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Germany had to
contend
with historically high unemployment, stemming from reunification with a sick East Germany.
The prevailing narrative often regards mosques and Islamic associations as spaces for radicalization, but I
contend
that some young people are actively turning away from these peaceful institutions.
Sharia courts
contend
that unless four witnesses catch a man in the act, he cannot be convicted.
Opponents of central-bank independence
contend
that, given the allocational and distributional consequences of current monetary-policy interventions, central banks’ decision-making should be subject to political control.
Only by dismantling the welfare state, critics contend, can progress be made.
While many in the West
contend
(and perhaps hope) that China will not succeed in transforming its economy, Xi and Li are acutely aware of the previous growth model’s unsustainability – and the challenges that changing it will entail.
Critics
contend
that the clause, along with the Kremlin’s implied warning that it could withdraw from the treaty unilaterally were America’s defenses to become too robust, provides the Kremlin with leverage to impede deployment of any strategic missile-defense system.
They would
contend
that low interest rates raise financial-stability risks that grow more acute with time.
The global financial crisis required advanced economies’ central banks to
contend
with circumstances that those who crafted their mandates scarcely could have imagined.
Although the causes of anti-Semitism’s evolution remain unclear, psychologists
contend
that, today, people who are openly anti-Semitic may be more psychologically different from the rest of the population than they were in the past.
Nature had to
contend
with a libel suit for pointing out that a physics journal had published many articles by its editor, and that these articles had not been subjected to peer review.
From there, regional pacts that promote free trade and
contend
with climate change should be negotiated.
But then the TPP’s boosters have to
contend
with the obstinacy of Japanese rice farmers (Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is vowing to address that) and of US patent and copyright holders.
Western proponents of NATO expansion
contend
that, in addition to bolstering Central European democracy and containing Russia, extension of the Atlantic Alliance to Central Europe is desirable because, there is a "security vacuum" between Russia and Germany.
Emerging markets are leading the recovery, but a number of them must
contend
with the risks of overheating and growing financial imbalances.
Proponents also
contend
that the two-decade decline in the overall incidence of deaths from prostate cancer is the result of increasingly widespread PSA testing.
The authorities must also
contend
with threats from Islamist insurgents from Chechnya, who are now operating in other North Caucasian republics, a mere 200 miles from Sochi.
Those who predict capitalism’s demise have to
contend
with one important historical fact: capitalism has an almost unlimited capacity to reinvent itself.
There are fragile states to
contend
with, as well as the dangers of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, authoritarian regimes, and the threat of extremism.
Many
contend
that the agenda is being driven by knuckle-dragging climate-change deniers.
Indeed, some
contend
that income inequality drives economic growth and that redistributive transfers weaken the incentive to work, in turn depressing productivity, reducing investment, and ultimately harming the wider community.
Yet, even if China achieves its goals for 2050, the challenge will not be over, as China’s leaders will then have to
contend
with an aging population.
The “life course” approach combines multiple theories to
contend
that the unequal accumulation of social, psychological, and biological advantages or disadvantages over time, beginning in utero, produces health inequalities.
They
contend
that the absence of serious international efforts to reduce emissions, the cyclical nature of petroleum markets, investors’ short time horizons, and the fact that most oil assets are state-owned make it unlikely that policies to mitigate climate change will have an impact on oil prices.
I
contend
that their concern for world opinion-if that concern played the role I am suggesting it did-was for their country, not for themselves.
Meanwhile, countries in and near the region are doing little to prevent the rise of extremism or
contend
with it when and where it emerges.
Israeli use of Saudi air space, for example, would not remain a secret for long, forcing Saudi rulers to
contend
with a massive, popular anti-Zionist backlash at home and across the Arab world.
As for fascism, its political heirs in countries like Italy and France must
contend
with the stigma of the past.
Critics
contend
that a missile defense system will prompt Russia to refuse to reduce nuclear weapons and China to build more.
With a long-anemic recovery looking shaky again, the doves
contend
that there is no reason to rush ahead with interest-rate hikes.
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