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So, contrary to popular belief, the incidence of most NCDs other than diabetes has actually been falling.
On the contrary, the surplus creates an important opportunity to tackle the long-run challenges that Germany faces – an opportunity that Merkel’s next government must not waste.
But if he holds on to power contrary to the constitution, his popularity could easily collapse, especially as his economic policy has thrived on luck, not reform.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Italy’s high public debt is not the result of runaway budget deficits – at least not of recent ones.
On the contrary, until the Egyptian army removed him from the presidency, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi was coming to be seen by many as America’s man in Cairo.
Some governments have even taken unilateral measures contrary to EU decisions.
On the contrary: The canny leaders of ISIS also rely on an apocalyptic “us or them” view of the world.
On the contrary, the historical record shows that Germany made the case for a parallel drive to monetary and political integration well before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
On the contrary, responsible statesmen and party leaders have come out openly against Turkish membership.
On the contrary, they can bolster recovery in participating economies.
On the contrary, by increasing Spaniards’ real disposable incomes, low inflation is helping to stimulate private consumption, fueling a corresponding improvement in economic sentiment indicators, including consumer trust.
On the contrary, they had a uniquely competitive industrial structure.
On the contrary, the larger the fall in domestic demand in response to a cut in government expenditure, the more imports will fall and the stronger the improvement in the current account – and thus ultimately the reduction in the risk premium – will be.
But establishing "transit-corridors" will not solve the problem, on the contrary: it will create new problems.
Egypt’s government needs to secure consistent foreign financing to keep the country afloat, providing leverage for international opposition to Morsi’s efforts to impose an agenda that runs contrary to Egyptians’ fundamental rights.
On the contrary, anti-miscegenation laws were the product of America’s democratic system, which gave full voice to many Americans’ racism.
On the contrary, the sustainable prosperity that would result from that adjustment would create a much healthier long-term foundation for continuing the quest for an “ever closer union” in Europe.
On the contrary, the Paris accord is very good for America, and it is the US that continues to impose an unfair burden on others.
Despite advice to the contrary, this has been highly stabilizing.
On the contrary, the partisan struggle can play to the parties’ extremes.
On the contrary, Israel has said that it will not be the first to use nuclear weapons in the Middle East.
But this does not imply laissez-faire; on the contrary, it requires activist policies in many areas, such as education and training, infrastructure, R&D, business promotion, and the development of links to the global economy.
And, indeed, many of those who have joined the high-wealth group are not from the traditional “rich” countries; on the contrary, the United States, Japan, and Western Europe now have just 66% of the world’s high-wealth households, compared with over 90% in 2000.
The US invaded in 2003 on false pretenses (Saddam’s alleged but nonexistent weapons of mass destruction), squandered another $800 billion in direct military outlays, destabilized the country, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, and, contrary to stated US objectives, plunged the region into turmoil.
On the contrary, it is caught in a duel between healing and disruptive influences, in which it can ill afford any further intensification of the latter.
Contrary to what Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu believes, the main existential threat facing the country is not a nuclear-armed Iran.
But, contrary to popular belief, there is little evidence that success in implementing governance reforms leads to more rapid and inclusive economic and social development.
On the contrary, they have been hailed as ideal Tibetan citizens.
That this outcome is possible – despite protestations to the contrary by all involved – reflects the willful ignorance and lack of imagination of Europe’s heads of state and government.
The results have run contrary to expectations.
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