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New ideas are now being formulated about the Higgs boson itself, opening a
direct
portal to the dark matter of the universe.
If China's rulers heed the wishes of Hong Kong's seven million people to have the right to elect their own leaders through
direct
elections, however, they face the prospect that China's 1.3 billion people will demand the same right.
The current machines of this genre are
direct
descendants of the Boeing 707, and, after many decades of evolutionary improvement, this design approach simply lacks the scope to address the many problems that must be solved.
The increased use of referenda in the world’s developed democracies seems a
direct
outgrowth of the turn toward consumer-oriented politics.
It is hard to say for sure whether these two objectives are in
direct
conflict with each other.
Once he is released, it is anticipated that he will
direct
a major drive to revitalize his organization through both its traditional and new illegal activities.
Arguments which say that, because no
direct
security risk exists there is no need for a Nato guarantee of the Baltics – a view that sometimes gains attention in Berlin – break with this redefinition.
The economy has also benefited from its openness to foreign investment, with the stock of foreign
direct
investment in Chile topping 80% of GDP.
Once upon a time, global foreign
direct
investment flowed from only a few sources: the traditionally wealthy states of Europe, North America, and Japan.
If the private sector is unwilling to do its part, it is up to governments to step in with a sustained commitment – manifested in
direct
contributions, as well as efforts to create the right incentives – to achieving the SDG target to which they have agreed.
So a country where labor productivity is low will become an attractive location for foreign
direct
investment, and the resulting increase in the capital-labor ratio will raise productivity.
Direct
government spending on those wars so far amounts to roughly $2 trillion – $17,000 for every US household – with bills yet to be received increasing this amount by more than 50%.
But, given the two countries’
direct
and stiff competition in energy technology, taking advantage of this will require them also to find new ways to coalesce around joint goals for atmospheric stabilization, even as they seek to meet their own undeniable national needs.
And, of course, the devastating consequences of thermonuclear war would have spread far beyond the countries that faced a
direct
threat.
However, if there was discrimination, it was not direct, because under Czech law, such a move could be decided only by a school headmaster based on the results of an intelligence test at an educational psychology counseling centre, and subject to the approval of the child’s parents or legal guardian.
The decision to permit foreign
direct
investment in multi-brand retail and civil aviation has been pursued, even at the cost of losing a recalcitrant coalition ally.
It would not be easy for Uribe to resist a
direct
appeal from Obama to step down after two terms.
Yet the Senate’s leading Democrat, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, is ready to double down on this approach, calling for the suspension of
direct
investment from China.
This has been aggravated by a more volatile environment for financial flows to emerging countries, more tentative foreign
direct
investment, and concern about the potential fallout for international trade from rising anti-globalization rhetoric in the unusual presidential race in the United States.
A week after the ministry’s forecast was released, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development – Russia’s largest foreign
direct
investor – followed suit, cutting its growth forecast for Russia to 1.3% in 2013 and 2.5% in 2014.
We can now consider the image of Western delegations heading to emerging countries to plead, cap in hand, for financial support, both
direct
and through the IMF.
To the extent that this remains the case, countries will treat financial stability as a secondary interest - just as they treated inflation when monetary policy was subject to
direct
government intervention.
SOROS: First of all, the euro crisis is a
direct
consequence of the financial crisis that started in the US in 2007.
Remittances by expatriate workers are an essential lifeline for many developing countries – more so than any other financial inflows, including foreign
direct
investment and aid – and often help to balance a country’s books.
This connection could be direct, if the renminbi acquires reserve-currency status; or indirect, if the International Monetary Fund’s unit of account, special drawing rights, becomes a favored asset of reserve managers, as the renminbi is now in the SDR currency basket.
For example, the phenomenon of failing states, which has affected Asian security the most, is a
direct
consequence of the Cold War’s end.
But the dominant view in Israel is that Hamas is a
direct
threat, unwilling to stop attacks on Israel.
His characteristically intellectual rhetoric was replaced by simple and
direct
appeals to the electorate.
Seeking to influence exchange rates using capital controls or
direct
intervention in currency markets was doomed to failure in anything other than the shortest term.
At
direct
stake today is Pakistan’s future, but its future may determine the political fates of neighboring countries that are also struggling with violent Islamic fundamentalism.
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