The transaction, which was widely expected, shows the continued willingness of big international banks to spend heavily to enter the lucrative securities trading business.

The belief that the computer and its related technologies, like the Internet and e-mail, are social only reveals our continued willingness to deceive ourselves about technology.

Their compliance - in particular full cooperation with the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia-would determine the continued willingness of the international community and major donors to provide support, the resolution said.

He was also described as an "experienced and outspoken politician" who in his book was "hard-hitting, straight to the chase - and with continued willingness and ability to provoke."

But the album ably reflects the hardy catholicity of John Peel's tastes and his continued willingness to champion those daredevil bands that inspire him, regardless of commercial potential.

The economic data show a decent but not extraordinary recovery, one that is built on a continued willingness of consumers to spend.

When the Second Civil War began he was distrusted by the Independents and removed from his command, though he confessed his continued willingness to serve the state.

The iPhone (and increasingly the iPad) are Apple's headline products now, and the company has shown a continued willingness to sue competitors who use what it considers to be its own innovations.

He remains wary of the psychiatrists' continued willingness to accept psychologists if the suit is dropped without a formal agreement.

Only one thing seemed at full strength: the Knicks' continued willingness to engage in bravado.