The French finally acquired the islands through a cunning mixture of strategies, including the policy of'divide and conquer', chequebook politics and a serendipitous affair between a sultana and a French trader that was put to good use by the French, who kept control of the islands, quelling unrest and the occasional uprising.
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The " Frontline " office showcases and satirises the machinations of the ruthless producers, the self-obsessed airhead host, and the ambitious, cynical reporters, all of whom resort to any sort of underhanded trick to get ratings and maintain their status including the use of hidden cameras, foot-in-the-door, bullying interview techniques, and chequebook journalism.
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Reuters reports that, according to the Institute's findings, " China's chequebook diplomacy in the South Pacific and secrecy over its aid programme to small island nations is having a destabilising impact on the region ", due to " concerns that dollar diplomacy was influencing local politics . " A spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry responded : " This assistance is on the basis of mutual benefit.
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:: ( The ability in the US to return an image of a cheque rather than the physical instrument was provided for in the Check 21 Act, which came into effect in 2004 . ) Some people appear to have a mental model of a cheque as being " a piece of paper in a chequebook ", rather than " a formalised letter to your bank requesting them to pay someone some money from your account ", and I believe this is where the confusion lies . talk ) 17 : 16, 8 January 2011 ( UTC)
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When one contestant had won nothing, Dawson rolled his eyes and asked her " I bet you wish you'd've stopped at home and watched " Crossroads " do you want me to lend you your bus fare home ? " However, despite Dawson's constant jibing of the consolation prize ( " Never mind love, you might have lost, but you'll never be short of something to prop your door open with now . . . " ), the chequebook and pen are now worth a great deal, as they were never commercially available and only a limited number were made.
