1. Maintaining our resolve for peace does not mean, however, turning the other cheek. 2. But the new Russian proposals provide fresh evidence that the council cannot be counted on to maintain its resolve for long. 3. Maintaining this resolve is a precondition for greater stability. 4. They have maintained their resolve by drawing on a lifetime of close friendships and a shared experience that makes Vietnam a passion as well as a project. 5. If we maintain our resolve, we will produce balanced budgets as far as the eye can see. 6. Taiwan maintained its resolve, but officials gave conflicting accounts of how islanders nearest to the Chinese coast would respond in the event of an attack. |