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A key component of the rebalance is a healthy, stable, and continuous military-to-military relationship with China, based on sustained and substantive dialogue that enhances our
ability
to work together and to avoid any kind of miscalculation.
As a result, they lose their
ability
over time to evaluate critically their own actions and errors.
Governments already can block cryptocurrencies from circulating in the legal economy by restricting bank access, imposing tax laws, and by also impeding retail stores’
ability
to accept it.
But if that aid is to be allocated properly, recipient countries must already have the
ability
to manage large sums transparently.
At the moment, the opposite is happening, and most African countries are like the parched sailor adrift at sea – we see money everywhere, but we have no
ability
to use it.
This spring marked the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity – the
ability
of materials to carry electrical current with no loss.
The Saudi regime’s stability now depends on its
ability
to maintain unity and establish clarity in its system of succession.
Even if a country agrees to broad ranging IAEA inspections, it can legally accumulate enriched uranium (or reprocessed plutonium) under the guise of a peaceful energy program, and then suddenly declare that circumstances have changed and withdraw from the treaty - with the
ability
to produce nuclear weapons on short notice.
But his
ability
to shape Chinese society may turn out to be far more limited than he, his allies, and most outside observers expect.
As long as banks are permitted to operate this way, the banks’ supervisors are betting on the banks’
ability
to earn their way out of their current problems – even if the value of their assets doesn’t now significantly exceed their liabilities.
But doesn’t the banks’
ability
to raise new equity capital indicate that, regardless of whether the stress tests are reliable, investors believe that their assets’ value does significantly exceed their liabilities?
The kind of stress tests that the US conducted, and that other countries are being urged to emulate – and the
ability
of banks to raise additional equity capital – cannot provide a basis for such a conclusion.
Others define hegemony as the
ability
to set the rules of the international system; but precisely how much influence over this process a hegemon must have, relative to other powers, remains unclear.
But, in addition to communicating with distant audiences by rhetoric and symbols, leaders need the
ability
to communicate one on one or in small groups.
Organizational skill – the
ability
to attract and manage an effective cabinet – is difficult to combine with government by Twitter.
A breakdown of the euro would precipitate a banking crisis that would be beyond the global financial authorities’
ability
to control.
Democracy is stable only when it is accompanied by a wide diffusion of economic power, which gives the citizenry the
ability
to keep a government from becoming arbitrary and tyrannical.
After all, a policy regime that sets aside its only goal during a crisis seems to lack the
ability
to cope with unexpected challenges.
From the standpoint of Greece’s
ability
to pay, such units would be more relevant, since it doesn’t have to pay off its debts fully in one year (unless the crisis makes it impossible to refinance current debt).
The higher rates made it more costly for Greece to refinance its debt, creating a fiscal crisis that has forced the government to impose severe austerity measures, leading to public unrest and an economic collapse that has fueled even greater investor skepticism about Greece’s
ability
to service its debt.
It is intrinsically bound up with the public good, having historically provided the medical innovation that is essential to society’s
ability
to fight disease.
But at the heart of a Dera’s appeal is social and economic security, the
ability
to fulfill people’s basic needs.
Preventable illnesses and deaths limit the
ability
of communities to contribute to Africa’s much-needed economic transformation.
The country’s recent international achievements – particular its
ability
to secure the backing of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy for its Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in the face of opposition from the United States – imply a high degree of confidence that China will address its problems successfully.
Preventing Europe’s Next Banking CrisisAs shockwaves from America’s subprime disaster continue to reverberate, there is growing doubt about Europe’s
ability
to handle a financial crisis on a major scale.
Under the banner of “integrated pest management,” hundreds of invasive species are now successfully controlled by strategies that restrict the population growth of pests but do not attempt to eradicate themThe
ability
of tumor cells to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions, including toxic chemicals, is similar to the evolutionary capacities demonstrated by crop pests and other invasive species.
His
ability
to make the most of his brief, exceptional power will test the maturity of Italian democracy.
In recent years, with its senior operations men captured or killed and bin Laden holed up in Pakistan, the badly splintered Al Qaeda had already lost the
ability
to mount a major international attack or openly challenge US interests.
For China, the appeal of working with Pakistan is heightened by its
ability
to treat the country as a client, rather than an actual partner.
Moreover, the increased availability of credit cards gave Americans a greater
ability
to dissave, buying goods and services now and paying for them later.
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