31. In East Asia, domestic concerns appeared to dominate. 32. Yeltsin was upbeat at the meeting, which gave him a brief chance to set aside domestic concerns . 33. He appealed to internationalists, whereas his opponent, Kennedy, focused on domestic concerns , like education and civil rights. 34. He said Russian reaction against NATO strikes against the Serbs was the result of Russian domestic concerns . 35. McCain spoke to a number of issues Wednesday, offering more specifics on foreign policy than domestic concerns . 36. He said many blacks believe the drive toward war has come at the expense of domestic concerns . 37. Officials were at pains Wednesday, however, to stress that the policy reversal was determined purely by domestic concerns . 38. She describes how the portrayal of piracy in the contemporary literature became an index for other domestic concerns . 39. Foreign policy initiatives can often be blocked by reluctant legislators, but generally not as easily as domestic concerns . 40. Permanent limited war also allows for the Party to divert attention away from domestic concerns and their failures.