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...ss of life and property. A majority of people living in Nepal are largely unaware of their vulnerability to a massive earthquake. Ironically, foreign diplomats seem to be more active in preparing Nepal for this imminent and unpredictable natural disaster: recently the US embassy funded the construction of a blood bank that can survive the impact of an earthquake, Nepal gov...

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...could I help it?” re- plied those of the countess. Thieves, spies, lovers, diplomats, and slaves of any kind alone know the resources and comforts of ...

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...word. It is only strong men, choleric and powerful, thunder- bolts of war, diplomats with olympian heads, or men of genius, who can show this utter co...

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...ies and informers? Have 409 Balzac you never suspected the statesmen, the diplomats, the Richelieus it produces? Mercury, monsieur,—Mercury, the clev...

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...alities must such a man possess! Y ou will find in all countries many such diplomats of low degree; con- summate negotiators arguing in the interests ... ...achs.” When buckled down to his work he became the slyest and cleverest of diplomats. All things to all men, he knew how to accost a banker like a cap...

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...with honors are sought after on all sides; the school turns out statesmen, diplomats, men of science, engineers, generals, sailors, magistrates, manuf...

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...‘Failed, of course,’ said Mrs. Nesbit. ‘Y es; I never expected much. Those diplomats are apt to be afraid of having their heels trodden upon; but it i...

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...nt Saint-Bernard. Messieurs les Ambassadeurs,” he added, bowing to the two diplomats, “will see that in the element of profound intrigue the political...

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...ying the secret and unlawful proceedings of his fellow- men. Anarchists or diplomats were all one to him. Mr V erloc was temperamentally no respecter ...

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...unc- ture he happened to hear that a number of strangers of dis- tinction, diplomats and others, were assembled at the water- ing-places in the Pyrene...

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...ambassador in Vienna knew him and valued him. He was not one of those many diplomats who are esteemed because they have certain negative qualities, av... ...r leader, called les notres.* This set, con- sisting almost exclusively of diplomats, evidently had its own interests which had nothing to do with war...

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... the hands of their owners; Republics rested content with their Dictators; diplomats found no one whose presence in the least incommoded them; mon- ar...

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...romenade, to the stupefaction of the foreigner. Princes, counts, generals, diplomats passed under him in awe. I am told that he is called St. Christop...

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... ment, and sealed with wax, as is the case with treaties made by kings and diplomats—to be broken by the same; but signed with little words, and seale...

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...eir leader, called les notres.* This set, consisting almost exclusively of diplomats, evi- dently had its own interests which had nothing to do with w...

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...ed pipeline profits might lure faction leaders to a conference table. U.S. diplomats did not favor the Tal- iban over the rival factions. Despite grow... ...avor the Tal- iban over the rival factions. Despite growing concerns, U.S. diplomats were willing at the time, as one official said, to “give the Tali... ...uments. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told us that while U.S. diplomats were becoming more active on Afghanistan through the spring and s...