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On the contrary, the euro has plunged southern Europe and France into a deep economic crisis that is fraying the nerves of all involved.
That is true even though, contrary to the assumption of Bernanke and some other FOMC members, interest rates will rise as the pace of purchases declines.
On the contrary, what is surprising is that President Clinton was so willing to swim against the tide generated by his own labor/protectionist base in 1993 and 1994 and establish NAFTA and the WTO.
And, contrary to popular belief, that work must not be confined to the developing world.
On the contrary, populism has never been stronger.
With those debt cancellation operations largely completed, the data are now revealing the stark truth: development aid to Africa and to poor countries more generally is stagnant, contrary to all the promises that were made.
On the contrary, in this scenario there are opportunities: the dollar, after all, might rise;US interest rates will be at normal levels; asset values will not be unduly depressed; and investment spending will not be affected by financial turmoil.
On the contrary, an interview in early May with an “authoritative insider,” published in China’s flagship official newspaper, People’s Daily, underscored an increasingly open and intense debate among senior officials over how to avoid ending up like Japan.
On the contrary, in the peak months before past bear markets, the average CAPE ratio was higher than average, at 22.1, suggesting that the CAPE does tend to rise before a bear market.
On the contrary, the growth of China’s Internet economy has been driven largely by the entrepreneurship of privately owned companies like Alibaba and Tencent.
On the contrary, even in the face of decelerating GDP growth, urban job creation hit 11 million in 2015, above the government’s target of ten million and a slight increase from 10.7 million in 2014.
Indeed, a powerful component of the Berlusconi coalition, the Northern League, staunchly opposes a core component of the proposed reform--abolition of early retirement--because ending early retirement is contrary to workers' interests in the North, where the party has its electoral base.
On the contrary, state and local taxes actually increased over the past year.
Contrary to all previous norms, and in violation of the standards set by the Office of Government Ethics, Trump is keeping his business empire, while family members maneuver to monetize the Trump name in new investments around the world.
On the contrary, other forces undermining trust in his government – widespread environmental problems, high and rising levels of inequality, and private-sector fraud – need to be addressed with equal vigor.
In this respect, it is important for us to be aware of the universal set of moral intuitions so that we can reflect on them and, if we choose, act contrary to them.
On the contrary, by and large it was the critics, not the supporters, of these measures who found themselves in trouble.
On the contrary, paeans to the rules-based international order or the transatlantic community will continue to get us nowhere.
Reliance on investment will not enable China to achieve stable, long-term growth and prosperity; on the contrary it may well inflict serious long-term damage on economic performance.
On the contrary, the territorial question has morphed into a religious one, and has thus fundamentally redefined the conflict.
Instead, the contrary took place.
On the contrary, the future real value of our homes is fundamentally uncertain.
On the contrary, its soaring popularity suggests that it will be a crucial component of twenty-first-century problem-solving.
The Paris accord does not victimize the US; on the contrary, the US has a world-beating responsibility to get its house in order.
On the contrary, German production capacity is over-utilized.
Again, this is not to justify Russia’s unacceptable actions; rather, it is to add them to the sequence of actions contrary to international law.
Contrary to Macri’s hopes, his reforms attracted mainly short-term portfolio capital and financing in the form of bonds, both in foreign and domestic currency, rather than foreign direct investment.
On the contrary, the Commission continues to insist that the political and economic criteria must be strictly adhered to.
For, contrary to Obama’s claim, the brutality of the Islamic State is not “unique.”
On the contrary, as Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff argues, successful demonetization requires a comprehensive and implementable plan to increase financial inclusion and use of banks.
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