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Just to remind the world of this, as the indirect talks were preparing to get off the ground, Israel’s government approved a decision to break ground on 112 housing units in a settlement south of Bethlehem, and 1600 new settlement units in East Jerusalem.
We have enough organic carbon-hydrogen bonds to break to provide us with calories; enough vitamins and other nutrients to keep us healthy; enough shelter to keep us dry; enough clothing to keep us warm; enough capital to keep us, at least potentially, productive; and enough entertainment to keep us from being bored.
Such moves are an old habit for the Chinese, and the US must push them to break it, by making it clear that such bullying behavior will undermine China’s relationship with the US.
If President Wahid's government cannot stop the carnage, Indonesia, too, could break apart.
Trump’s Media EnablersATLANTA – Conventional wisdom lays much of the blame for the rise of Donald Trump on angry American voters, who have allowed him to break every rule in the political playbook without paying a price.
Isolationism and protectionism, if taken too far, would break the trade-based economic engine that has delivered peace and prosperity to the world for decades.
Only a major recession could break this cycle; otherwise, we are headed for an energy crisis.
Is it risky to break taboos?
It is not true that if you break a mirror, you will have seven years’ bad luck.
On his behalf, Kerry has delivered a package of proposals designed to break the logjam that has brought the North and South to a dangerous crossroads.
Economics – how markets works, why they sometimes break down, how to estimate the costs of a project properly – ought to be of interest to most people.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken decisive action to break this vicious circle.
If investors, en masse, attempted to convert their money into gold, however, the system would necessarily break down.
Her ties to Brazil’s huge evangelical churches, and her unwillingness to break with them on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and drug policy, alienate many voters.
Such action is vital if we are to break the vicious circle of disinformation and political polarization that undermines democracies’ ability to function.
Marriages break down if divorce (exit) is too easy; but also become unbearable if there is no sense of mutuality and discussion (voice).
Even the political environment may not be as inauspicious as is often believed: Despite the worrying rise of anti-European sentiment in many countries – especially those hit hardest by the crisis – there is a palpable yearning among Europeans to break out of the continent’s debilitating economic (and political) rut.
On the demand side, it is time to break the deadlock in debates over whether and how to provide stimulus.
Taming India’s EliteNEW DELHI – It has been more than a year and a half since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power on a promise to build a new India, one founded on a radical break with the past.
Yet, if we are ever to break the modern Middle East’s cycle of crises, we must not lose sight of the future.
As for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there is no new initiative or circumstance on the political horizon that could break the deadlock.
The 1981 PC was a break with IBM’s previous business model, according to which it did not sell computers, but leased them.
Establishing institutional mechanisms to address this bias and enhance fiscal discipline would help to break this inclination.
To modernize Russia, one must break the stranglehold of corruption, establish accountability, and free the media.
Second, despite the obvious difficulties, a clean break with the EU is probably far simpler than negotiating a complex arrangement with the remaining 27 member states, especially if one’s priority is to keep the British Conservative Party unified and in power.
The rich world should offer impoverished regions like sub-Saharan Africa more economic support to break out of poverty.
Some offer a straightforward explanation: China, along with other major emerging economies, has become ensnared in the dreaded “middle-income trap,” unable to break through to advanced-economy status.
Second, predicting the exact timing of a break point (when bubbles burst, markets lock up, and credit freezes) is, and will likely remain, beyond our ability.
Admittedly, these warnings did not add up to an ironclad case, and they certainly didn’t predict the timing of the break.
If those in power can break its rules on a case-by-case basis, the EU will never develop into the stable construct that is a prerequisite for peace and prosperity.
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