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People complain about disorder in the Trump administration, but Clinton’s White House was so disorganized that he had to bring in Leon Panetta as Chief of Staff and David Gergen as a communications counselor to right the ship.
Senior Indian executives whose businesses require them to recruit competent scientists or engineers complain that demand for such talent vastly exceeds the supply.
Multinational executives frequently cite China as their favorite investment destination, but many of them also complain about rampant graft.
Although some Japanese complain about the unequal nature of the alliance’s security components, owing to the limits that Japan has accepted on the use of force, in these new areas, Japan is a stronger partner.
People complain that in that time he managed to arouse so much hatred toward the idea of reform that he strengthened the Communists' position.
It is plausible to complain, as many commentators do, that the European Union is taking too long to sort out its essential internal reforms.
Assyrian leaders also complain of deliberate discrimination in the January 2005 elections.
Forging a European WorldviewWARSAW – Some complain that the European Union lacks a “worldview.”
European policymakers today often complain that, were it not for the US financial crisis, the eurozone would be doing just fine.
Many complain that something similar, if less grand in scope, is taking place today.
Trade economists who complain about minor instances of protectionism sound like a child whining about a damaged toy in the wake of an earthquake that killed thousands.
Europe retains strong representation at the Fund, and has always chosen its top leader – in fact, most emerging markets (in Asia, Latin America, and Africa) complain that Europe is overrepresented and has far too much say in how the Fund operates.
The central bank, they complain, is debasing the dollar.
Parliamentarians complain about “KGB threats,” but honesty doesn’t seem a lot to ask of Duma members.
While some of the very rich complain, as Warren Buffett did recently, that they do not pay enough taxes, the enlightened generosity of these happy few – who want to save capitalism and liberalism – is unlikely to be emulated by the new rich in the emerging countries, much less by the rich elsewhere.
Victimhood confers a right to complain, protest, and demand.
Kenyan businessmen complain that growth is slowing, along with foreign investment.
This probably contributes to a host of health-related problems: 15% of the workforce complain of headaches, 33% of backache, 23% of fatigue, and 23% of neck and shoulder pains, plus a host of other illnesses, including life-threatening ones.
Nevertheless, people complain that they are far worse off now than ten years ago.
Critics of May’s exit deal complain that it will give Britain even less say over its own affairs than it has today.
Apparently, those who complain about World Trade Organization rules or trade agreements are awful protectionists, while those who support them are always on the side of the angels.
Of course, Greece is not the first country to request emergency financing to delay budget cuts, and then complain that the cuts are excessive once the worst is over.
Reform and Renewal at the IMFCAMBRIDGE – Every time the International Monetary Fund awaits a new managing director, critics complain that it is past time for the appointee to come from an emerging-market country.
So America needs a “homeowners’ Chapter 11.”Lenders complain that such a law would violate their property rights.
The Americans want full EU membership for Turkey--a longstanding NATO member and close American ally--while Europeans complain about the Turkish military's domestic political role.
The Right Stuff in Foreign PolicyCAMBRIDGE – Some critics complain that US President Barack Obama campaigned on inspirational rhetoric and an ambition to “bend the arc of history,” but then turned out to be a transactional and pragmatic leader once in office.
Sure, some companies always like to complain about regulation, and exaggerated numbers regarding the impact of various rules abound.
If it hikes the interest rate, the southern euro-zone countries will complain.
So unless the US starts to save more, it will find it hard to complain about the form – equity rather than debt – that the financing of its external deficit takes.
So far those masses have little to complain about.
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