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While knowledge of the plan was initially confined largely to Kenyan government officials, it was not long before its
contours
began to be revealed.
But, until that happy day arrives, or at least until the two sides have reached the
contours
of an agreement, direct talks and photo opportunities should be considered counter-productive.
Far from shaping the
contours
of a new balanced structure of global governance, the EU has been reduced to taking a series of rearguard positions aimed at tempering its own loss of stature.
The
contours
of the second nuclear age are still taking shape.
The problem is that the
contours
of a cultural community rarely coincide with a political entity.
Who Wins in Trump’s Trade War?BRUSSELS – The
contours
of US President Donald Trump’s trade strategy are becoming clearer by the day.
The EU's New Agenda for a Political EuropeVIENNA/BUCHAREST: One month after the European Summit at Cologne the historic
contours
of that meeting are becoming visible.
But the
contours
of his story are beginning to emerge.
It would also give the EU time to undertake its own internal assessment, including a review of the
contours
of the freedom-of-movement requirement.
Most critically, Europe’s old instincts and modus operandi persisted long after the new
contours
of global affairs had taken shape.
In fact, while many precise details of a UK exit deal are yet to be determined, we can already discern the general
contours
of the post-Brexit investment environment.
If the Palestinians declared independence unilaterally, and if, as is expected, some sort of recognition by at least some states followed, the
contours
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would change dramatically.
Financial Globalization 2.0WASHINGTON, DC – In the decade since the financial crisis began in August 2007, the
contours
of global finance have shifted dramatically.
There is no agreement yet on the
contours
of such a budget, especially as Germany is wary of creating a channel for cross-country transfers and joint borrowing.
As "a concrete historical phenomenon accompanied by an ideology with sharp contours," Kondylis wrote, Conservatism was "dead and buried."
These core principles--humility, liberty, and self-help--must continue to guide Conservatives, because they were not molded by Conservatism's ideologically "sharp contours."
The problem of disproportionate force has different
contours
on the battlefield, when soldiers are already at war.
At the same time, they should use the DRM both to discuss immediate de-escalation measures and to explore the
contours
of a follow-up agreement to the JCPOA – or an alternative should the current deal collapse.
While the
contours
of the post-pandemic order remain to be seen, one thing seems certain: far from normalizing their relationship, the United States and China are likely to become increasingly estranged – and increasingly hostile.
The precise
contours
of a strategy for constraining Big Tech will emerge – and evolve – over time.
Given today’s heightened political volatility, there is no knowing exactly what shape the next constitutional crisis will take; however, the broad
contours
are coming into view.
Brexit Does Not MatterWASHINGTON, DC – The
contours
of the nineteenth and early twentieth century were defined in part by a series of consequential British foreign policy and economic decisions.
A better globalization will require nothing less than extending the ethic of human solidarity beyond the
contours
of our immediate response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The basic contours, however, are easy to guess.
These furnishings followed the
contours
of the room, their lower parts leading to huge couches upholstered in maroon leather and curved for maximum comfort.
Instead of continuing north, the Nautilus took an easterly heading, as if to go along this plateau on which the telegraph cable rests, where multiple soundings have given the
contours
of the terrain with the utmost accuracy.
Its white houses with their high pitched roofs of red tiles are spread over the slope of a hill, the slightest
contours
of which are indicated by clumps of sturdy chestnuts.
The prominent green pupils of his eyes were convex as those of a cat's; the unwinking
contours
of his eyelids proclaimed the impossibility of any human feeling; his thin lips were stretched and curved over his protruding teeth.
A great white shroud covered the corpse, closely outlining some of its
contours.
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