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By approaching economic reform in a piecemeal and tentative way, India has failed to keep pace with China’s rapid economic, military and technological modernization.

In Gaza and in Israel, joy and relief at the step toward peace—however piecemeal and fragile—burst out into the open.

No piecemeal agreements, no more fighting, no more hostages, and start rebuilding Gaza.

Federal employees are fired en masse, and then begrudgingly rehired piecemeal under court order.

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"They've got to have a plan for British industry, you cannot just do this piecemeal," she said, comparing Germany's £1 trillion plan for energy diversification to the UK's £50bn.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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