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On the contrary, rather than embrace the SDGs, the Bank is practically mute, and its officials have even been heard to mutter negatively about them in the corridors of power.
What is new – and distressing – is that developing economies’ low-productivity segments are not shrinking; on the contrary, in many cases, they are expanding.
Contrary to populist arguments, protectionism will not reduce youth unemployment or income inequality.
So, contrary to expectations, things stayed put.
Moreover, experimental data suggest that, contrary to mainstream economic theory, people’s preferences are changeable.
On the contrary, the state generally ignores its citizens - it is in no way accountable to the public, nor does it bother to explain what actually goes on inside the Kremlin.
Perhaps the strongest reaction came from Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer, who called the proposals “irresponsible and contrary to the interests of the European economy.”
Since their abduction in April, global outrage has not waned; on the contrary, it has spurred a worldwide movement to uphold all girls’ basic rights.
On the contrary, Puerto Rico is stuck with an early-twentieth-century law that forces all trade with the mainland to be conducted with expensive US ships, increasing transport costs and undermining economic competitiveness.
On the contrary, companies and workers depend on public services and the subsidies that the government provides with revenues derived from oil and gas.
It should be given the benefit of the doubt, at least until there is evidence to the contrary.
Contrary to what climate models focusing on greenhouse gas emissions would predict, the samples show that a decline in atmospheric CO2 followed, rather than preceded, these frigid intervals.
On the contrary, as a recent report by my organization highlights, the situation is especially dire in the Middle East and North Africa, where forced sex within and outside of marriage is pervasive.
Indeed, the electronic version of Poland’s largest newspaper, Gazeta Wyborcza, now publishes a stunning notice at the end of every article about refugees: “Because of the extraordinarily aggressive content of remarks advocating violence, contrary to the law, and calling for racial, ethnic, and religious hatred, we will not allow readers to publish comments.”
On the contrary, the root cause of the Eastern European attitudes now on grim display is to be found in World War II and its aftermath.
On the contrary, as in 1989, we are faced with the urgent need for change and responsible leadership.
On the contrary, the stage seems to be set for continued increases in asset valuations and demand-driven growth.
Our need for better highways cannot have declined; on the contrary, given population growth, the need for investment can only have become more pronounced.
On the contrary, Russia’s key economic institutions boast competent managers.
This is contrary to what would be predicted by the so-called gravity model of trade, which is based on both the size of the trading partner and its distance.
On the contrary, the US government has been handing out tax-rebate checks so that Americans will shop until they drop, and now Congress is talking about doing more.
On the contrary, the effective global labor force keeps swelling.
On the contrary, such a choice would tear Europe apart both politically and economically.
On the contrary, it has become a major impediment to a common understanding of current challenges, and thus to achieving a broad consensus on the right path forward – one with well-defined and differentiated responsibilities – in confronting them.
On the contrary, his gambit was in keeping with the North’s longstanding policy of trying to weaken the US-South Korean alliance.
It is an issue that too many in Washington, DC are willing to dismiss as “transitory,” despite visible evidence to the contrary.
On the contrary, nuclear plants will be with us for years to come.
On the contrary, the opposite may be true.
Yet, contrary to the practice in other international and hybrid war crimes courts, local law permits only Cambodian lawyers to represent the accused.
On the contrary, the more Keynesian and monetarist drugs are administered, the feebler the self-healing power of the markets and the weaker the willingness of policymakers to impose painful detoxification treatments on the economy and populace.
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