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On the contrary, they are ignited by it: your mind is set free from mundane concerns to ponder the inestimable and your place within it – a freedom of spirit that is a truly unexpected gift this Christmas season.
Contrary to what we often hear, the world economy is not a global commons.
On the contrary, employment outside manufacturing and trade declined, so that the economy as a whole suffered a net loss of 1.26 million full-time equivalent jobs.
On the contrary, it emphasizes reform of the labor market, deregulation, and a reduction in the corporate-tax rate.
On the contrary: Only an entity conscious of its own identity can be a good and equal partner for cooperation with others.
Have they shown, by their actions, that they think financial markets need tighter controls or that, on the contrary, the state should repudiate bailouts and leave financial firms to face the full consequences of their own mistakes?
Second, Geithner assumes that risks at the largest US firms can be contained through regulation, when all our knowledge points directly to the contrary.
But, despite strong evidence to the contrary, the presumption that public investment crowds out private capital continues to discourage government-led economic-recovery efforts.
What many commentators failed to notice, however, is that even if, contrary to all the evidence, we were to accept Pruitt’s statement that “we do not know” whether CO2 is the primary contributor to climate change, the Trump administration’s actions would still be reckless.
Moreover, contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship is not a preserve of youth.
On the contrary, it is central to the idea of national security in the US.
On the contrary, Russia, like Turkey, will be welcome to take part in relevant activities within the Partnership’s multilateral dimensions.
Facebook and Twitter algorithms confirm a group’s biases and screen out contrary viewpoints – and even facts.
On the contrary, many citizens and some governments have been actively standing up against authoritarian challenges, and are discovering new ways to defend democratic values and institutions.
On the contrary, retrofitting the global economy for climate change would help to restore aggregate demand and growth.
Contrary to what the followers of Friedrich von Hayek and Andrew Mellon have always claimed, economic readjustments do not happen when bankruptcies force labor and capital out of low-productivity, low-demand industries, but rather when booms pull labor and capital into high-productivity, high-demand industries.
On the contrary, the Obama administration has already begun the discussions it promised on upgrading Israel’s strategic capabilities.
Contrary to common misperceptions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel acted on the basis of moral values, not demographic self-interest, in letting in about one million refugees this year.
On the contrary, he argued that “where the concepts and traditions of popular government are too weak to absorb successfully the intensity of the communist attack,” the US must concede that “harsh governmental measures” to repress communist sentiment were the “only answer.”
On the contrary, the recent resignation from the premiership of Yukio Hatoyama created more uncertainty than his own government did.
Contrary to stereotypes, for example, real wages in Greece have declined by 6% annually over the last three years.
On the contrary, in most regions, it should be embraced.
As an integral part of Europe with EU membership as a strategic objective, Turkey is not an indifferent bystander; on the contrary, we strive to participate in the current debate by offering our own views and ideas.
On the contrary, this aggression, clearly staged for domestic political consumption, will harm Israel’s long-term security.
More recently, Iran has denied supporting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s civil war, despite ample evidence to the contrary.
On the contrary, it is the only functioning democracy in the Middle East.
On the contrary, from the perspective of ethnicity, many Indians have more in common with foreigners than with other Indians.
On the contrary, it will strengthen the euro and thus exacerbate the competitiveness problems of the south.
On the contrary, my trip provided ample anecdotal evidence in support of the data showing a strong global recovery in 2017.
On the contrary, systems and regulations seem practically designed for waste.
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