Ability
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But in taking this latest step, the Fund has undermined – perhaps fatally – its
ability
to speak “truth to power.”
As your alertness declines, your analytic
ability
declines - and you rely less on analysis, more on common sense.
As the international economist Dani Rodrik argues, globalization increases demands on the state to provide social insurance while reducing its
ability
to do so.
While governments issue orders to cut off Internet access, only telecommunications companies have the
ability
to hit the “kill switch.”
The absence of a modern industrial base diminishes the WANA economies’
ability
to absorb the surplus generated by oil revenues.
Indeed, Iran has shown its
ability
to behave with startling pragmatism more than once, not least in its links to Israel and the United States during its war against Iraq in the 1980’s, and in its assistance to the Americans in the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The economic slowdown comes at the worst possible moment, as Europe readies itself for monetary union (emu), and the tough budget constraints imposed as a precondition for joining limit the governments
' ability
to use old fashioned stimulants to get their ailing economies moving.
But Deep Blue won through sheer computing power, using its
ability
to calculate the outcomes of more moves to a deeper level than even a world champion can.
“Tay” as she called herself, was supposed to be able to learn from the messages she received and gradually improve her
ability
to conduct engaging conversations.
Such developments reflect growing confidence in Africa’s economic prospects and, thus, in its
ability
to escape the resource curse.
As one observer astutely remarked, “Where there is authority, there is no ability; but where there is some ability, there is no authority.”
Consider his role in managing India’s economic transformation when he was the country’s finance minister in the early 1990’s – an effort that his supporters have often cited as an example of his vision and
ability.
Any strategy to address the problems underpinning low productivity growth – from inadequate technological diffusion to income inequality – must address skill constraints and mismatches affecting the labor market’s
ability
to adjust.
But the day is fast approaching when fires, droughts, and storms exacerbated by global warming will dwarf our
ability
to respond.
But it sustains considerable economic imbalances, which are undermining its
ability
to achieve high-income status.
Unless we are convinced of the Dreamliner’s
ability
to avoid stall speed, it makes no sense to talk about all the ways in which it will enhance the travel experience for millions of people around the world.
Former US Vice President Al Gore says that Trump is damaging “humanity’s
ability
to solve the climate crisis.”
Credit policies have helped to juice the economy from time to time, but the authorities have also retained the
ability
to slow things down when warranted.
They were revolutionaries in their thinking and in their
ability
to inspire others to accept fundamental change.
At a time of growing resentment toward its increasing international influence, China’s
ability
to promote its development model is being severely undermined.
The results were impressive: participants improved their
ability
to distinguish trustworthy news from false news by 24%.
Philanthropists can also create or support grassroots organizations that work with citizens to strengthen their
ability
to consume information critically.
FIFA, McGrath alleges, was demanding something tantamount to a “blank check,” including an “open-ended
ability
to modify the agreement … at any time and at their discretion.”
Russia’s
ability
to influence journalism and literature is a case in point.
Since then, South Korean intelligence institutions have been assessing Kim Jong-il’s
ability
to organize an orderly dynastic succession.
Veteran China watcher David Shambaugh recently went so far as to warn that the challenges facing the political system, led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), may be severely compromising the government’s
ability
to implement the package of ambitious economic reforms that it unveiled in 2013.
I say “sworn in,” rather than “assume the presidency,” because, under Section I of Article II of the US Constitution, Trump cannot actually become president unless he takes an oath of office, publicly committing himself to uphold the Constitution and perform to the best of his
ability
while in office.
But, in a dollar-dominated trade environment, their
ability
to support full employment is severely limited.
Financial institutions that have come to doubt their borrowers’
ability
to repay sell the debt to third parties at knock-down prices, often for as little as five cents on the dollar.
Their
ability
to stifle innovation will be weakened by a drastic reduction in the government’s power to restrict the entry of new competitors into all areas of the economy, as well as a major effort to reduce bureaucratic red tape.
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