The game, which he'd been restructuring this morning, could now be played out with much of his original strategy.

Like a general forced to call off a cavalry charge, he has given up his original strategy.

This, he said, "runs counter to my own beliefs, to Administration policy and to the original strategy."

He said, "This runs contrary to my own beliefs, to administration policy and to the original strategy we had in mind."

But Hassan was too slow; he apparently couldn't alter his original strategy.

This runs counter to my own beliefs, to Administration policy and to the original strategy we had in mind.

His original strategy, he said, was "to play up the design, because for the right person, that will be the critical link."

But my experience in Afghanistan has led me to believe that the original strategy of limiting our role was correct.

When David had first seen the fragment, he quickly modified his original strategy.

Today, he still believes in Dakota's original strategy but is not ready to go after another company.