| 21. | Another attack provoking a muted American response _ and emboldening its aggressors _ was the USS Cole.
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| 22. | "It's emboldening them, " said Smith, a former congresswoman from Washington.
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| 23. | Jazz improvisations underlie his compositions, animating them with rhythmic movements and emboldening his masterful use of color.
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| 24. | Chinese officials also have accused Washington of emboldening separatist sentiment through arms sales-- an argument Sun repeated.
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| 25. | Analysts say the Iraq war is emboldening militants, who believe the United States is distracted by the fighting.
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| 26. | But they only succeed in emboldening the intransigent and disheartening those who do understand that peace has to mean compromise.
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| 27. | Budget cuts have gutted code enforcement efforts, emboldening the more willfully negligent owners . inadequate _ may also be reduced.
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| 28. | It comes after a series of blows to Sharif that are emboldening his longtime rival, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
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| 29. | But many libel lawyers have said the case could have broader implications, emboldening politicians to threaten or bring lawsuits against reporters.
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| 30. | He opposed Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000, a move now widely seen here as emboldening Palestinian terrorists.
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