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Even though the US was not the first to call for military action, its participation in the mission was essential and confirmed its status as the one indispensable nation in the Western alliance.
In the years since, social science has reinforced skepticism that all terrorists share such essential personality traits.
In short, there were no lasting negative effects from the short-term dose of austerity, and, to the extent that austerity was essential to post-crisis healing, the long-term benefits have proven to be both enduring and astounding.
Second, it is essential that this meeting be the start of a serious process, not a one-time event.
Here, French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to create a European military force beyond NATO is essential.
Vision and perseverance are essential to make the AI revolution work, because it will bring short-term pain before long-term gains.
After more than a half-century of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, translating opportunity into reality will be difficult enough without introducing new requirements that, however desirable, are not essential.
But although Russia's role in the region has decreased, cooperation with Russia is essential if the Transcaucasian states are to succeed.
It was a partnership that both men considered to be essential for global peace and stability.
In the past, the interruption of financial flows – or “sudden stops” – has been an essential feature of crises in Latin America and elsewhere in the developing world.
The essential defect of the NPT is now visible in the nuclear dispute between Iran and the United Nations Security Council: the Treaty permits the development of all nuclear components indispensable for military use – particularly uranium enrichment – so long as there is no outright nuclear weapons program.
Immigration from the diaspora is essential to Israel, which is reflected in the Hebrew word for it: aliyah, derived from the verb “to ascend.”
Essential medicines and materials are in short supply: water purification tablets, chlorine disinfectant, antibiotics, jerry cans, soap, water cisterns, and construction material for latrines.
Indeed, at the core of Don Quixote is something essential that we knew even before we read it but which became part of our nature only after we completed its mesmerizing journey.
Convinced that private ownership has become essential to smart living, buyers bid up home prices.
This would be a major loss: the WTO’s dispute settlement process is essential to rules-based global trade.
It also involves, crucially, importing an essential intangible asset: knowledge.
Finally, high-quality technical training is essential.
A prolonged and sustained central-bank policy of keeping short-term Treasury nominal interest rates low is essential to keeping the many interest rate-sensitive components of aggregate demand from falling even further below potential aggregate supply.
A prolonged and sustained central bank policy of purchasing ever-increasing quantities of long-term assets is essential to encourage a wary financial sector to use some of its risk-bearing capacity for its proper purpose: reducing the risk burden on entrepreneurship and enterprise.
The UN recognizes that “forests are essential to economic development and all forms of life.”
Pastoralism is thus an essential livelihood system, with the potential to help overcome food insecurity – particularly in Somalia, where more than 50% of the population are nomadic herders.
To prevent conflict and give voice to the region’s marginalized groups, tolerance and respect for human rights must be made essential ingredients of governance.
And now, in a more mobile and urban world, one might ask: can cooperatives maintain their essential character, based on inclusion and knowledge sharing within a community?
Often, they prioritize electrification ahead of running water, even though electricity is not essential for life: whatever the inconvenience, water can be carted home from a vendor or a well, but there is no convenient way to carry electricity.
Reform of the international monetary system is also essential.
Imitation is so essential to mastering basic social skills and transferring cultural knowledge that it is likely to have an organic basis in the brain.
These mind-reading skills are essential for successful social interaction.
This will be essential as the world moves away from the vision of multilateralism that prevailed at the turn of the century.
You are not born with an essential drive to kick the ball through a goal post.
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