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Despite his many declarations to the contrary, Valls – sometimes described as the “Sarkozy of the left” because of his restless dynamism and, yes, opportunism – really does seem to be in charge.
On the contrary, they reflect a changing global political agenda that has relegated the question to a lower tier of importance, which is likely to weaken Israel’s incentive to rethink its suppression of Palestine.
On the contrary, a 1% depreciation in the bilateral exchange rate is associated with only a 0.1% depreciation in the bilateral terms of trade in the year of the depreciation.
But,
contrary
to the impression created by media reports, the Japanese economy is far from moribund.
On the contrary, they make it possible for majorities to exploit minorities.
He has never admitted these errors; on the contrary, he has retrospectively exaggerated his own prescience.
Contrary
to Putin’s hopes, 2014 will not be remembered as a year of successful Russian foreign policy.
On the contrary, nowadays many are questioning the assumption that greater market efficiency is always and everywhere a public good.
There can be no middle way; on the contrary, searching for consensus or accommodation is tantamount to treachery.
On the contrary, though foreign aid will not by itself transform Egypt’s society or economy, and though some of it will inevitably be wasted and fall into the wrong hands, it can still do some good.
Despite baseless politically motivated claims to the contrary, the academic research still overwhelmingly suggests that very high debt is a drag on long-term growth.
Perhaps the small spread reflects investors’ belief that outright bailouts are eventually coming, however much German politicians protest to the
contrary.
On the contrary, the new government’s position will be no more tenable than that of its predecessor.
On the contrary, democracy is a long-term task.
On the contrary, Singh’s third principle is that the rise of China and India could amount to providing a global public good.
On the contrary, before the Civil War you could start out splitting rails, light out for the Western Territory, make a success of yourself on the frontier, and wind up as President – if you were named Abraham Lincoln.
Contrary
to popular perception, these companies succeed in a hyper-competitive environment, where getting to the top is hard, and staying there is even harder.
As a result, currency unification has not brought Europe closer to the US; on the contrary, it has pushed Europe further away.
On the contrary, America’s monetary authority has all but explicitly recognized a new mandate: promoting global financial stability.
On the contrary, a resurgence of right-wing economics, driven, as always, by ideology and special interests, once again threatens the global economy – or at least the economies of Europe and America, where these ideas continue to flourish.
On the contrary, these buried memories silently poison the lives of victims, giving rise to seemingly inexplicable psychiatric symptoms, and therefore must be exhumed for healing to occur.
On the contrary, the Target system is essentially a collective insurance scheme: if a national central bank were to default, the loss would be shared among all ECB shareholders.
On the contrary, the text legitimizes continuing attacks against Israeli civilians in the West Bank, making it unacceptable to Israel – and to the international community.
According to this view, government policies did not fail; on the contrary, they operated exactly as intended – and as bought and paid for.
Despite European illusions to the contrary, this will be decided in China, not in the West.
On the contrary, for many European citizens – from Ireland to Greece, and even in Hungary and Poland – the vote was a wake-up call, showing that the EU really could fall apart without adequate support.
It also appears
contrary
to the broad thrust of the Church’s teaching about marriage and the family as the appropriate context for rearing children.
Indeed, he did, after all, announce last year that
contrary
to his Likud Party’s previous position, he was now willing to accept a two-state solution – a position that is still anathema to many Likud members, as well to at least three of the smaller parties in his government coalition.
On the contrary, India’s success is an important US interest, and several factors promise a brighter future for the bilateral relationship.
Nonetheless,
contrary
to popular perception, nuclear power has a good overall safety record.
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