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(Intervening in contractual relations ex post to enforce union demands is an emerging characteristic of the administration).
The Commission accepts that there are many urgent demands on strapped health-care budgets.
And, worldwide, it is clear that if politicians do not respond to demands for fairness, freedom, a more prosperous future, and government that actually serves the people, the protests will continue.
Nuclear safety demands clarity about terms.
The challenge ahead demands a concerted response from our deepest thinkers and most creative artists.
With growing political uncertainty and a slowing economy, Egypt is likely to witness decreasing government revenues, increasing demands for urgent spending, and rising interest rates on government borrowing.
But there is always the risk that the IMF’s recommendations calling for more taxation – an increase in value-added tax and higher energy tariffs – together with Hezbollah’s recurring demands, might create a political earthquake.
So, part of the solution would have to be declaration of another Round to negotiate new aspirations and demands.
Second, the interaction of the refugee and euro crises demands new fiscal rules.
Their demands for equal rights therefore do not have the potency that demands for property and political rights have.
The best way to maintain NATO’s credibility and be taken seriously by the US is to work seriously toward the alliance’s 2%-of-GDP target for defense spending and to invest more heavily in conventional military capabilities, not to satisfy US demands, but to protect our own security and defense interests.
Dani Rodrik’s 2011 book The Globalization Paradox criticizes globalization enthusiasts for wanting full liberalization of foreign trade and capital movements; he argues that when democratically established social arrangements clash with the demands of globalization, national priorities should take precedence.
Ordinary Burmese well understand that their country’s democratic transition is the direct result of its recoil from China’s excessive demands on its natural resources.
And when the president does go overseas, the US press often demands that he bring back tangible bounty, in the form of export deals, or assurances on some other immediate “deliverable” – in short, enough transactions to justify the expense.
Many EU members fear that Sarkozy’s government will again break French budget promises, as his demands for growth-boosting tax cuts imply pushing back the deadline for eliminating France’s deficit until 2012.
Chancellor Helmut Kohl had been widely expected to make noisy demands for a cut-back in Germany’s disproportionate role as the paymaster of the Union.
The reality is that many governments could not justify accepting refugees without a thorough vetting process – and that demands data.
These couples describe the difficulties created by the criminalization of their relationship, including extortion demands and the threat of loss of custody of a child from a previous relationship.
The government’s initial intention was to deflect radical demands for an extreme version of Islamic governance.
But seizing today’s unique opportunity with Iran demands long-term vision from all parties.
If the latter, that is bad enough, but the answer is not self-evident, and the whole question of organized crime and the illegal trade with CFC’s demands attention.
This is precisely where societal demands for trustworthy scientific knowledge and non-partisan expertise are most pressing.
It allows him to trumpet Thailand’s strategic objectives and the region’s major issues, sometimes in confrontation with the interests and the demands of the West.
By accepting European demands for democratic reform as a pre-condition for EU membership, Erdogan played a liberalizing role, reinforcing his claim that his party represents a genuinely democratic option for a Muslim-majority country B indeed, that it is an Islamic version of the Christian Democratic parties that have long dominated Europe's political right.
But those movements produce big changes in real exchange rates, i.e., in manufacturing competitiveness, and thus fuel demands for trade protection.
While the platform does refer to the country’s “humanitarian responsibilities,” it also demands “functioning protection” of the EU’s external borders.
In fact, democracy demands a degree of showmanship and pizzazz; politicians need to appeal to the mass of voters, and not just to an elite, which can afford to ignore hoi polloi.
Moreover, they should balance the demands of the marketplace with the need to nurture ethical values and social skills, and adopt admissions and financial-aid policies that give socially disadvantaged students access without compromising standards.
The economic, social, and political health of emerging-market countries demands attention to tertiary education now if their potential role as global leaders is to be realized.
Now, too, as borrowers find credit increasingly difficult to obtain, and as resentment toward banks – and those responsible for regulating them – grows accordingly, we can expect demands for political intervention to alter the distribution of credit.
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