of Aeneas into the underworld; he was able to pass safely by the monstrous watchdog Cerberus by drugging him with a specially prepared cake. |
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