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After all, if politicians could not win elections by taking money from some-including future generations, which will have to foot a portion of the bill-and giving it to others, they would have to work much harder to display some
ability
in producing public benefits for all.
It is true that the US Treasury’s
ability
to borrow will reach its legally authorized limit in early August.
Scientists believed that the
ability
to visualize and understand human biology at a more detailed level would lead to many new medicines.
In Taiwan, outgoing President Chen Shui-bian is stirring the independence pot, knowing that the Olympic spotlight will limit Beijing’s
ability
to respond forcefully.
The Party leadership has grown more self-assured in its growing international role, but its
ability
to manage the pace of change at home has become more uncertain.
This year also marks a much less noted anniversary, an occasion on which de Gaulle showed how his rare combination of determination, political skill, and rhetorical
ability
could be brought to bear to face down determined opposition.
But economic growth, even in traditionally export-led economies, is driven by productivity growth, not by the
ability
to capture a growing share of global markets.
But it merely fuels rent-seeking – the
ability
of particular groups in society to extract disproportionate rewards for their work.
The UN's
ability
to convene states and other actors makes it a good candidate for the task.
A successful program for Jordan could demonstrate the international community’s
ability
to bring the refugee crisis under control, opening the way to similar programs for other frontline states, adjusted on a case-by-case basis, depending on local conditions.
But making it difficult for firms to lay off workers provides only an illusory benefit for workers, for it compromises companies’
ability
to compete, and weakens their incentive to create jobs.
Was it simply inevitable for a people who, deprived of a state for more than 2,000 years, may have lost the
ability
to act collectively in a “raison d’état” manner?
Unfortunately, population growth, urbanization, and weak land rights are driving up demand for land, thereby undermining many farmers’
ability
to invest in and replant their property.
Both Leavers and Remainers will be dissatisfied with that outcome, which will turn Britain into what Brexiteers justifiably call a “vassal state”: a country that abides by EU laws but has no voting rights or
ability
to influence those laws.
And it paid tribute to the
ability
of US markets and financial firms to create innovative instruments to “attract and sustain high levels of capital inflows.”
But the term “decline” conflates two different dimensions of power: absolute decline, in the sense of decay or loss of
ability
to use one’s resources effectively, and relative decline, in which the other states’ power resources become greater or are used more effectively.
Ferguson believes that a doubling of public debt in the coming decade cannot erode US strength on its own, but that it could weaken a long-assumed faith in America’s
ability
to weather any crisis.
The
ability
to convert money into goods at prevailing prices is fundamental for any reserve currency, which is why other types of money, like the International Monetary Fund’s Special Drawing Rights, are not likely to displace the dollar.
The problem is that the rate drops sharply from 71% to 57% among women in their 30’s, as inflexible working environments and a lack of affordable childcare undermine their
ability
to continue investing in their careers.
We have the
ability
to engineer technology that serves us, rather than enslaves us.
The result is that a mother with dependent children must patch together an unstable and unreliable network of caregivers in ways that sharply hamper her
ability
to succeed at her job and climb out of poverty.
In reality, the Made in China 2025 strategy – which, incidentally, is inspired partly by the US government’s own massive investment in research and development – seeks to raise China’s manufacturing
ability
only to the average level of the world’s major manufacturing powers by 2035 (not 2025), a rather modest goal.
A robust business sector is decisive in an open economy, as it shapes a country’s
ability
to preserve – and improve – its citizens’ living standards.
In a world that is highly integrated financially and prone to episodes of volatility, weakened multilateralism will reduce the
ability
of global bodies – like the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund – to mediate disputes.
For example, one of the biggest regional unknowns is how America’s retreat from multilateral engagement will affect the IMF’s
ability
to respond to future capital-market disruptions.
With the US signaling that it will abandon this role, the Fund’s
ability
to respond effectively is now in doubt.
America needs to tackle inequality at its root, by giving more Americans the
ability
to compete in the global marketplace.
And the World Bank has indicated that a country’s
ability
to borrow from it could eventually be tied to investments in human capital, including health spending.
Success at Los Cabos will depend on G-20 leaders’
ability
to galvanize the same level of collective, concerted action that enabled them to curb global recession in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
At the same time, expansionary fiscal policy increased effective demand, while the government, backed by its strong public-finance position, was able to tackle nonperforming loans effectively, thereby increasing commercial banks’ willingness to lend and firms’
ability
to borrow.
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