1. Clement VIII's grant of absolution therefore contains an element of damage limitation . 2. Colin Powell's slow journey eastward is becoming an exercise in damage limitation . 3. The aim of damage limitation itself represents a sort of failure. 4. Ralf Schumacher managed seventh, calling the finish " damage limitation ." 5. Most Palestinians are aware that their leader's diplomatic offensive is an exercise in damage limitation . 6. Events on the ground are making damage limitation in the Arab world harder to achieve. 7. What started as a one-off damage limitation job grew into an eagerly anticipated annual event. 8. If McCain prevails, he will face a huge task of damage limitation inside his own party. 9. Consequently, the United States sees Ross'mission as " damage limitation , " the Israeli newspaper Haaretz said Friday. 10. Now it's damage limitation , but you cannot have one rule for one and then another rule for another.