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The “competition of ideas” appears to be confined to al-Qaeda’s jihadi agenda.
Aishetu knows that without school, her life chances would likely be confined to herding, farming, getting married, and having a lot of children.
The upshot of this system is that many developing countries that should have benefited from the globalization of value chains have remained confined to low-productivity activities that yield only limited economic value and do not even foster wider technological upgrading.
We are even witnessing a boom in urban agriculture, as advances in hydroponic and aeroponic farming techniques make it easier to grow vegetables in confined spaces.
Currently, insecurity is confined to the area surrounding Bujumbura, the capital, where the Forces Nationales de libération, a small radical group, continue to fight.
But at a time when every digital service becomes more and more personalized, why should social policy remain confined to the philosophy and solutions of the twentieth century?
As a result, questions about the role of monetary policy and the independence and accountability of central banks, once confined to rarefied academic discussions, are fixtures of broad policy debate.
However, efforts to promote this kind of cooperation should not be confined to these mid-level powers.
The talks now reaching their endgame in Lausanne are confined to the nuclear issue; but beyond the agreement loom larger possibilities and risks.
We also know that the Internet’s devastating impact on handfuls of young people is not confined to the Muslim community, as evidenced by the tragic events in Bridgend in the United Kingdom, where 17 young people, seemingly connected through the Internet, committed suicide.
This notion of the elitist appeaser is not confined to the Netherlands.
But the “anti-system” mood of this election campaign is not confined to the Republicans.
A glance at any EU member state’s parliamentary calendar shows that lawmaking there is largely confined to domestic issues.
The greater flexibility of non-governmental organizations in using networks has given rise to what some call “the new public diplomacy,” which is no longer confined to messaging, promotion campaigns, or even direct governmental contacts with foreign publics serving foreign-policy purposes.
Until this summer, the sovereign-debt crisis was confined to three small countries – Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
No longer is e-mail confined to a desktop computer at the office; the advent of smart phones has allowed people to check their e-mail wherever they are.
Moreover, as long as Western innovation remains narrowly confined, a demand-side commitment to a large, sustained flow of infrastructure investment – and, likewise, a supply-side commitment to a similar flow of private investment – must bring ever-diminishing returns, until, ineluctably, the economy reaches its near-stationary state.
And the issue of setting measurable standards for government operations is not confined to France.
Usually, decision-making is confined to ever smaller circles, with ever greater secrecy.
But Wolf’s solution is not enough, for the problem is not confined to high finance.
Antagonism was confined to the stadium, and ended when the match did.
The search for happiness should not be confined to the beautiful mountain kingdom of Bhutan.
Among them:Elections: these are confined to an Islamic discourse, and all candidates and parties must secure the imprimatur of the highest Islamic authority in the land before they can be listed on a ballot.
In the campaign, he spoke eloquently of America's future but confined himself to a few modest and inexpensive proposals, mainly tax concessions and subsidies for children, students, and schools.
Generally, most high-ranking castes occupied high economic positions, and the majority of the “untouchable” castes were confined to the lowest economic positions.
Obama confined himself to promoting the pending bilateral agreements with Colombia and other emerging-market countries.
The policy change aimed at rectifying this grim reality in Serbia came when the Ministry agreed to apply country wide a pilot project that has, since 2003, established a range of community-based support services to enable persons with intellectual disabilities to leave the institutions where they were confined and begin living lives in the wider world.
Based upon the project’s success, the Ministry has committed to purchase more than 130 apartments and homes to house people brought out of institutions and to establish day services to help them cope with the complexities of life beyond the walls that once confined them.
Gordon Brown Can't Avoid EuropeTony Blair's troubles are not confined to overwhelming public skepticism regarding the war in Iraq.
Moreover, keeping large concentrations of animals in confined spaces facilitates the proliferation of infectious diseases that can spread to humans, such as avian flu.
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