CANBERRA Apologies, or the lack of them, have been back in the news, raising questions again about how useful they are in resolving international problems. The efficacy of timely and sincere apologies in defusing personal tensions cannot be doubted.

So so apologies to Goldie.

Please accept my sincere apologies.

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He did not accept my apologies.

True atonement requires more than just verbal apologies.

I would also like to convey my apologies, for I had not intended to speak in this debate.

It is also conceivable that genuine apologies may be counterproductive, because they trigger a backlash from local extremists, which may in turn fuel even more flames on the other side. I would, however, resist the conclusion that Japan s apologies have been a net negative in this respect.

There are many situations in which apologies are not necessary, because both sides agree to move on. And non apology apologies for example, I m sorry if you feel I have offended you are often worse than nothing, although they are a familiar diplomatic stock in trade of which I, too, have been guilty of using.

With all apologies to my friend Matthieu Ricard, a shopping mall full of Zen monks is not going to be particularly profitable because they don't want stuff enough.

Apologies to Hans Rosling he said anything that's not using real stats is a lie but the big delta there is how we deal with this from a public standpoint.

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Unlike Europe, where Germany overcame World War II s legacy through its integration into the European Union, Northeast Asia remains burdened by history. According to its neighbors, Japan s apologies for is past aggression are inadequate.

(b) Diversionary programmes under the aegis of the prosecution branch the exercise of discretion by the prosecution can save precious court resources to the benefit of victims, who receive apologies and reparation (where appropriate)

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The reporting period was marked by a high profile visit by Serbian President Boris Tadic to Bosnia and Herzegovina, during which he offered his apologies for those who committed crimes in the name of the Serb people during the war.

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But the government took the view that when it comes to intelligence matters, apologies are for wimps. With elections looming in Indonesia, and nationalist sentiment there strong, Australia will be paying the diplomatic price for a long time unless it changes course.

But it is difficult to believe that when a wrong has been done, a sincere apology will not have some restorative impact. In public, as in private life, honest apologies are a powerful tool, and should be used less nervously and more often.

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To lose one international lending institution head is misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness (my apologies to Oscar Wilde). Coming on the tenth year anniversary of the Asian financial crisis, the caldron in which today s ultra liquid capital markets were forged, conspiracy theories abound.

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