| 单词 | fait accompli |
| 例句 | It is far better for her to make her own adjustment before the operation than to awaken from the anesthetic and find it a fait accompli. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Lawrence responded to the summons by informing Compton, as a fait accompli, that he would be introducing a new participant to the technical roundtable: Robert Oppenheimer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He also plays the old trick of presenting as a fait accompli what is, in fact, the nub of the argument, and to give the force of inevitability to something contingent. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There was a dignity to her grief and an acceptance of the fait accompli—the fatalism that the pilot’s wife must beget whenever her mate forsakes her for his aircraft. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes it is necessary to present one’s colleagues with a policy that is already a fait accompli. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z China’s recent spectacular land grab in the South China Sea is a fait accompli, given China’s superior power in the area and its assertion that the region is a core national interest. America’s Collision Course With China 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z “I’ve got my vision of what I think it is and we shall talk about it. But it’s not the fait accompli.” The Carpetbagger: Clothes and Character: ‘Invisible Woman’ 2014-02-13T16:33:16Z If you speak to movie executives and box-office observers in Hollywood, this is already being spoken of as a fait accompli. Guardians of the Galaxy rule the roost as Hollywood looks to summer 2015 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z But I struggled to become emotionally involved in what is, from the first, a fait accompli. Private Lives; Berenice; The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner – review 2012-10-06T23:05:38Z These things should be debated, not presented as an establishment fait accompli. First world war: learning the right lessons from history 2012-10-11T21:43:43Z The substantive question is: once a stimulus is a fait accompli, is it immoral for a Congressman to ensure that his constituents’ federal tax dollars are redirected back into his district? Yes, Paul Ryan Spoke the Truth About Obama's Fiscal Record at the Republican Convention 2012-08-30T05:21:38Z It is not at all clear that the "students" acted with Khomeini's approval, though he was ready to exploit the fait accompli. The House of the Mosque by Kader Abdolah | Book review 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z After sending Galina an invitation to help secure a visa, I presented her London trip to Sergei as something of a fait accompli. Sergei Polunin’s Dance Mom 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z That they should be together is a fait accompli; the emphasis is instead on how. Critic’s Notebook: ‘New Girl’ Season Finale, With Zooey Deschanel 2013-05-13T21:56:07Z By the time we get to "The Karate Kid," multiculturalism is a fait accompli despite Nixon and Reagan's best efforts to take America back to an idealized version of the paranoid 1950s. Straight to DVD: Original "Karate Kid" on Blu-ray 2010-06-14T10:14:00Z She just has it, and it’s presented as fait accompli, as unremarkable. “Miracle on 34th Street”: Best Christmas movie ever? 2012-12-24T23:00:00Z “Whoever was going to win — Trump , or I hoped, Biden — would be facing a fait accompli.” Clinton and Penny team up to write novel ‘State of Terror’ 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z After the fierceness comes a flurry of rave-pop heroics – Moment 4 Life, Starships – in which Minaj's transition from being the only female rapper around to a chart all-rounder is a fait accompli. Nicki Minaj; Dr Dee – review 2012-06-30T23:07:10Z As a title, “Finally Rich” has the sound of a fait accompli, but Chief Keef is anything but. Critic’s Notebook: Chief Keef’s New Album is ‘Finally Rich’ 2012-12-19T23:07:51Z Today’s readers, by contrast, are playing catch-up, scrambling to think through the implications of an electoral fait accompli. Reading the Classic Novel That Predicted Trump 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z If the outcome of this season has felt a bit like a fait accompli, more surprising to watch have been the shifting dynamics at the judge’s table. Music: On ?Idol,? Shifts in Power, Not Talent 2010-02-22T22:51:00Z Did he warn them, or did he simply present them with a fait accompli? Kurt Schwitters: the modernist master in exile 2013-01-06T00:06:24Z Again, you don’t hear designers and fashion executives in Europe talking as if such a thing is a fait accompli. On the Runway Blog: Europe’s Lesson For New York 2013-09-06T23:30:35Z He has been meticulous this time, financing the recording of “No Beginning No End,” and presenting it to Blue Note as a fait accompli. Pop: José James’s ‘No Beginning No End’ 2013-01-18T23:37:45Z His “Idol” victory may not be a fait accompli, but his future success is. ArtsBeat: 'American Idol' Top 5: Competition Triumph or Career Success? 2011-05-05T17:19:22Z NBC’s coverage of the competition Sunday made her victory all but a fait accompli — each other performance held against the standard of what Maroney, the penultimate vaulter, would do when it was her turn. Oscar Pistorius and McKayla Maroney: Beautiful losers 2012-08-06T17:15:00Z It also goes without saying that the surveillance state is a fait accompli, the wealthy rule the world, and the average worker is left fighting over scraps. In Amazon's sci-fi comedy "Upload," the system is programmed against us, even in the afterlife 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z So why would her son’s future mortification be a fait accompli? Internet doomsday, explained 2012-05-16T11:45:00Z The pulse of the music, and the pitch of the spectacle, hold to a trustworthy standard, and the programming can seem like a fait accompli. | Pop: Microcultures on the Island 2013-08-23T17:55:05Z Despite its huge success at Mr. Papp’s downtown space, the transfer to Broadway was hardly a fait accompli. ‘Hair’ 50 Years Later: Readers Tell Us When They Let the Sunshine In 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Another fait accompli, this time in the Arab world's most populous nation, on Palestine's border, would be a nakba for western control. After Tunisia: Robin Yassin-Kassab on Syria 2011-01-28T13:00:00Z She got the ring, which was an accomplishment, not a fait accompli as in Diana’s case. Field Notes: Fairy Tales, Royal and Otherwise 2010-11-30T00:38:00Z Since then, the demise of the net book agreement has been regarded as a fait accompli. Net gains? 2010-06-17T09:02:00Z Today Mr. Timberlake’s status as a credible movie actor has gone from something directors fret about to a seeming fait accompli. Leading Man, Miles Beyond the Boy Band 2011-07-17T01:53:01Z Among the cast, though, the night’s outcome felt like a fait accompli. Inside the 2020 Oscar Parties 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z By the time Prince Hamlet returned to Denmark, it was a fait accompli. Was Noah's ark bigger than Oasis of the Seas? 2013-05-29T14:15:01Z He contemplated his family’s sudden frailty and began writing “This Is a Photograph,” a galloping track about death’s inevitability and the gratitude the fait accompli should inspire. Kevin Morby Chases Ghosts, and a New Album, in Memphis 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Disaster is a fait accompli, Bell seems to be saying, so why not embrace what’s to come? A Penetrating Cry in the Dark at the Prototype Festival 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z “I looked at it as a fait accompli.” Cellini defense to call witnesses today 2011-10-21T09:09:00Z Those very ideas have made tyrannical Aryan rule a fait accompli, and Aryan children willing participants in reporting their parents and limiting their own capacity for critical thought. Finally, "The Man in the High Castle" fascist fantasy ends amidst America’s sobering reality 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z His incarceration is a fait accompli that he accepts as his due. | 'R': Life in the Big House: The Danish Experience 2011-06-16T23:36:42Z The Divine Miss M’s win was such a fait accompli that it hardly mattered that she refused to perform on the telecast. Critic's analysis: Tonys spread the love in a year of innovation and risk-taking on Broadway 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z As the bitter resettlement settled into fait accompli, the northern third would raise a new flag and proclaim itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a state unrecognized by all but Turkey itself. Ruins, casinos and abandoned construction mark Cyprus 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It has also been exhaustively chronicled, which makes this set feel like a fait accompli. Pop Music Gifts, All Bundled Up 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z You are neither asking his permission nor dropping a fait accompli. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: An estrangement, a new baby and a grandparent caught in the middle 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z “It is not a fait accompli. These are rough cases,” said Jessica Levinson, an election law professor at Loyola Law School. Lawsuit argues Trump disqualified from appearing on California ballot 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z “We will not consent to fait accompli and unlawfulness on the island.” U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z But once a warning is issued, she said, “it’s almost a fait accompli that it’s going to go out of business.” ‘Going concern,’ going bust 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z There was no evidence or facts that likely would have changed their minds; The outcome was a fait accompli. Who will entitled white people blame now? 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z If we find in coming months or years that any of the 12 dead at the Downs tested hot, then we can mark the FTC's ruling as the moment of fait accompli. Dead racehorses aren’t a mystery: We’ve known all along why they’re dying 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The House vote was always seen as riskier, but the bill’s passage in the upper house is by no means a fait accompli. Investors Exhale as Debt Limit Deal Clears a Big Hurdle 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z And so it’s sort of fait accompli that they don’t have to do anything about it.” U.S. soccer officials to discuss head injuries as 4 more ex-players diagnosed with CTE 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z But if his intent was to muscle through the judicial changes with a fait accompli, his action may have backfired. Your Monday Briefing 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Russia has sought to present the annexation of the four regions as a fait accompli, and the Russian constitution was even rewritten to incorporate them. Putin visits occupied Mariupol, staking claim to invaded Ukrainian lands 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z I wondered how something that seemed like such a fait accompli — Hogan seemed to treat it as one — was finally defeated. Perspective | A bruising Beltway battle ends in seeming victory for toll lane foes 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Unions and the left know time is running out before the reform becomes a fait accompli - which is all the more reason for them to up the pressure now. France braces for pension reform strikes 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “For him, that next step of being in the booth is something that’s almost been fait accompli since he first stepped into the booth with us.” Kevin Harvick to join Fox both as NASCAR analyst in 2024 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Third, Japan has military strengths that would make a fait accompli almost impossible for China. Opinion | Japan must do more, and faster, to avert war over Taiwan 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The return of Smith seems a fait accompli, with only the financial terms and length of contract to be determined. Pete Carroll typically optimistic about Seahawks, but knows there’s work to be done 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z "At the end of the day, China's goal is to force us to accept the fait accompli, that they will be operating within our exclusive economic zone," De Castro said. Philippines' Marcos heads to Beijing, talks with Xi to include South China Sea 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Your most powerful argument is the fact of a fait accompli. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Fiance is friendly to everyone. How can I make him stop? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z L.A.'s bid became something of a fait accompli when other American and foreign cities pulled out of the running. Eric Garcetti led L.A. during profoundly turbulent times. How will history judge him? 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z That was encouraged and amplified by Fox News and other right-wing propagandists who hoped to make Republican victory a fait accompli. What just happened? David Rothkopf on the midterm surprise and the Trump-DeSantis battle 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The big deals are most often cut in the Capitol leadership suites these days, and presented as a fait accompli to the rank-and-file. What’s the Matter With the Senate? 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Mr Putin wants to present a fait accompli to Kyiv and to the West. Ukraine war: Putin's speech marks gamble to change course of war 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z But he said it as though it were a fait accompli. Opinion | Lindsey Graham? You’re not helping anymore. 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z "They tried to confront us with a 'fait accompli' and conduct an inspection without prior notice." Russia accuses U.S. of 'provocative' weapons inspection move 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z It is both premature and irresponsible for the news media and other public voices to treat the prosecution of Donald Trump and his confederates as a fait accompli or an inevitable outcome. Are the "walls closing in" on Donald Trump? Don't hold your breath 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z “We owe it today to Ukraine to avert any type of fait accompli which could be imitated tomorrow by new potential trouble-makers,” he said. Greek PM criticizes ‘constant aggressive behavior’ of Turkey 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The statement from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s office cited what it said was the “unjustifiable turnaround” in March on Spain’s position, amounting to a “fait accompli using fallacious arguments.” New blow: Algeria ends 2-decade friendship treaty with Spain 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z “It is really improbable that he ordered the massacre, and yet, the the series just treats that as a fait accompli.” 'It's designed to make us look alien': Mormons decry 'Under the Banner of Heaven' 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. frets about the politicization of the court, not as a fait accompli, but as a creeping threat. Perspective | The Supreme Court: Unreachable, inaccessible and frightening 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Exhaustion had replaced exhilaration by the time the Nets took the court for Monday’s fait accompli playoff game against the surging Boston Celtics. One Final Look at a Nets Season That Fell Short 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z The sale is a fait accompli for tax reasons, not for lack of competitive desire or community spirit. Opinion | Say goodbye to the Lerners, and thanks for the memories 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z “I feel strongly that once you stigmatize children and label them bad or not worthy, you almost create a fait accompli,” she said. Md. juvenile justice bills seek to ‘treat children as children’ 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z In a nutshell, a partnership with the U.S., as envisioned in this legislation, would provide Somaliland with the financial and military wherewithal it needs to make separation from Somalia a fait accompli. Why is the American right waging a stealth neocolonial assault on Somalia? 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z "By this stage the ship was too far into its voyage to turn back, so Shackleton was faced with a fait accompli," he said. Endurance: The Newport stowaway on Shackleton shipwreck 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z The U.S. and its allies impose "maximum pressure" sanctions on Russia, and NATO's plans for a new Iron Curtain across Europe are a fait accompli. What's going to happen in Ukraine? Total war, nothing at all or somewhere in between? 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z "It's not a fait accompli," he told Grist. US flood risk is about to explode — but not for the reasons you think 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z “Its goal is to make the United States and its allies accept its nuclear arsenal as a fait accompli,” he said. North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Appears to Be Its Boldest in Years 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Forty-eight minutes of fait accompli seemed like a lock, especially as the Lakers fell down by as many as 20 points early in the third quarter. Short-handed Lakers, Russell Westbrook are game but fall to Hornets 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Cyber activity that creates room for Russia to present the seizure of Ukraine as a fait accompli is much more likely than a crippling cyberattack. Russian Cyberattacks against the U.S. Could Focus on Disinformation 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z So by the time Mussolini openly seized power, roughly 26 months later, it was essentially a fait accompli. Mussolini seized full power 97 years ago: Does Donald Trump long to follow suit? 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Many of those stories treat the metaverse as if it were a fait accompli — a real thing, like the World Wide Web or social media. Analysis | In 2021, tech talked up ‘the metaverse.’ One problem: It doesn’t exist. 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z News reports treated Omicron’s sudden takeover as a fait accompli rather than the projection it was. Scientists struggle to understand the competition between Omicron and Delta 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z China would hope to make a quick invasion a fait accompli. Get ready for another rocky year: Markers for 2022 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The administration said at the time that it opposed the project but viewed it is a fait accompli. Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors to end 2021 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z In a fait accompli Saturday night in New York, Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy — or, as some might call it, the Alabama invitational awards program. Bryce Young wins Heisman Trophy, becoming second straight Alabama player to claim the award 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z “If this scenario is close to being accurate, China’s government might well be inclined to attempt a fait accompli as soon as it is confident in its relative capabilities,” the report said. Omicron prompts new virus origin worries 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Where Bendell sees a sort of fait accompli, I see accumulating evidence that, despite the imminent climate crisis, technology will bolster the pillars that uphold society. Profound climate change may be inevitable, but society can go on 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z The broad booster authorization has been viewed as something of a fait accompli for weeks. F.D.A. Plans to Authorize Pfizer Boosters for All Adults This Week 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The pipeline may be a “fait accompli” for the White House, but U.S. lawmakers aren’t giving up. Opinion | Biden can deny Putin another tool for menacing Europe 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z But to a degree, the charmingly daffy anachronistic dialogue compensates for a plot that feels like a fait accompli. Review: A divine Jordan Hull plays a 13th century saint-meets-Brentwood teen in 'Poor Clare' 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The legal limitations on a president’s ability to respond quickly could all but ensure a Chinese fait accompli. Opinion | Congress must untie Biden’s hands on Taiwan 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z For the substantial percentage of litigants who also confront mental illness, physical disabilities, low literacy, lack of access to technology and domestic violence, self-representation begets a frequently tragic fait accompli. Opinion | D.C. lawyers must step up during the eviction crisis 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the new era of government spending championed by Tooze is hardly a fait accompli. Review | The other heroes of the coronavirus crisis: Central bankers 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z On paper that would seem like a fait accompli: Ms. Walton is the only person on the ballot. India Walton Beat the Buffalo Mayor in a Primary. He Won’t Give Up. 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Indeed, since the August airlift, that sense of the Taliban as fait accompli, and of trying to find some way of reconciling with the group, is growing. The bursting 'Ka-bubble': Taliban extremism is remaking a once-cosmopolitan Kabul 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z My Republican colleagues introduced the Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act in February to grant the president the authority to act against an invasion of Taiwan and prevent a fait accompli. Opinion | Congress must untie Biden’s hands on Taiwan 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z It suggests an event with a chance at becoming a well-attended fait accompli. The Ryder Cup offers the home team an advantage like no other event 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Sometime in the middle of another Alabama fait accompli, the sure thing started crumbling into a matter of long-shot suspense. No. 1 Alabama did it again but just barely, beating No. 11 Florida, 31-29 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Instead of Yellen and Biden needing McConnell’s and McCarthy’s permission for the government to pay its bills and avoid defaulting on its debts, the Republican leadership would have to overturn a fait accompli. Perspective | The debt-ceiling debate is out of control. Here’s how to stop the madness. 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z It's not a fait accompli that this had to necessarily be a debacle. Novelist and veteran Elliot Ackerman says Biden blew it in Afghanistan: Was there another way? 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The Afghanistan Papers showed that the war was a lost cause, and defeat appeared to be a fait accompli. CNN's Peter Bergen on the "dotted line" from Osama bin Laden to Donald Trump 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z A government source told the Sunday Times the decision to demolish it was a "fait accompli". Grenfell Tower: Families angry at lack of consultation over demolition 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z In other words, our dependence on the Taliban for security in Kabul was not a fait accompli, but a choice — an American choice. Opinion | Greenlighting the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul is a national disgrace 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z “What matters,” Allegri said, as he plainly laid out the fait accompli that the richest, most famous, most successful team in Italy could no longer afford its best player, “is that Juventus goes on.” Ronaldo’s Return to Manchester United Is Nostalgic Pragmatism 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z The administration maintains it opposes the project but says it is a fait accompli. US imposes limited sanctions over Russian gas pipeline 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Allies, especially Britain and Germany, were angry at the way the pullout was announced and saw it as a fait accompli, so there will be some residual damage, Mr. Niblett said. Afghanistan’s Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z "A deep contraction in GDP over Q3 21 is now a fait accompli," he warned. Australian CPI blows hot in Q2, core inflation far cooler 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z White House officials viewed the project as a fait accompli that was not worth jeopardizing the U.S.-Germany relationship over. U.S., Germany reach agreement on Russian gas pipeline, ending dispute between allies 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z “Yesterday’s proclamations by the Turkish side are attempting to create a new fait accompli, to bury once and for all the prospect of reunifying Cyprus,” Greece’s Dendias said. Cyprus appeals to UN Security Council over Varosha moves 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Democratic voters far outnumber Republicans in the city, so the November contest is viewed as a fait accompli. GOP hopeful Curtis Sliwa sees the streets, subways as path to NYC mayor’s chair 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z With the pipeline over 90 percent complete, White House officials viewed the project as a fait accompli that was not worth jeopardizing the U.S.-Germany relationship over. Amid internal disputes over Russia policy, Biden has chosen a mix of confrontation and cooperation 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z He interviews Taliban leaders — among them former U.S. prisoners at Guantanamo Bay — who speak of their victory over the United States and their consolidation of power as a fait accompli. Opinion | Biden has to take the loss in Afghanistan — and add it to George W. Bush’s record 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z It appropriated 966 plots for the dam from residents and owners in what was presented as a fait accompli. Climate change and corruption endanger an ancient valley in Lebanon 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z “To present this as a fait accompli, I think, will only create difficulty.” U.S. should consult Taliban on any Afghan pullout delay - Pakistani envoy to U.S 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z But several other Republicans, including Collins, drew the conclusion that a Trump acquittal was now a fait accompli. Nearly all GOP senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump, signaling likely acquittal 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z “I recall March 11 as being deliberative, and I recall March 12 as being a fait accompli, like there was no choice,” Hainline said. N.C.A.A. Crisis Shows How Biden’s Surgeon General Pick Navigated the Pandemic 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z By challenging Flournoy while posing those questions — and answering them in the negative — activism succeeded in changing "Defense Secretary Flournoy" from a fait accompli to a lost fantasy of the military-industrial complex. How Michèle Flournoy's Pentagon dreams collapsed: Progressives fought back 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z It is assumed to be a fait accompli that Biden is taking office in January. Take Trump's coup seriously. It's no joke — and Biden's win was just a sugar high 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z “So it is, in my opinion, a fait accompli that we’re basically just bringing the virus here and knowingly, willfully doing so,” he said. Pandemic gave locals fleeting taste of a tourist-free Hawaii 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Through which you wouldn't see a French invisible plane even if it was a fait accompli. We Sometimes Missed the Boat—and Bridge 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z But a funny thing happened on the way to a re-election that for years felt like a fait accompli given the historical power of the incumbency. Donald Trump wanted a fight with athletes. They may well have doomed him 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z But a funny thing happened on the way to a re-election that for years felt like a fait accompli given the historical power of the incumbency. US election 2020: Biden to announce Covid taskforce as Trump still protests defeat– live updates 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “The exodus of manufacturing jobs, that was considered a fait accompli.” Trump’s Biggest Economic Legacy Isn’t About the Numbers 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Search his interviews through the years for traces of superiority or fait accompli. For Both Swiatek and Nadal, Staying ‘In the Moment’ at French Open Was Key 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z This is usually a fait accompli, established during a rather sleepy Joint Session of Congress every fourth January. Individual races in the House of Representatives may matter more than usual this year 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Some in the game are treating a work stoppage heading into 2022 as a fait accompli. MLB’s Rob Manfred made it through an impossible season, but more challenges are on the horizon 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Tesla coming to Austin may have simply been a fait accompli. The epic campaign to win Elon Musk’s Tesla factory with memes 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Naming the bridge for Pettus was announced as a fait accompli by the governor on the same day Roosevelt approved the bridge’s funding. Opinion | How the bridge that John Lewis crossed came to be named for a white supremacist 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z “Nothing is predetermined, there is no fait accompli as to what the Board may do,” Chaney said. CHRB to discuss potential Los Alamitos shutdown because of horse deaths 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Such exercises usually would be a fait accompli, with the minority taking the floor to crow about something and the majority party then stalling the minority effort. Reporter's Notebook: Confederate statues, PPP highlight Congressional Republicans' struggles 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z “It is a clear attempt to impose a fait accompli on my downstream country.” Egypt: Ethiopia rejecting ‘fundamental issues’ on Nile dam 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z Now that it's a fait accompli, this provision is belatedly getting a lot of media attention. Billionaires won big with the coronavirus stimulus 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z But this differential treatment is not a fait accompli. Opinion | How we can change our policy choices to reduce police violence 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z But annexation is not yet a fait accompli. Analysis | Israel nears a point of no return 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z “It’s not a fait accompli that all of her support goes to Bernie Sanders,” said Neil Sroka, communications director for Democracy for America, a political action committee that endorsed Sanders on Monday. Biden's comeback leaves Sanders little time to expand appeal 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z I'm not pessimistic enough to declare that Trump's re-election is a fait accompli. Trump will be acquitted, of course: What in God's name will he do next? 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “This impeachment was a fait accompli at all times,” said Bill Whalen, a fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution at Stanford University. ‘A massive historical story’: Trump’s impending acquittal could have profound ramifications for future presidents 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z As the end of the week neared and potentially gettable votes in favor of calling witnesses kept falling away, the impeachment trial’s denouement began to resemble more of a fait accompli. Mitt Romney, a Man Alone 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Accepting his new son-in-law, more or less grudgingly, as a fait accompli, Benton did a great deal to promote Frémont and the cult of celebrity that his life embodied. Pioneers of American Publicity 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Instead of announcing the move as a fait accompli, he said the people should vote and decide. Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z “The defense perceives the comment as a fait accompli — that he will get a life sentence and he’s going to be convicted,” Mr. Bederow said. Harvey Weinstein Says His Judge Is Biased. His Judge Disagrees. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z But some residents believe upzoning is a fait accompli, said Sandy Newton, president of the Arlington Civic Federation, which is primarily made up of homeowners associations from around the county. In housing-hungry Arlington, officials study whether to allow more duplexes, triplexes 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z In Okinawa, too, campaigners contrast her refusal to accept the government narrative of the Henoko base with the media consensus that its construction is all but fait accompli. Isoko Mochizuki, the 'troublesome' thorn in Shinzo Abe's side 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z But the statement also made a national citizenship review sound like a fait accompli. Gandhi Biographer Arrested as Protests Over Citizenship Law Sweep India 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z He said the owners’ plan was “by no means a fait accompli.” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred criticizes minor league owners 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z To Eric, marriage seems a fait accompli, but when Toby senses the cage of intimacy lowering over him he bolts. “The Inheritance” Is a Tribute to E. M. Forster and an Audacious Work of Its Own 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z All of it is reflected in the Valley’s “move fast and break things” mentality, which the tech titans view as a fait accompli. How big tech is dragging us towards the next financial crash 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z To be fair, Democrats’ various spending proposals — for expanded health care and free college — seem to treat present deficits as a fait accompli and build on top of them. Opinion | Why another round of tax cuts is a monstrously bad idea 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z During my time playing that game, I felt what it was like to be a woman for whom transition was no longer a looming ordeal but a fait accompli. Perspective | How my role-playing game character showed me I could be a woman 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z "But it must not negotiate unlawful trade deals and then present them to Parliament as a fait accompli." Scottish court to review bid to stop Brexit 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z "It was basically a fait accompli by the time he heard about it," Hume said. Turkey may have invaded Syria anyway even if Trump kept forces there, Brit Hume says 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “China continues unilateral efforts to change the status quo by coercion to create a fait accompli,” said the report, reflecting views held by other U.S. treaty allies such as Australia and the Philippines. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z And when he was informed that it was a fait accompli? One D.C. restaurant loses a Michelin star, while four others claim one 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The rest of us, however, can probably start to consider it a fait accompli. Harry Kane hits hat-trick in England’s demolition of blundering Bulgaria 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z As Cooper writes, “Architects, builders and bankers accepted air conditioning first, and consumers were faced with a fait accompli that they merely had to ratify.” The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z And then there’s the case of you and me, the public, who don’t get a look behind the curtain, especially if this is presented to the Board as fait accompli. Racing! CHRB to take up new racing dates 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z So, the sides pre-baked the gun vote series in such a way that it was a fait accompli the Senate wouldn’t approve anything on firearms. Reporter's Notebook: What Mitch McConnell said and did not say about guns 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “Last year after it became a fait accompli, you didn’t see the passion that was there previously,” he said. NFL At 100: Raiders’ slow exit from Oakland painful for fans 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z “Last year after it became a fait accompli, you didn’t see the passion that was there previously,” he said. NFL At 100: Raiders’ slow exit from Oakland painful for fans 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Less than 24 hours later, the remark seems like fait accompli. Rory McIlroy's miserable start was shocking—and predictable - Golf Digest 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z London had out-Londoned London, with an event so spellbinding that it had been possible to forget to check on the formality of Djokovic’s fait accompli. Perspective | An epic Wimbledon finish and a wild Cricket World Cup final made for a smashing Sunday in London 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z No matter how much The Post pushes, that reality is not a fait accompli. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Ageism, skateboarding and the International Space Station 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z The outcome of the vote was a fait accompli. Reporter's Notebook: Longest-ever roll call vote was Senate's 'Revolution Number 9' 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z If you accepted advertising as a fait accompli of modern life, then posters could provide spaces for aesthetic experimentation. How Posters Became Art 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z “While this needs to be ratified by the remaining members of the OPEC+ group, this appears to be a fait accompli,” ANZ analysts said in a note. Oil prices rise more than 1% after Russia agrees to extend OPEC+ deal 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z The Yankees viewed possession of the record as a fait accompli; they only wondered who would go deep first. Yankees shrug off injuries to set records, dominate AL East 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Because each successive title is basically fait accompli at this point, we're less amazed than we should be that one person has won 12 friggin' titles at a single grand slam. Rafa Nadal and the curse of being too good - Golf Digest 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Their apparent hope is that the tariff threat is a negotiating marker, not a fait accompli. Mexican president optimistic Trump will reverse tariff plan 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Both China and Russia already have, or in China’s case, soon will have, the capacity to create a fait accompli. Opinion | Is America preparing for the wrong war? 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z It's no surprise that the entire NBA world basically treats a fourth title in five years as a fait accompli—who's going to beat them? The Milwaukee Bucks are the Disrespected Team of the Year - Golf Digest 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z “At this point, it's a fait accompli that ‘Endgame’ will be the first film in box office history to open to over $300 million in North America,” said Paul Dergarabedian, media analyst at Comscore. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ is obliterating box office records. Just how high will it go? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z As Ex Urbe’s report on Peel concludes: “Peel schemes rarely come to light until they are effectively a fait accompli and the conglomerate is confident they will go ahead, irrespective of public opinion.” Who owns the country? The secretive companies hoarding England's land 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z According to the two sources close to Shell, Gazprom did not consult with Shell about bringing in the firm, which is called RusGazDobycha, but instead presented it with the plan as a fait accompli. Exclusive: Arrival of Putin's judo partner squeezed Shell out of... 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z “Attempts to impose fait accompli do not change the facts,” it said. Trump, With Netanyahu, Formally Recognizes Israel’s Authority Over Golan Heights 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z “Attempts to impose fait accompli do not change the facts,” the statement said. Saudi Arabia denounces U.S. recognition of Golan Heights as Israeli... 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z One Republican strategist in frequent contact with the White House described the coming report as a “fait accompli,” noting that the Trump team is now well-accustomed to scrambling to respond to crises with little preparation. After lashing out for months against the Russia investigation, a combative Trump awaits Mueller’s findings 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z The Libyan observer Jalel Harchaoui said: “The eastern Libyan camp has followed a military logic of fait accompli – and that approach has been rewarded so far.” UN Libya envoy hopes reconciliation talks will bring stability 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “So, I would say more people are open to it, but by no means is it a fait accompli.” Boost for Congestion Pricing in Manhattan as de Blasio Supports Cuomo Plan 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z A bill marching through the Legislature would bump the state's presidential primary two-and-a-half months earlier, to hopefully let voters weigh in before the nominees become fait accompli. Washington’s last presidential primary was meaningless. The state Legislature might change that. 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z "I don't think anyone should assume that this is a fait accompli, and that this is a done deal," Johnson told Business Insider. Ocasio-Cortez cheers as Amazon reportedly reconsiders NY HQ after fierce opposition 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z At the time he denied his departure was a "fait accompli" and said Mr Caunce had been running the business on a day-to-day basis "for some time". AO World boss replaced by founder 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Adoption of this resolution is usually a fait accompli by the House and Senate. Government shutdown just managed to get ‘real-er’ 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Many nations still felt that Mr. Kim, who was born in South Korea but raised in the U.S., was presented as an American fait accompli, not the result of an open process. The U.S. Has Always Chosen World Bank Presidents—Will It This Time? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The partial government shutdown was all but a fait accompli. How the partial government shutdown came to be: A look behind the scenes 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Every result around the NFC seemed to mystically enhance their playoff chances, until they reached a point where a victory against the three-win 49ers would have made it a fait accompli. Seahawks repeatedly shot themselves in the foot against the 49ers. But, all is not lost… yet 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z He also cast the decision to withdrawal as a fait accompli instead of a move still under discussion. Trump administration gives Russia an ultimatum on Cold War-era arms treaty 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Baltazar was not sure how it all worked but talked with confidence that they would be taken in, virtually a fait accompli. The agony over an American dream 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z To recap, in the span of 80 minutes on election night, the odds of a Democratic takeover of the House went from a roughly 2–1 underdog bet to 50/50 to fait accompli. The needle and the damage done: Another election night ruined by garbage “data journalism” 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z He did not request that Madrid wait or that conversations be held with the Federation, whose president was furious when he was presented with a fait accompli. Real Madrid sack Julen Lopetegui after humiliation at Barcelona 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Their pronouncements turned Saturday’s confirmation vote into a fait accompli, and one that will reverberate for the judiciary, the Senate and the nationwide #MeToo movement. Divided Senate clears way for Kavanaugh’s confirmation to Supreme Court 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z This was never a fait accompli but a mere presumption. Opinion | The attempted ruin of Kavanaugh is about more than Ford’s allegations 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z But more than any of the particulars, it was the entirety of the codicil and its presentation as a fait accompli that alarmed Fred Trump, the depositions show. Trump engaged in suspect tax schemes as he reaped riches from father 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Other voices are being raised too and what seemed a fait accompli looks much less certain now. The heat is on as conflict deepens in fight for Spanish football's soul | Sid Lowe 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z “But they are making it a fait accompli.” Police Move to Clear Treehouse Protest Against Coal Mine in German Forest 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The Nixon campaign has said that the terms of the debate were presented to it as a fait accompli. Ignore, Condescend, Dismiss: Debate Playbook for Men Facing Women 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The Mariners’ path to a playoff spot that not that long ago seemed to be a fait accompli. How concerned should the Mariners be about Oakland’s surge? 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z If, in a few weeks, Kavanaugh’s nomination is humming along, a leader with room to maneuver could give cover to those endangered Senate Democrats by joining them in supporting the fait accompli. Opinion | Poor Chuck Schumer 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z If life’s guarantees are death, taxes and Germany making the semis, then for West African fans going out to Argentina must feel equally a fait accompli. World Cup 2018: reaction to Argentina's late win and Germany buildup – live! 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z Presidential summits are always preprogrammed, down to the devilish details and await only the signature on a fait accompli. Kim Jong Un and the Art of the Asian Deal 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z More a lack of faith than a fait accompli. Mexico needs a tighter focus to get to a fifth game — and beyond 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z “The fait accompli is not a fait accepted,” she said, a clear reference to Chinese attempts to deny international access to disputed waters. The French Navy Stands Up to China 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Uber presented the sale of its operations to Grab, its chief rival in the region, as a fait accompli. Uber’s Exit From Southeast Asia Upsets Regulators and Drivers 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z I suspect the Bryans Road community project is a fait accompli. Opinion | Dominion will dominate, local residents and ecosystems be damned 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Unlike in October, Trump’s Cabinet put up little resistance to a decision many viewed as a fait accompli, given the president’s March firing of two key Iran deal defenders: Tillerson and national security adviser H.R. Why Trump torpedoed Obama’s Iran deal 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Iger, speaking on a conference call with analysts after Disney reported a 23 percent increase in quarterly profit, presented the deal as a fait accompli. Disney’s Strong Quarter Is Shadowed by Comcast’s Maneuvers for Fox 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Tom Angell, a founder of the Marijuana Majority, said he was equally annoyed by those saying the announcement was a fait accompli and those who dismissed it as empty. U.S. marijuana friends and foes cautious at signs of softer Trump 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Investors wondered if hitting its numbers so precisely was a fait accompli. Netflix sued over allegations of 'rigged' bonus payments to top executives 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z For the better part of a year and a half, the $85.4 billion acquisition was regarded, more or less, as a fait accompli. The Future of Time Warner, Coming Soon to a Court Near You 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Cameras were not actually the issue: their permanent gaze had been considered a fait accompli for a while. Data 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z If Cousins signs in Denver and Nelson survives to pick No. 5, Nelson’s selection should be a fait accompli. 2018 NFL mock draft: Five QBs off the board in Round 1, but none to Giants 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “Damascus is presented with a fait accompli and must either accept it or not.” Talks with rebels in no-man's land as Russia eyes post-war role in Syr 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Since the 2017 schedule was released with the Chargers and Raiders ending the season in Carson, this was a fait accompli. Chargers' finale will feature some silver, black and boos when they host Raiders 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The odd tournament out is believed to be the TPC Boston event, a decision many players deemed fait accompli at this year’s tournament. What will the future PGA Tour schedule look like? - Golf Digest 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z "Whichever one, it's a fait accompli. It's not going to change. There's no turning back. There's no way this dispensation is going to change." Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe makes first public appearance since military takeover 2017-11-17T05:00:00Z Given her background, Mabel's success might seem like a fait accompli. 'I wrote a hit on my way to the gym' 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z “Damascus is presented with a fait accompli and must either accept it or not.” Talks with rebels in no-man's land as Russia eyes post-war role in Syr 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z Saddam, a tyrant, tried to impose a fait accompli on Iraqis, did he succeed? Transcript of AP interview with Iraqi PM 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z As individuals, we have similarly accepted the omnipresence of the big tech companies as a fait accompli. Perspective | How Silicon Valley is erasing your individuality 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Now, presented with Pyongyang’s fait accompli, what will Trump do? Events in Asia put state’s trading ties at risk 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z The land route is by no means a fait accompli. Iran extends reach with fight for land link to Mediterranean 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Yet the coalition’s statement Sunday appeared to accept the fait accompli of the Hashd’s presence among government forces fighting for Tall Afar. Iraqi forces launch offensive that could cost Islamic State a strategic stronghold 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Similarly, it is also premature for Mr. Trump to consider his proposed 11 percent increase to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s budget a fait accompli. Trump Claims Undue Credit for Revamping Nuclear Arsenal 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z “But because some of the main players were people from his ethnic group, it was like a fait accompli that he was part of it.” 35 years later, Kenya’s Odinga is enigmatic on coup attempt 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z In Paris, they say Trump’s legacy is a fait accompli. Six months into America's nightmare, how likely is Trump's impeachment? | Richard Wolffe 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Le Tissier recalls his reaction: "It was a fait accompli - it was over." How Britain supported the early release of Rudolf Hess - BBC News 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Another Metro official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, described the tunnel’s future as a “fait accompli.” A brief history of the not-so-brief battle over the 710 Freeway extension, which may be coming to a close 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z As long as these two are running the show, NBA purgatory is fait accompli for the Bulls. Should my NBA team rebuild? A deep dive into the plights of five playoff teams - Golf Digest 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z President Trump correctly refuses to accept a nuclear North Korea as a fait accompli, and he is trying to enlist China to stop it. A Korean Election Nail-Biter 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Indiana went extra secret, presenting it to residents as a fait accompli. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z “Well, no one presents me with a fait accompli.” Marine Le Pen rarely mentions gender issues, unless she’s talking about Muslims 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z He accused the United States and South Korea earlier of rushing the deployment to make it “a fait accompli” before a new leader takes office in Seoul. Missile Defense System Takes Shape in South Korea as North Holds Drills 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z “Russia would carry out a certain act and confront other states with a fait accompli,” Alexander Golts, a columnist on the military for The New Times, a liberal magazine in Moscow, said. What Did Rex Tillerson Accomplish in Moscow? 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Instead of handing the properties over to the L’Enfant Trust as a fait accompli, the mayor engaged in a competitive bidding process. Phil Mendelson blasts Muriel Bowser over Anacostia property plans 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z He added that Xi will “present Trump with a fait accompli that this is the new style of great power relations.” As Trump pursues ‘America first,’ China’s Xi sees opening for primacy in Asia 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “They wanted to impose this on me, to present me with a fait accompli,” she said then. Marine Le Pen rarely mentions gender issues, unless she’s talking about Muslims 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z “I think a March rate hike is a fait accompli,” said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at California State University, Channel Islands, who expects four rate increases in 2017. Why so few are worried about likely Fed rate hike this week 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Airbus finalized the deal before year end, and then for good measure rushed to deliver the first airplane to Iran in January, making the deal a fait accompli. Trump order casts further doubt on Boeing’s Iran deal 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z China will naturally encourage those doubts given its preference for making domination of the South China Sea a fait accompli with as little fuss as possible. China's gamble for global supremacy in era of Trump - BBC News 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z They are unusual in that they don’t present a project as a fait accompli, or the inevitable “right answer” to a brief or site. Inside Peru's modern-day Machu Picchu – is this the best new building in the world? 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Those now calling on the GOP to present a fait accompli “replace” plan, and to ram it through alongside repeal, are advocating essentially the same high-handed approach. Lessons From Obama’s Failure 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Many of the categories are fait accompli, but the big question remains if California Chrome or Arrogate will be named horse of the year. California Chrome vs. Arrogate remains the hot topic as Eclipse Award finalists are named 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z It is trying to insure that Assad regains control over as much Syrian territory as possible before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated—to present the survival of the regime as a fait accompli. The Battle for Aleppo, Syria’s Stalingrad, Ends 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z “It was a fait accompli,” said one person with knowledge of the meeting. Ticket Showdown Tests FIFA’s Appetite for Change 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z When female presidents are imagined, they are in office thanks to a fait accompli of some kind, which is also delegitimising: power was handed to her, or she inveigled her way into it. ‘Hillary Clinton didn’t fail us. We failed her’ 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z His mentors speak about his continued ascendance as if it was a fait accompli. America’s Latest, Greatest Soccer Messiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z They’re not going to go away if we simply ignore them or accept their emergence as a fait accompli. I'm a Muslim Immigrant and I Have Faith in America 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Is it fait accompli that the trio will be a line for the entirety of the season? Canucks look to compete for playoffs while adding kids 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Several recent polls, anyway, suggest that younger voters are much more likely to see a Clinton presidency as a fait accompli. When will millennials start liking Hillary Clinton? 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z But the Huskies have been chasing the Don James era for a long time, and wishing it so doesn’t make a fait accompli, no matter how talented the squad. Coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski has a new concern for UW defense 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The only way for the Huskies to reach the heights of which they are capable is to not view their ascension as a fait accompli. The Huskies football team will justify the hype 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The paper from Japan’s Defense Ministry describes China’s actions in the disputed waters as “highhanded” and says Beijing is “making steady efforts to turn these coercive changes to the status quo into a fait accompli.” Japan Slams China Over Sea Strategy 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z But that next step is by no means a fait accompli for, once again, Thailand is polarized as many fear that Prayuth and his cadres are getting a little too comfortable in the government’s shoes. Thailand's Future Hinges on a Controversial Referendum 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Once the five settle on a candidate that none of them want to block, they present their selection’s name to the 193-member General Assembly for a ratification that is a fait accompli. Who
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The U.N.? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The deal is awaiting regulatory approvals before completion, but it is a fait accompli. Lawsuit Aims at Jeffrey Katzenberg and His Dual-Class Shares 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The Warriors’ second half explosion was a fait accompli. The Cavs have no cards left to play – and that's far more painful than any low blow 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z But disclosure of a fait accompli is not enough. Publish the Secret Rules for Banks’ Living Wills 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Obama’s impending endorsement for Clinton seemed like a fait accompli, as the president traveled to New York for Democratic Party fundraisers. Ready to back Clinton, Obama works to unite fractured Dems 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Obama's impending endorsement for Clinton is being treated as a fait accompli as the president travels to New York for Democratic Party fundraisers Wednesday. Ready to back Clinton, Obama works to unite fractured Dems 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Obama’s impending endorsement for Clinton is being treated as a fait accompli as the president travels to New York for Democratic Party fundraisers Wednesday. Ready to back Clinton, Obama works to unite fractured Dems 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z "It can be an easier pitch to investors when they know they can no longer influence negotiations, and a deal is presented as fait accompli," he said. How four words rewrote Bayer-Monsanto deal script 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z All told, it looks as if bringing back Beal on a max deal is a fait accompli for the Washington Wizards. With few good options out there, Bradley Beal might be the Wizards’ best choice 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z “They believe there’s this window of opportunity that if we build strong encryption now, we can make it a fait accompli. But if we let five years pass, it may never happen,” Andreessen said. What’s driving Silicon Valley to become ‘radicalized’ 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “If it can’t get agreement in the international sphere about Internet sovereignty, it will just present people with a fait accompli.” China’s scary lesson to the world: Censoring the Internet works. 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Does it exist like that as a fait accompli? Gene Simmons: ‘I still fly up to the top of the rafters and spit fire’ 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z He described the map as a response to the county’s frequent requests for more information on the tribe’s plans for Camp 4, as well as a starting point for negotiations, not a fait accompli. California tribes use status to circumvent zoning and taxes, angering neighbors 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Trump won an additional 17 delegates from Oregon and in so doing inched a little closer to what now seems like a fait accompli for the New York businessman: becoming the 2016 Republican presidential nominee. Bernie Sanders' Oregon win not nearly enough to reshape delegate landscape 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The default was more a fait accompli than a choice. Puerto Rico’s Debt Portent 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr Autor and two of his most frequent co-authors support the deal, arguing that the globalisation of manufacturing is a fait accompli. Trade, at what price? 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z If the Westernization of Japanese art was a genuine concern in the 19th century, then the Westernization of Japanese cinema seems a fait accompli in the 21st. ‘Tenshin’: Portrait of the man who saved Japanese art from the West 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Or a return of the Taliban as a fait accompli when the troops finally leave. Obama Courts Chaos With His Taliban Fantasy 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The hitch undercuts the academy’s earlier announcement of what seemed a fait accompli — significant structural changes meant to address a wave of criticism over its membership’s lack of diversity. Film Academy Trips Over Its Own Rules, Racing to Answer Calls for Diversity 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z “But,” he added, “if it’s a fait accompli, I’m going to be positive about the future. I’m confident that going forward the school won’t lose its eminence.” At Cornell’s Hotel School, an Icy Reception for a Planned Merger 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Better, she thought, to present them with a fawn fait accompli. EXCHANGE: Girl and deer show devotion to each other 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Many Egyptians believe that Ethiopia is stalling so that the dam becomes a fait accompli. Sharing the Nile 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Turkey also needs to accept the move toward Kurdish autonomy in Syria as a fait accompli. Turkey’s Dangerous Game in Syria 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Possibly Pep Guardiola’s switch to Manchester City, apparently a fait accompli, can still be deflected. Special treatment not enough to save José Mourinho in the end | Dominic Fifield 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z "Rocky's story is a fait accompli but Creed's journey is just beginning," Stallone said. Getting the 'Rocky' spinoff 'Creed' made was a real underdog story for director Ryan Coogler 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z All three unsurprisingly have objections to parts of the 67-page document that was presented to them as a fait accompli. The beginnings of a breakthrough 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z He is concerned the Chinese deal is being presented as a "fait accompli" and that George Osborne is negotiating from a "position of weakness" because "we've allowed our internal nuclear capability to degrade". Security fears over China nuclear power deal - BBC News 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Their certainty stemmed from the fait accompli nature of environmental clearances for industrial projects in India, activists said. In India, Climate Change Ranks Behind Coal for Development 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z “Never discuss leaving until it is a fait accompli,” one reader wrote. Closing the Deal After a Lost Job 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The Department of Foreign Affairs said “failure to challenge false claims of sovereignty would undermine this order and lead China to the false conclusion that its claims are accepted as a fait accompli.” Philippines backs US plan to sail ship near Chinese island 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Unless the economic data get much better over the next two months, the Fed keeping rates on hold may count as fait accompli. Jobs Number Leaves Fed in the Killing Yields 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The thinking seems to be that the U.S. has a chance to turn a lemon into lemonade by accepting Russia’s intervention as a fait accompli while defeating a common enemy. Putin’s Syria Play 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z The difference is merely optics and, with the Iran deal a fait accompli, House Republicans see a failed vote to approve to deal to be more likely to resonate with voters. US Senate attempt to block Iran deal fails - live coverage 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z At that point, it would be too late for sanctions to preempt an Iranian nuclear fait accompli. How to put some teeth into the nuclear deal with Iran 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Iran, Europe and President Obama are trying to present Congress with a fait accompli even before it votes on the deal next month. Britain’s ‘Death to England’ Embassy 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z He echoed the Obama administration’s presentation of the deal as a fait accompli and said “critics of the agreement failed to articulate a viable alternative.” Iran nuclear deal: Obama has power to circumvent Congress, analysts say 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z And for those who thought this trip was a fait accompli, well, where’s the drama in that? 'The Strain' recap: Dr. Goodweather goes to Washington in 'Identity' 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The difference is merely optics and, with the Iran deal a fait accompli, House Republicans see a failed vote to approve to deal to be more likely to resonate with voters. US Senate attempt to block Iran deal fails - live coverage 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z He adds that, “It is clear to me that the DOL rulemaking is a fait accompli and that the comment process is merely perfunctory.” Obama Targets Financial Advisers 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z A petition signed by the former officials and made public Monday calls the July 14 accord a ‘fait accompli.’ Wednesday's Mini-Report, 8.5.15 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z “They see this as a fait accompli,” he said. Campaign for Congressional Backing of Iran Nuclear Deal Begins 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z The last gasp was a long-distance cross in the first minute of stoppage by Gyasi Zardes that sailed over his targeted teammate, and the stunning result soon was a fait accompli. Jamaica upsets the U.S., 2-1, in Gold Cup semifinal 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z This has been Mr. Obama’s strategy all along—to present Congress with a political fait accompli. Obama’s U.N. First Gambit 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Obama is now presenting his deeply flawed deal to Congress and the public as a fait accompli that must be embraced or war will result. Obama’s False Iran Choice 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s almost a fait accompli that Moustakas will be participating in the festivities on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The Inability Of Fans To Look Beyond The Box Score Will Lead To An All Star Snub for Clayton Kershaw 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Here’s a final point to make about Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush: Is a general election featuring the two becoming a fait accompli? Why Bush's campaign strategy could backfire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Speaker after speaker praised Clinton as if the Democratic nomination were a fait accompli. Hillary Clinton fired up over 'historic day' 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z It's "fait accompli"! This is how you imagine your anniversary going down before you both drink one too many glasses of Malbec and fall asleep watching Orange Is the New Black on the couch. This week's most important songs: Janet Jackson, Kacey Musgraves, and more 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Plus any song that manages to incorporate the phrase “fait accompli” into its chorus is on to something. Listen to Janet Jackson's new single No Sleeep 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z “I think China’s plan is just to have a fait accompli, gambling on where the U.S. threshold for reaction is.” China's Island-Building Could Lead to Military Conflict 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Maybe it’s a fait accompli – and maybe it isn’t. Why Bush's campaign strategy could backfire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Party congress in Paris this weekend, though its adoption is more or less a fait accompli. A French Republican Party? 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z To some ears, Mosby sounded as though the cops’ convictions were a fait accompli. Baltimore, race and matters of perception 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z When the agreement to end the crisis was signed the next morning it was fait accompli. Ukraine's Decade of Political Awakening 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z When it was announced a little more than a year ago, it felt to many like a fait accompli. Once Comcast’s Deal Shifted to a Focus on Broadband, Its Ambitions Were Sunk 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z And not everyone embraced the way the new 2.4-acre pier — dubbed “Diller Island” by some of its critics — was being presented: basically, as a fait accompli. How Diller and von Furstenberg Got Their Island in Hudson River Park 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z In Copenhagen, in 2009, President Obama was merely ratifying a fait accompli when he declined to commit the United States to binding targets for reductions. Climate Change vs. Conservation 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The UK Parliament should not "simply accept these significant constitutional changes as a fait accompli" but should "ensure they receive the detailed scrutiny they require and any amendment that may be necessary", the report continued. Devolution plans were rushed through, says Lords committee 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Security Council for a vote on lifting international sanctions, and then present it to the Senate as a fait accompli. In Iran nuclear talks, it’s all in a name 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z While the adoption of telemedicine by patients and the healthcare community is an eventual fait accompli, there is a potentially disastrous downside that needs to be addressed. How Telemedicine Can Kill You 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Instead of dramatically unveiling an Iranian nuclear deal as a fait accompli, Obama must now first defend his Iranian diplomacy. Netanyahu’s Churchillian warning 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The West would be taking the initiative from Mr. Putin and confronting him with a fait accompli. With Mr. Putin distracted, resolve the Ukraine crisis 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Despite their objections, even some of the loudest opponents seemed to accept the change as a fait accompli. Global Deal to Release New Albums on Fridays 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z The merger, once thought by some to be a fait accompli, might not be so assured. One year later, the Comcast merger apocalypse still isn't here 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z But it was pulled down after he reluctantly sold up in the belief that the supermarket scheme was a fait accompli. The ghost Tesco stores 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Another handoff to Lynch as the clock crossed the :30 mark was surely a fait accompli. Pete Carroll Just Made The Biggest Screw-Up in Super Bowl History Foreign Minister Kotzias said on Thursday that some EU peers had tried to present Greece with an unacceptable fait accompli by issuing a statement on Ukraine without Greece's agreement. EU extends existing Russia sanctions but Greece brings doubt over new measures 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z And suddenly a fait accompli has become an open question. Chicago No Longer Seems a Lock to Host Obama’s Library, and Many Are Alarmed 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z In modern times, the floor vote on Speaker has effectively been a fait accompli – defections were very rare, inconsequential, and largely symbolic. Speaker Boehner faces significant GOP defections before prevailing 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z But what looked like a fait accompli now seems much less so. Media Companies (and Executives) on the Hot Seat in 2015 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z So it surely was most satisfying for Epstein to spoil the Lester homecoming many experts considered a fait accompli. Cubs' Jon Lester signing gets everyone's attention at winter meetings 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z But anyone considering a Trestman firing to be fait accompli hasn’t been following the Bears very long or chooses to forget the franchise’s past. Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts after Bears' loss to Cowboys 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z But both those admirable goals were compromised by her attempt to negotiate a deal and present it as a legislative fait accompli. Sen. Dianne Feinstein's drought relief bill needs closer scrutiny 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z It’s another fait accompli toward flipping a mostly vacant American heirloom of basketball, culture, entertainment and race into a $155 million practice facility for a Big Ten football team. Cole Field House: From history to practice facility, all in name of progress But she said she rarely sees the point in doing so for mayor when it is a fait accompli for Democrats after the primary. Unconventional D.C. mayor’s race in hands of independents, disenchanted Democrats Mr. Kasich, a Republican mentioned as a 2016 presidential hopeful, in an interview distanced himself from the notion that he had accepted the health care law as a fait accompli. 2014 October 20 - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Putin’s serial amputations of portions of Ukraine, which began with his fait accompli in Crimea, will proceed, and succeed, until his appetite is satiated. An eye on the Baltic states? "No one has the right to exploit the events that took place to impose a fait accompli, as happened in some of the actions of the Kurdistan region. This is rejected," he said on Wednesday. Iraq: Kurdish president proposes independence referendum 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Is the evolution of flight a biological fait accompli? Why The Evolution of Flight May Be Universal 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z But much has changed over the past eight years: Division is now largely a fait accompli. Redrawn Lines Seen as No Cure in Iraq Conflict 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z In this part of the world, extremism is not a fait accompli. A Marine Who Fought in Iraq and a Syrian Dissident Discuss the Rise of ISIS 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z A spokeswoman for Cover Oregon disputed the idea that the decision is a fait accompli. Obama administration prepares to take over Oregon’s broken health insurance exchange 2014-04-24T18:48:49Z Of course, Mrs. Clinton has not said she is running, and should she choose to, her nomination is no fait accompli. Political Memo: With Eyes on Possible Clinton Run, Questions on Room for Other Women 2014-04-22T16:14:46Z With Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula now largely seen an irreversible fait accompli, many now see more confrontation over the years to come. West struggles as Russia moves to dominate old USSR 2014-04-11T07:13:18Z In The Hague, administration officials repeatedly sought to avoid saying directly that the United States and its allies had accepted the annexation as a fait accompli. U.S. Challenge Now Is Stopping Further Putin Moves 2014-03-26T00:58:54Z But in most of the takeovers, like at the marine headquarters, troops who had hunkered down through more than two weeks of tense standoff finally yielded to the fait accompli and let the Russians in. For Ukraine Military in Crimea, Glum Capitulation and an Uncertain Future 2014-03-22T22:17:18Z Events have moved rapidly, perhaps signaling an effort by Moscow to turn the annexation into a fait accompli before the West could coordinate a response. Russia holds war games near Ukraine; Merkel warns of catastrophe 2014-03-14T00:03:52Z Moscow has condemned Ukraine's new Western-backed government as an unacceptable "fait accompli" - it says that Russian-leaning parts of the country have been turned into havens of lawlessness. Kerry declines Putin Ukraine meeting 2014-03-11T04:09:45Z “Everything was stated in terms of allegedly having a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and in terms of accepting the fait accompli,” he said. Russia Preparing Counterproposals Over Ukraine 2014-03-11T03:01:47Z But several analysts on Wednesday interpreted the default as a fait accompli. DealBook: Bond Market in China May See First Local Default 2014-03-05T11:59:35Z "While it looks like Russia's control of Crimea is becoming a fait accompli, there is no further escalation and no major sanction by the G7 other than skipping the G8 meeting," Monji said. Asian shares jump, yen licks wounds on Ukraine relief 2014-03-05T05:38:40Z "What it is not is a fait accompli that we are going to zero", he said. US Afghan pullout 'may harm morale' 2014-02-26T17:10:42Z "I would not be surprised if it was a fait accompli, and that's not unusual in a voice vote," he told Reuters Health. And the ayes have it, or were they just louder? 2014-02-06T15:54:19Z But jumping into the phone hardware business, a market where Microsoft has had uneven success, presents the new CEO with a fait accompli. Microsoft Names Satya Nadella New CEO 2014-02-04T11:03:53Z Made more magical by the afternoon-long uncertainty that they would reach a destination that seemed a fait accompli halfway through the season, and a longshot halfway through this game. This time the game lives up to the hype 2014-01-20T06:20:20Z Ms. Diller said the decision about what to do with the Folk Art building was never a fait accompli and her firm felt a responsibility to help MoMA rethink its future. Building Faces Wrecking Ball. So Does Couples’ Friendship. 2014-01-19T03:16:03Z The timing of the communications between JPMorgan and the Fed suggests that the bank viewed the regulatory approval on both its proposed electricity expansion and the Henry Bath purchase as a fait accompli. The House Edge: Off Limits, but Blessed by the Fed 2013-12-21T17:36:04Z But their decision was hardly a fait accompli. De Blasio Says He Will Move to Gracie Mansion 2013-12-11T16:10:11Z And that the Super Bowl, while still firmly in their sights, is not a fait accompli for this team. Seahawks reminded by 49ers that they’re not perfect 2013-12-09T04:38:37Z “So I decided to present my colleagues with a fait accompli.” Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95 2013-12-05T22:07:39Z "Get ready for Sunday's results, the victory of the fatherland is a fait accompli," he told supporters. Local vote to test Venezuelan president's strength 2013-12-05T13:13:20Z An anonymous U.S. official echoed the institute’s analysis in an interview with Reuters, arguing that Pyongyang wanted to present its nuclear ambitions as a “fait accompli,” adding, “They’ve no interest in bargaining this away.” Signs of Life at North Korea Reactor 2013-09-12T15:05:23Z Once the Seahawks opened training camp, it was pretty much a fait accompli. It’s September, so it’s that time of year to forget about the Mariners 2013-09-03T01:04:13Z They think this is all fait accompli, and everything counter to Griffin playing opening night is subterfuge. RGIII has starring role in overwrought yet compelling passion play 2013-08-20T22:48:46Z But it now considered Mursi's overthrow a fait accompli and would proceed with its own "road map" for elections in nine months, al-Ahram said. Egyptian government to say mediation failed to end crisis 2013-08-07T00:43:31Z Since the agreement also contained a force-the-vote provision, this meant that the Genesis acquisition was a fait accompli. DealBook: Ways to Muscle Out Competing Deal Offers 2013-07-19T14:05:47Z Some of the more pessimistic analysts of the region see the unraveling of the Afghan state as a fait accompli, no matter what forced diplomatic arrangements Washington pushes through. While on tour in Germany, U.S. The Taliban's Qatar Office: Are Prospects for Peace Doomed? 2013-06-20T08:05:25Z But he argued in favor of a kind of nuclear fait accompli to force the West to accept Iran's enrichment capabilities. Rohani once spoke approvingly of hiding Iran atomic work 2013-06-19T05:13:11Z It was presented as a fait accompli to asbestos victims and saves the insurance industry a small fortune at huge cost to asbestos victims. Asbestos cancer payouts 'not enough' 2013-05-09T16:04:48Z It was Tuesday, the day before the Bundesliga leaders took on Arsenal, but he was talking as if it was a fait accompli and, in hindsight, tempting fate more than he realised. Champions League failure is not a reason for English clubs to panic, yet 2013-03-14T13:43:45Z He also had to deal with the fait accompli of Champions League elimination. Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea: five talking points from the FA Cup tie 2013-03-10T18:42:10Z In the case of Abu Ghaith, the administration seems to have avoided the political trap by presenting Congress with a fait accompli. Why Bin Laden's Son-In-Law is in New York City, Not Gitmo 2013-03-08T12:50:25Z And approval for a pipeline was a fait accompli – what government would consider saying no? Why POTUS should say no to Keystone 2013-02-12T19:06:31Z Presented with a fait accompli, they might as well support him. Real Mallorca sense hope in the most unlikely form: Gregorio Manzano 2013-02-11T16:14:34Z I tell you, when I travel abroad or read a magazine… it’s obvious to me that it’s a fait accompli and there’s going to be a Palestinian state. An Hour with Naftali Bennett: Is the Right-Wing Newcomer the New Face of Israel? 2013-01-18T08:05:21Z The company had betrayed the trust built up between management and ministers by presenting the government with a fait accompli, she said. Fury at Anglo American Platinum's plan to close mines 2013-01-15T20:40:07Z She said the company had betrayed the trust built up between management and government by presenting Pretoria with a fait accompli. South Africa's Amplats to shed mines and 14,000 jobs 2013-01-15T13:22:41Z Although, to be sure, regardless of his role overseeing Obama’s “disposition matrix” for targeted killing or past support for CIA torture programs, Brennan’s confirmation is a fait accompli. Brennan asked to show legal opinions behind drone killings 2013-01-14T21:32:00Z Now Beijing seems to be treating the line as a fait accompli. China’s Great Dream 2012-12-30T05:00:00Z However, it seems a fait accompli that Michigan, a crucible of union activity, will become the 24th RTW state. Labor rights in Michigan blindsided by GOP 2012-12-07T17:19:00Z “We are for dialogue that is not based on arm-twisting and imposing a fait accompli,” he said. Cairo Protesters Take to Streets as Opposition Rejects Dialogue 2012-12-07T13:50:37Z The only mistake was to call referenda in the first place, when the government should simply have made the new mayoral positions a fait accompli. Michael Heseltine: 'I would have liked to be prime minister' 2012-11-25T20:00:03Z While legislators are expected to try to reverse or temper many of the scheduled tax increases, at least a few appear to be a fait accompli. The Coming Tax Changes for Individuals 2012-11-09T19:29:34Z But this is something that might happen decades from now, but Khanna presents it as a fait accompli. Parag Khanna's Badly Confused View of Russia 2012-10-01T13:06:21Z Mr. Boehner’s focus has been Republican candidates, particularly challengers, in so-called orphan states that the national party has paid little attention to because the presidential race is considered a fait accompli there. Boehner Raises Millions for Republican Candidates 2012-09-03T01:52:25Z Activists and environmentalists complained that the plan seemed a fait accompli and that the park service had been secretive, never mentioning the proposal during public meetings discussing Floyd Bennett Field's future. City Room: Proposed Gas Pipeline, Endorsed by the City, Draws Criticism 2012-08-29T15:26:34Z Bank of England Governor Mervyn King and FSA Chairman Adair Turner told lawmakers they did not demand that Diamond step down, but the report concluded that their intervention meant it was a "fait accompli". UK lawmakers say Libor case shows Barclays flawed 2012-08-17T23:07:11Z The outcome of the Spanish vote was a fait accompli, as Mr. Rajoy’s Popular Party holds a parliamentary majority. German Parliament Backs Spanish Bank Plan 2012-07-19T17:20:52Z "The Palestinian position gets weaker and weaker through time and the Israelis get more and more of a fait accompli through their unlawful activities," he said. U.N. names experts to probe Israeli settlements 2012-07-06T18:03:23Z When Mr. Zuckerberg negotiated to acquire Instagram for $1 billion, he reportedly told his board only about 24 hours before the deal was approved, appearing to present it as a fait accompli. Deal Professor: In Silicon Valley, Chieftains Rule With Few Checks and Balances 2012-07-04T22:30:12Z From what I can see I think it's a fait accompli. Canada's top regulators approve TMX takeover 2012-07-04T20:29:10Z But it is not possible for us to accept this ruling as a fait accompli ... German court circumcision ban meets wave of criticism 2012-06-28T18:50:46Z Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters will be announced this Thursday as the first British player to qualify for the Olympic Games team, a fait accompli for the world No4, who is a medal contender. Andy Murray is first tennis player to qualify for GB Olympic team 2012-06-16T18:31:54Z The model shows that resistance is "a fait accompli," Diaz and his colleagues write. Revealing Colon Cancer's Escape Route 2012-06-13T19:01:45Z Instead, he said, the Sun presented him and wife Sarah with "a fait accompli" when they contacted them and revealed they knew of Fraser's condition. Brown: I got NHS apology over son 2012-06-11T15:16:04Z Rather, he said, he and his wife had been presented with a “fait accompli” that the story was to be published. British Hacking Inquiry Sharpens Political Divide 2012-06-12T08:24:01Z "We were presented with a fait accompli," said Mr. Brown, who said that they didn't give either explicit or implicit permission. Gordon Brown Denies Phone Call With Murdoch 2012-06-11T13:57:40Z Since BCS officials and conference executives met late in April in Florida, it's been seen as a fait accompli that college football is headed for a four-team playoff. Pac-12 stance on playoff: Whole hog, or plus-one? 2012-06-01T03:32:08Z Already he had accepted fait accompli—or in this case inaccompli. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z The business at hand Thursday, though, was no fait accompli. Hawks Game Day: In playoffs with a win and help 2012-03-30T00:26:00Z “It’s a fait accompli right from the beginning,” Ms. Fuziah said. Political and Construction Holdups for Malaysia Rare Earths Plant 2012-03-21T12:16:30Z “I’m not saying it’s a fait accompli that if they’re left unsecured, automatically someone can grab them and use them,” General Mattis said. U.S. Syria Intervention Would Be Risky, Pentagon Officials Say 2012-03-12T03:46:10Z As my Lord Clare so cogently observed, the union was arranged--was to all intents and purposes a fait accompli. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The crusaders appealed to Innocent to ratify the subjugation of a schismatic people, and the union of the Eastern and Western Churches; and Innocent, dazzled by the magic of the fait accompli, not unwillingly acquiesced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Yet a decision to rejoin the political system, which would carry enormous political significance inside and outside the country, is far from a fait accompli. Myanmar Opposition Party to Make Decision on Re-entry to Political System 2011-11-16T19:24:56Z Only after 5:30 a.m., when the eviction operation was a fait accompli, did many other officials hear from City Hall about what had transpired. Ousted, Wall Street Protesters Face an Uncertain Future 2011-11-16T03:03:29Z There again the common sense of the Italians showed itself—there was no resisting "le fait accompli," they had only to bide their time. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z After years in which blame and responsibility were traded and shifted over the condition of the Houdini grave site, the commandoes decided a fait accompli was in order. City Room: As Halloween Nears, the Master Magician Reappears in Queens 2011-10-24T22:09:56Z Let the Powers of Europe hasten to regulate the situation, or some day they may find themselves in the presence of a fait accompli. The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z So when Mr Blank came “to see about it” he found the fait accompli, looked somewhat funny, but forgave me. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Nobody but I knew anything more than rumors; he was inclined to be secretive till he had a fait accompli on hand. Sentiment, Inc. 2011-10-09T02:00:23.850Z Before two months had passed, that skiff, with the assistance of Weathereye, was a fait accompli; and the old captain was just as proud of it as the children themselves. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z What seemed like a fait accompli in 1975 is still an open question. Education and the True Cost of Energy: A Dialogue with Tim Sutherland, CEO of Pace Global Energy Services 2011-09-27T10:33:05Z The basis on which the jurisdictional power of the Shogun had rested was nothing but the fait accompli connived at and acquiesced in by the Emperor. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z I have no enemies, but as a friend I wish I could persuade you to accept the fait accompli. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z In an ideal world Kean would like to make a statement signing, and present it as a fait accompli. Steve Kean's Blackburn recruitment drive needs action, not words 2011-07-27T11:37:00Z This past January, Sudan’s divorce became a fait accompli when southerners voted in a referendum, by 98.8 percent, to secede. News Analysis: After Years of Pressure, Celebrity and Otherwise, South Sudan Is Nearly a Nation 2011-07-08T22:41:14Z The problem is that this is now a fait accompli... you couldn't put the FSS back together now. MPs criticise forensics closure 2011-07-04T10:34:29Z With this political change the Emperor had really very little to do, except to give recognition to the fait accompli. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z His departure at the end of the season, if not before, is widely seen as a fait accompli. Even at 32-48, Cubs GM remains optimistic 2011-06-29T22:20:00Z I also don't mind telling you in strict confidence—because it is not yet a fait accompli—that I am, I believe, to have the "ruban" of an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z BP spokesman David Nicholas said the latest proposal from the arbitration panel was not "a fait accompli", but he added that "this is a step in the right direction". BP moves closer to Rosneft deal 2011-05-06T15:50:25Z But the truth is, Fielder to the Mariners is no fait accompli. Should Mariners go after slugger Prince Fielder? 2011-05-01T03:13:33Z Helen's own friends, I discovered, had passed from teasing to regard us as a fait accompli, and thereafter held their peace. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Still, even as AT&T works to cultivate an air of inevitability around this proposed merger, the company's acquisition of T-Mobile is anything but a fait accompli. The net neutrality threat of the T-Mobile merger with AT&T| Mehan Jayasuriya 2011-04-01T18:30:01Z They are trying to create a fait accompli.” Middle East: Court Case Could Slow Turkish Dam Project 2011-03-30T21:29:14Z It was no longer a question of surrender, but a fait accompli. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z When the other two return, assuming Ferdinand does, Terry's resurrection will be a fait accompli which they either accept or store up as autobiographical cordite for when Don Fabio stands down. Fabio Capello risks all by giving John Terry his bark back 2011-03-22T00:06:26Z He does not defend himself; only a thought, whose want of generosity shocks him, flashes across his mind, that that was already a fait accompli when he had first made her acquaintance. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z In reality, it was no longer a conjecture, but a fait accompli. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z At all events he realized that he had crossed the Rubicon and that he had better acquiesce in the fait accompli. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z She had not meant to tell Mr. Nikolai of her imminent engagement till the thing was fait accompli; but she knew that everything would be settled by the time her letter reached him. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Two or three pages more, high-sounding phrases in daintiest handwriting, concluding, of course, with the announcement of her new engagement, by which, as by a fait accompli, she must needs assist her wavering heart. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z He seemed to accept the changed state of things only as a fait accompli, which we submit to because we cannot help ourselves. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z "If you prefer it in French, it's a fait accompli." The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Meanwhile Arsène Wenger believes the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is a fait accompli - and that his side will get Barcelona. Champions League draw - live! 2010-12-17T10:11:57Z To , the draw for the last 16 of the Champions League is a fait accompli. Ars?ne Wenger predicts Arsenal will draw Barcelona in Champions League 2010-12-16T22:30:04Z I have a lot of respect for Paul Russell, but what we were presented with at the committee meeting on Monday night was a fait accompli. Chaos at Glamorgan after resignations 2010-11-18T21:56:00Z Sarkozy's government expects the fait accompli to leave many opponents figuring that, since the bill needs only Sarkozy's signature to become law, further demonstrations are a waste of time. Defying Sarkozy's Tough Talk, Strikes Continue 2010-10-25T15:55:00Z Sarkozy's government hopes that the fait accompli will leave many opponents figuring that, since the bill only needs Sarkozy's signature to become law, further demonstrations are a waste of time. Defying Sarkozy's Tough Talk, Strikes Continue 2010-10-25T15:55:00Z Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian said Monday he thinks a schedule change is a "fait accompli." NFL gives union detailed proposal on 18 games 2010-09-29T18:28:00Z Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian said he thinks such a switch is a "fait accompli" but the union has not said it wants to make a change. Dallas Cowboys rookie Dez Bryant gets stuck with $54,896 dinner tab | NFL 2010-09-29T04:24:00Z During Monday night's weekly radio show, the team president called it a "fait accompli" and said the debate is over. Polian: NFL's 18-Game Season Is 'Fait Accompli' 2010-09-27T23:30:00Z Pavin insisted the selection of Woods was never a fait accompli, that he continued to evaluate his play through the final round of the Deutsche Bank. U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin's picks include Tiger Woods, rookie Rickie Fowler | Golf 2010-09-08T04:58:00Z Its current size should not be accepted, he writes, as a "fait accompli". British film: A different take from the French 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z There are a lot of things going to be discussed because it's not a fait accompli yet,'' Woodward said. Woodward on KJR --- "No decisions made'' on Pac-10 divisions 2010-06-18T18:16:00Z Thirty-some years later, when Pebble Beach was under consideration as an Open site, it wasn't a fait accompli. Love At First Sight 2010-06-14T04:00:00Z "She wanted to create a fait accompli to force Europe to impose measures against financial speculation because she is under pressure to do so at home," says Gerd Langguth, a political scientist and Merkel biographer. Germany Tries to Save the Euro -- All by Itself 2010-05-21T22:15:00Z Luckily, the German proposals are not a fait accompli, and will be presented to a EU working group on 21st May. Wall Street wobbles again on European worries 2010-05-19T14:37:00Z Nor as a done deal or however one might translate "fait accompli". British film: A different take from the French 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z “It’s a project that seems a fait accompli,” said Iris Steinhardt, a Murray Hill resident who arrived at the public hearing with several residents of her building on East 34th Street. Plan for Greener, Pedestrian-Friendly 34th Street 2010-04-23T01:24:00Z Congress has until the end of this month to weigh in, but so far it appears the decision is fait accompli. Plans to allow women and gays, ban smoking shake world of Navy submarines 2010-04-22T04:00:00Z One young woman told me she was not sure whether to bother voting, as the result was a fait accompli. North and South 2010-04-15T19:26:00Z A few months after the N.C.A.A. floats the idea of expanding its men’s basketball tournament to 96 teams, it appears to be close to a fait accompli. 2010 Baseball Preview: Changeups in the Pastime 2010-04-03T16:36:00Z The Yankees are indeed the team to beat in the American League, almost by force of habit, but that doesn't mean their ascension is a fait accompli. Play ball! 2010 blooms with young phenoms and good ol' drama 2010-04-02T05:39:00Z Political analysts said Republicans needed to tread carefully now that healthcare overhaul is a fait accompli or risk being painted as the "party of no" by Democrats. Democrats lie low after healthcare victory 2010-04-01T05:35:00Z The president and the Democrats will have to work strenuously to sell a fait accompli, something they have not done sufficiently up to now. Battle lines 2010-03-22T17:11:00Z The one consolation is that it is a dilemma, with choices, if only our leaders would offer them, not a fait accompli one way or another. Up... and up 2010-03-11T13:19:00Z But politicians and advocates who oppose the cuts — and particularly the planned elimination of discounted fares for students — refuse to accept them as a fait accompli. Keeping Hope That a Voice Can Reverse Transit Cuts 2010-03-03T05:31:00Z You shall have a rich wife, Arthur, if you are good, and this affair is un fait accompli.” A Double Knot It might be argued that Baird did not intend to propose a new name, but that he did so is a fait accompli. Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Marsupials, Insectivores and Carnivores If in time she should bring herself to my way of thinking, she would then find a fait accompli that she would have to accept. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. I. The King’s second marriage, he said, was a fait accompli, and to argue further over it was loss of time. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Yes, it's all un fait accompli," she replied, "and on the whole I think the school has borne it beautifully. The Head Girl at the Gables After an acrimonious correspondence with the Russian government Great Britain acquiesced in the fait accompli. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There was but little singing, however, "Homeward Bound" being as yet far from fait accompli. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 They deem the rupture of the States a fait accompli, but reck not of the horrors of war. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Sir Launcelot's theft of the Sangraal was already incorporated in fact, and, as a fait accompli, could not be obviated by a previous theft. A Knyght Ther Was A simple scientific sacrifice, already dead upon announcement, would have been a fait accompli, so to speak, and nothing could overshadow the success of Project Argus. What Need of Man? One hour after the duel, Kanus' troops had landed on all the major planets of the Szarno Confederacy; the annexation was a fait accompli. The Dueling Machine As for the more precise premonitions of the memoirs, they are what would naturally appear to her after the fait accompli. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 His only object was to lull public opinion, and let the Piedmontese have the advantage of a fait accompli. Pius IX. And His Time Manhood suffrage is not yet a fait accompli in Japan. The Empire of the East Rupture in diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, he said, was a fait accompli. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Now, obviously, if I killed all the poppies in the world, that would be a fait accompli. Revenge The question, however, of supplementing the existing cable between the Straits Settlements and China by another touching at British territory in Borneo has more than once been mooted, and may yet become a fait accompli. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo It now remained to adhibit the seal of permanency to the fait accompli. Pius IX. And His Time People who live together have the appearance, often, of taking each other, if not as a convenience, at all events as a fait accompli, and, so far as possible, as if not there at all. Hortus Vitae Essays on the Gardening of Life "He even added, in speaking to Cambon, that were pressure brought to bear too obviously, Austria would hasten to face Germany with a fait accompli." The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Metternich was content with reducing France to the natural frontiers already offered to her, and aimed merely at compelling Napoleon to recognise the fait accompli in Germany, and to evacuate Italy and Spain. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The reason however, may have been, that the restoration was un fait accompli. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Write g for the first l, and we have un fait accompli. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Six weeks after that, however, England confronted Germany with the fait accompli of a life-and-death struggle. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 All this indicates that Austria-Hungary was contemplating sudden action, which, when a fait accompli, would likely be accepted by the powers in order to avoid a general war. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers But it served to purchase Leslie Manor and the school became a fait accompli. A Dixie School Girl It would be better than trying to crush the enemy fleet at the risk of her own if she could enter the peace conference with possession of Lissa a fait accompli. A History of Sea Power A prominent German critic, indeed, has recently put himself on record as accepting the founding of an American school of music as a fait accompli. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions As a fait accompli it would have been regretted, but forgotten; as a failure it settled nothing. Laramie Holds the Range Poor Serbia was advised by the Great Powers to accept the fait accompli. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 "Present us with a fait accompli," Briand was reported to have said to Karl, "and we will not oppose your return to power." Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Why not quickly approve the program, thereby presenting the committee with a fait accompli and leaving the President with little excuse for prolonging the civil rights negotiations? Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 We should do exactly what the President and the State Department assure the world they will not do: we should present the Soviets with a fait accompli, and an ultimatum. The Invisible Government The downfall of woman in France, and her supreme degradation through the confessional, is now un fait accompli, which nobody can deny; the highest intellects have seen and confessed it. The Priest, The Woman And The Confessional "He thought it more intelligent to recognize the fait accompli and not to let his dissatisfaction be visible," says Prince George Troubetzkoi, the distinguished diplomat who explored the archives of the Russian Embassy at Constantinople. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 The favourite device is the arranging of a coup and then the presentation of the fait accompli, accompanied by a manipulation of the press. Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Yougourieff, by the way, was delighted at the capture of Scutari, and told me that the fait accompli could not be upset. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle The terms of accommodation were simple: "The contract was to be treated as a fait accompli, but no voluntary concessions were to be made to Mr Reid except for a consideration." The Story of Newfoundland Summer, almost a month before its official opening, was already a fait accompli. Murder in the Gunroom But, no matter what her friends may think of the wisdom or justice of Italy's course, her annexation of the Upper Adige is a fait accompli which is not likely to be undone. The New Frontiers of Freedom from the Alps to the Ægean This meeting was to set an official seal upon its success; and governments, convinced by this thing done openly in the ville lumière, would accept the fait accompli and introduce it into their schools. International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar After much argle-bargle Europe decided to accept the fait accompli in Bosnia, and not to reassemble the signatory Powers. Twenty Years Of Balkan Tangle He 'hoped it might be so'—in the civil way with which people put away preposterous opinions—and left us on Saturday night at ten, just too late to hear of the 'fait accompli.' The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II It would be possible to solve the difficulty here presented, Trotzky contended, if the enactment of the peasant program were permitted during the Revolution and accepted by the proletariat as a fait accompli. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy The seed is put into the earth; a little water is given to it at that time, and the thing is done—"c'est un fait accompli." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 When these pretexts were thus disposed of, they relied on the fact that the Annexation was a fait accompli. A Century of Wrong The ministry regarded the choice of such Protestant centres as Utrecht and Haarlem with resentment, but were faced with the fait accompli. History of Holland If a Bulgarian fait accompli could win tacit recognition from the Powers, why should not a Servian triumph over Bulgaria force their hands once more? The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) No, it’s the general situation that will trouble and exasperate him; he’s not had time to get accustomed to the fait accompli like we have. When William Came But Elizabeth knew that his appearance in the conversation invariably meant a fait accompli of some sort. The Marriage of William Ashe |
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