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Mandela may lack the rousing American oratory of a President Kennedy, Martin Luther King or Jesse Jackson, but his manner and his unflappable dignity show him as a disciplined, persistent leader who is willing to sacrifice short-term gratification for long-term achievement, the kind of moral leadership we need everywhere.
The Times sees the meeting as illustrating the Clinton administration's persistent separating of human rights and economic issues when it comes to China.
The earlier depression is diagnosed, the more responsive to treatment it may be [ 34 ] . The most reliable symptoms of major depression in patients with advanced illness are persistent dysphoria, anhedonia, feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness, and loss of self-esteem [ 35 ] . The somatic symptoms of depression (such as changes in weight) are unreliable as they may reflect the underlying illness [ 36 ] . The screening question, "Do you feel depressed most of the time?"
The Persistent Association between Specific IgE, Total IgE, and Asthma
And so of course this pre-empts (as it may be meant to) the persistent argument over whether Britain ought to have a written document with an appended Bill of Rights.