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Decision-making increasingly takes place at considerable distance from the public.
Independent courts’ use of their prerogative of judicial review to promote civil rights, expand reproductive freedom, and introduce many other social reforms have encountered hostility among considerable segments of the population.
For good reason, much attention is focused on foreign policy differences between the two nominees, which in many areas are both obvious and considerable.
Similarly, the Chinese government’s later, and quite sudden, about-face in recognizing the rebel Transitional National Council as Libya’s government aroused considerable sneering at home.
True, in exchange for considerable European aid, Greece’s ability to maneuver independently will be limited.
The end of Chavismo would threaten Iran’s vast interests in Venezuela and its considerable presence in the Andes, while the fall of the Assad dynasty would be a devastating blow to Iran’s regional strategy.
This strategy has considerable merit.
But there remain considerable obstacles to fulfilling that commitment.
But it is an uncertain outcome in the longer term, given the coalition’s considerable political baggage, and it is a bad outcome for democracy, especially at a time when populist forces are a growing threat.
Many life-insurance companies and banks are taking a considerable hit, because of low interest rates.
China can still tap new markets through efforts such as the “Belt and Road Initiative,” but at a considerable cost.
The Israelis then explained to their hosts – in considerable detail – the potential economic consequences for China if an Israeli strike on Iran should become necessary in order to stop Iran from fulfilling its “nuclear ambitions.”
Arab Israelis, however, represent a considerable labor pool (as does the Orthodox Jewish community, among whom the labor-force participation rate is much lower than among secular Jews).
The likely rise in interest rates will put considerable pressure on countries with large current-account deficits and high levels of foreign debt – a result of five years of credit expansion.
Russia’s big state-owned corporations are, for the most part, controlled – with considerable lack of transparency – by management that has been appointed by Putin personally.
This system comes at considerable costs to the Russian economy, favoring rent-seeking at the expense of productivity growth.
If the renminbi were added to this group of the world’s leading currencies, it would gain considerable prestige, and central banks would undoubtedly increase their use of the currency as a reserve asset.
A considerable number of new firms are the main source of employment growth.
There was considerable public anger in Pakistan at the way British Prime Minister David Cameron handled such suspicions, some of which was directed at President Asif Ali Zardari, who decided to proceed with a planned official visit to London despite Cameron’s harsh language.
Better management of China’s considerable public assets – which include $3.5-4 trillion of foreign-exchange reserves, substantial land holdings, and majority ownership of the state-owned enterprises that dominate the economy – would complement these efforts.
Laudatio Si has received considerable media attention, most of it focused on its uncompromising call for action on climate change.
With simpler structures made up of small numbers of atoms, chemistry could provide considerable guidance as to the atomic arrangements, and a solution could thus often be found by trial and error.
The Judicial Massacre of SrebrenicaThe judgment of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning Serbia’s involvement in the massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995 should be greeted with considerable ambivalence.
Nor was Serbia guilty of complicity, because, though it exercised considerable influence over Mladic and his people, it did not know, at the moment when the genocide was taking place that such a crime was being committed.
One reason for the renminbi’s continued weakness in international finance is that, despite considerable progress since 2010, it remains a half-baked international currency.
Certainly Japan’s rates have remained stable at an extraordinarily low level for a considerable period, at times falling further even as it seemed that they could only rise.
Until recently, its large domestic market and relative geographical insulation provided considerable protection from imports, especially from low-wage countries.
There is considerable (though not conclusive) evidence that it is not nearly as widespread – or as problematic – as many think.
Turkey’s relationship with the United States, in particular, is headed for considerable turbulence.
(Burundi is an aid-dependent country, so donors have considerable sway in influencing its rulers' behavior.)
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