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This approach has several advantages: by leaving the face value of the debt unaltered, EU officials could argue that restructuring Greece’s debt did not
amount
to a default, thereby limiting contagion.
Obama has signaled that he is willing to consider this approach, provided it increases tax revenues from the top 2-3% by at least the same
amount
as higher rates while protecting other taxpayers.
Because tax expenditures are so large, limiting them could raise a significant
amount
of additional revenue that could be used both for deficit reduction and to finance across-the-board cuts in income-tax rates.
By spending just 8% of this amount, the Russian army could match its expensive new weapons with soldiers who are able and willing to handle them well.
Some of them have grown back of course, or have been replanted, but it is thought that we now have only half of the
amount
of forest land we once had on this planet.
But when the entire international system becomes entwined with an excessive
amount
of short-term inter-bank lending, the world economy becomes subject to financial panic.
Technically, this would
amount
to the EU agreeing to what is euphemistically called a “voluntary export restraint” (VER).
We should be clear: almost none of the huge
amount
of money loaned to Greece has actually gone there.
He was sentenced to 14 years in prison and ordered to pay back the full
amount.
Given that outstanding loans already
amount
to nearly double China’s GDP – a result of the country’s massive stimulus since 2008 – new loans are largely being used to pay off old debts, rather than for investment in the real economy.
First, it can increase the
amount
of promised financial assistance.
One study estimates that 26% of black carbon emissions are from stoves for heating and cooking, with more than 40% of this
amount
from wood burning, roughly 20% from coal, 19% from crop residues, and 10% from dung.
Even if it did, we might not find out, because memorizing enough information to secure high scores on assessments leaves little time to learn to think – to develop skills or foster talents that could
amount
to a real contribution to one’s community and country.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will
amount
to a major test for a Japanese education system focused on reciting facts and performing formulaic calculations – precisely the areas where humans cannot compete with intelligent machines.
At times like these, people can easily imagine that an apartment in Shanghai will be worth some enormous
amount
in 10 or 20 years, when China is vastly more prosperous than it is today.
And if it will be worth an enormous
amount
in 10 or 20 years, then it should be worth a lot today, too, since real interest rates – used to discount future values to today’s values – are still low in China.
Though a precise comparison is difficult, there is no doubt that China’s capital coefficient is much higher, implying a larger gap between the growth rate of capital intensity (the total
amount
of capital needed per dollar of revenue) and that of labor productivity.
Spending a large
amount
of money to do a little
amount
of good is not a sound investment.
The European Stability Mechanism could potentially provide such funds, starting with a limited
amount
and expanding the scope if the initiative is successful.
With the Islamic State and Pakistan’s wayward security service, the Inter-Services Intelligence, looking to fish in Indian waters, overtly anti-Muslim policies
amount
to playing with fire.
Consumer credit began in China only in the late 1990’s, with regulations allowing banks to offer mortgage loans, which now
amount
to about 10% of total loans.
In such a scenario, America’s nuclear umbrella would
amount
to Europe’s only credible protection.
The studies we examined show that, in terms of wages, immigrants from close neighboring countries put a small
amount
of downward pressure on the wages of low-skill natives.
Worldwide, 300 million tons of meat are produced each year, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that the annual
amount
will increase to 455 million tons by 2050 if demand continues to grow at the current rate.
Introducing such a requirement would
amount
to granting veto power to Ukraine’s two camps – that is, the country’s more Russia-aligned east and its NATO-leaning west.
In 1958, the government of President Fulgencio Batista borrowed a small
amount
from the IMF: $12.5 million, equivalent to 25% of Cuba’s quota.
Nonetheless, over the next five years, the Castro government gradually repaid the full
amount
due, including all interest charges.
Lodging an application, even one without any chance of being accepted, is appealing, because until it is rejected, the applicant receives basic housing, social services (including health care), and pocket money in an
amount
that may well exceed wages in his or her home country.
A substantial
amount
of floor space would have been available already if government authority were exercised responsibly.
The only way for China to reduce those risks is to reduce the
amount
of foreign-currency securities that it owns.
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