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The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief comprises the largest portion of US global health spending, currently $6.8 billion per year.
But France’s woes are also being felt far beyond its borders, sparking rumors of a possible devaluation of the CFA franc, the common currency of the franc zone, which comprises 14 African countries and the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean.
In addition, the conservative-controlled Guardian Council – which comprises six theologians appointed by the Supreme Leader and six jurists nominated by the judiciary and approved by the parliament – has rejected 99% of reformist candidates for the upcoming election.
The legislature today comprises a mix of directly elected members and those representing functional constituencies: corporate interests and groups of employees.
Syriza – which comprises a variety of left-wing groups, from those on the far-left to the more moderate social democrats – has roots in the Greek Communist Party, which played an important role in resisting German occupation during World War II.
The Federal Reserve Board comprises seven governors; but, for most of its history, the Board has operated in the shadow of its chairmen, three of whom (Marriner Eccles, William McChesney Martin, and, most recently, Alan Greenspan) served for nearly 20 years.
While South Asia performs worst in overall gender equality and women’s attainment, it comprises three of the top five countries in terms of political empowerment (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India).
An economy is like a cloud: only when inside does one realize how diffuse it is – and that what matters are the particles of vapor that it comprises.
This “integral populism,” he believes, is perfectly illustrated by Italy’s current governing coalition, which comprises the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and the nationalist League party.
For example, each year, the world generates 242 million tons of plastic, which comprises as much as 90% of ocean debris, damaging the marine ecosystem and ending up in our own bodies.
And, while the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets US monetary policy, comprises not only the seven governors in Washington, but also five regional Federal Reserve presidents, the governors have the final say in choosing which five.
The Afghan ISIS comprises mainly Pakistani and Uzbek extremists who “rebranded” themselves and seized territory along the Pakistan border.
One key factor limiting firms’ growth is the fragmented nature of the African market, which currently comprises mostly small economies with only limited economic and political linkages.
The International Monetary Fund suggests that as much as 75% of the “fiscal stimulus” in the advanced countries comprises non-discretionary counter-cyclical measures.
Trump’s base of support comprises white working-class voters who feel that globalization has destroyed their prospects for economic success and security.
Sufism comprises a variety of independent orders with distinctive beliefs and practices that are derived from numerous saints’ teachings.
Against this background, Berlin’s regional election in two weeks is now fueling growing concern among Germany’s government coalition, which comprises the center-right CDU and the center-left Social Democrats.
Steel comprises a relatively homogeneous class of goods.
Given that the aggrieved candidate’s constituency comprises mainly ethnic Tajiks, the events have revived Afghanistan’s deep-seated ethnic tensions.
The fact that the Federal Reserve System comprises 12 regional reserve-holding banks reflects the fear at its founding that Wall Street financiers would otherwise capture monetary policy.
But the minority – which comprises up to two-fifths of the electorate – is at a loss.
Imagine a development bank levering up collateral that comprises post-privatization equity retained by the state and other assets (for example, real estate) that could easily be made more valuable (and collateralized) by reforming their property rights.
For example, copper revenue, which comprises 13% of the budget, must be spent on the basis of a long-term, independently verified planning price, with excess revenue accumulated in a fund to be used when copper prices dip.
In India, for example, energy now comprises about 90% of the cost of groundwater.
AILAC, which comprises Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru, can be a critical voice for worldwide cuts in greenhouse-gas emission based on countries’ differentiated responsibilities.
Economics is a vast discipline that comprises researchers and practitioners whose work spans macro and micro perspectives and theoretical and applied approaches.
They reflect the fact that their discipline comprises a diverse collection of models, and that matching reality to model is an imperfect science with a lot of room for error.
Although no modern state would do so, the Sports Guidance Commission comprises the regime’s most powerful members.
What we are witnessing is thus not “emerging” Asia, but the “re-emergence” of a continent that comprises 60% of humanity.
The religious endowment ministry, which influences the country’s main Islamic institution, al-Azhar, went to another of the Brothers’ allies, Talaat Afifi, the deputy head of the Islamic Legal Body for Rights and Reform, which comprises more than a hundred of Egypt’s leading Islamist scholars and activists.
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