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4. Granted that storm clouds were gathering over the economic affairs of the nation, we were given hopes of a fresh breeze from the Exchequer to blow them away. 5. It cannot be denied that, granting the difficulty of the undertaking, Mrs D. has done her work with great skill. 6. Assuming the hearty cooperation of all the members, it is reasonable to expect that the celebration will be successful. 7. The French government is committed, assuming all the existing "preconditions" are met, to suggest to the Assembly next Tuesday that it should fix a date for the debate. 8. What we want is a wage increase. Let's have an inquiry into the cost of living seeing the Labor party are so keen on inquiries. 9. Prospects are bright for a big expansion of trade between these two countries, following the signing of a new three-year trade agreement. 10. These tremendous, complex tasks can be carried out given planned development of the national economy and correct leadership of the national economic development. 11. Given good will, such negotiation could only narrow down the area of disagreement and lead to decision conforming with the interests of the European peace and security. 12. Before 1941 the relation of forces between peace and war was such that war could not be avoided, given the firm resolution of the imperialists to start and provoke war. 13. It was probably prudent to avoid expressing special enthusiasm for this project, given the support in Holland and West Germany for British participation. 14. The immense increase of embassies and reduction in legations during and since the Second World War has been brought about by special circumstances, but the process, given the trends of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was inevitable. 74
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