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But that is little cause for comfort.
In short, personal comfort resulted in political timidity and complacency.
And, for a Russia that has become authoritarian and has seen how the EU can transform struggling transition countries into increasingly prosperous (albeit imperfect) democracies, Europe is too close for comfort.
He surely adhered to the enemy, giving much more than aid and comfort.
By getting out of our comfort zones now, we can avoid far worse discomfort down the road.
The comfort level for perpetrators of these crimes is shrinking as the options for prosecution expand.
There is a reasonable balance between the states that comprise it, although after reunification Germany has become a little too strong for comfort.
And it should be obvious to everyone – even the richest among us – that providing comfort in old age, and prosperity for the next generation, requires that the wealthiest pay enough in taxes to ensure that growth is truly and equitably shared.
With all this discouraging news, it is little comfort that some areas of the world are still displaying considerable growth rates: China is expected to grow by 9.5% this year and in 2009, with India growing by 8%, Russia up by 6.5%, owing to higher oil prices, and Latin America growing by 4.5% on average during this period.
But there is little comfort in these figures for pro-Europeans: polls prior to the failed referendum on the Nice treaty in 2001 demonstrated an even larger “Yes” majority at the same stage.
But this is scant comfort to those stuck in the rust belts or decanted into low-productivity, low-paid jobs.
When Habré was deposed, he fled to Senegal with a substantial portion of the national treasury, living there in comfort with much of his extended family, as well as key supporters.
The United Nations will never be their refuge, its Charter never the source of comfort or justification.
There was a time when global elites could comfort themselves with the thought that opposition to the world trading regime consisted of violent anarchists, self-serving protectionists, trade unionists, and ignorant, if idealistic youth.
But the European Commission’s financial watchdogs have become increasingly impatient with this arrangement, formally requesting that Luxembourg provide copies of all of the comfort letters granted.
This may well involve renewed experimentation, which would again take many policymakers outside their comfort zone.
Our opponents - in personal terms - are too close for comfort.
With the rainforest under increasing threat, now is not the time to step back and take comfort in false promises.
Scientists knew that the Paris agreement was by itself insufficient to bring humanity into a comfort zone, because it only delayed rather than averted the time when the world’s climate would reach a dangerous tipping point.
The nutrition community must therefore leave its comfort zone and engage with decision-makers focusing on health, agriculture, climate change, and other big global issues.
As we seek to ensure our families’ health and safety, to many people, food has never seemed so important, both as a source of nutrition and, for many, of comfort.
Today, far more is at stake than the comfort of a bar of chocolate or a morning hit of caffeine.
While eurozone leaders indicated that they would do more if needed, that is scant comfort.
Nevertheless, anti-populists can take comfort in the fact that Polish President Andrzej Duda only narrowly managed to win re-election, despite having the full force of taxpayer-funded state media on his side.
We might also find comfort in having the option of “assisted dying” as soon as our quality of life and our prognosis dipped below a certain threshold.
When thrust out of our comfort zones in such a sudden and violent fashion, most of us will succumb to some degree of paralysis, overreaction, or both.
Powerful adversaries have established military bases in the Horn that are too close to each other for comfort.
Brazil succumbed to the comfort of rigid rules.
But that is cold comfort to countries that have already run down their reserves.
But this is of little comfort to Europeans, considering that the tension between European monetary authorities and member-state governments could ultimately undermine the consensus in favor of the single currency itself.
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