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.

Apologies, Andyvphil, if you're here today.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

And then you cut again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, and you still get small cauliflowers.

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.

Again, again, again.

For these, there is hope that Allah will forgive For Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again.

For these, there is hope that Allah will forgive For Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again.

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Don't be late for school again.

(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)

If you do this again and again, the propensity, the tendencies for anger to arise again will be less and less each time you dissolve it.

You go again and again and again.

This comes out repeatedly, again, again, again.

Again, I thank members for their cooperation.

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Again we don't really know for sure.

Thank you once again for your attention.

Sometimes repeatedly again, again, again, the same repetition.

For this cause they couldn't believe, for Isaiah said again,

For this cause they couldn't believe, for Isaiah said again,

If we take its surfaces and fold them again and again and again and again, then after 16 iterations, 16 steps, we end up with 400,000 surfaces and a shape that looks, for instance, like this.

You were late for school again this morning.

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And again, we were in for a surprise.

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He watched again and again.

They're responsible for this video, Here It Goes Again.

And I'll do it again, just for safety's sake.

No indeed! Soon they will know for once again!

No indeed! Soon they will know for once again!

I thank Council members once again for their attention.

Again, see Appendix I for a description of targets for builtin streams.