| 1 | Such rhetoric should be disregarded. | |
| 2 | It will be very diplomatic language, but they will agree and present it to the outside as success. | |
| 3 | The rhetoric of defeat has a more important task to perform in the formal rite of political transition in a democracy. | |
| 4 | In contrast, a person concerned about a perceived threat may be more interested in receiving demonstrations of deference, expressions of appreciation, and reductions in hostility. | |
| 5 | In some of her strongest language to date, Clinton called China' s human-rights record "deplorable, " according to excerpts of an April 7 interview published today. |