After collapsing in 2001-02, the economy has notched up four years of growth of 9%.
At times, in short, his conciliatory tone has been read as weakness. But he has notched up successes, too, such as resetting relations with Russia partly to tighten sanctions on Iran.
The critical event for cleavage fracture in notched specimens is the propagation of a ferrite grain-sized crack into the matrix, and is independent of specimen sizes and widths.
In the dry months of the year a simple ferry crosses a river in southeastern Sierra Leone; a car-carrying pontoon propelled by men with notched wooden sticks that lock to the guiding cable.
As for violence, the death tallies notched up by Brazil's thuggish police force can make paramilitary groups elsewhere look almost benign.
"Too late to go out to them damn sheep," said Ennis, dizzy drunk on all fours one cold hour when the moon had notched past two.
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