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While telecommunications is something of an exception in this sense, even its development is hampered by government regulation.
Officials cannot say that a global recession has been avoided; that they “bailed in” the banks; that – with the exception of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns – they forced the bad speculative actors into bankruptcy; or that the government made money on the deal.
Given traditional Republican priorities, reflected in President-elect Trump’s cabinet choices, federal government programs (with the notable exception of the military) are likely to be slashed.
A 2010 study found that countries whose leaders met the Dalai Lama suffered a rapid decline of 8.1-16.9% in exports to China, with the result that now almost all countries, with the conspicuous exception of India and the US, shun official contact with the Tibetan leader.
It is the responsibility of rulers and opinion leaders to insist that universal rights are implemented universally--that all, without exception, are subject to the rule of law.
Making matters worse, the two countries have, to all intents and purposes, broken off both unofficial and - with scarcely an exception - official dialogue.
While most governments, with the exception of those in the region, were embarrassed but remained silent, protest groups were angry and loud, taking to the streets and, around Muroroa itself, even to the waters.
Humans are no exception in this respect.
The French Reactionary RevolutionPARIS – The expression “the French exception” applies not only to culinary matters, but to social and economic issues as well.
“The French exception” is the product of an encounter between a peculiar political and intellectual history and the rejection of the elites currently in power.
With the possible exception of the four Scandinavian countries, no society with a market economy found, or even sought, the equilibrium between state and market necessary to maintain a sufficient level of public services.
Indirectly, it concerns all of us, for the choice made by Arcelor’s shareholders is far from being an exception; on the contrary, it reveals the deep economic and social significance of corporate takeovers of this type.
Meanwhile, with the exception of Slovenia, the democratic transformation in the post-Yugoslav region remains uneasy.
The United Kingdom may be the exception, though the pro-market Labour Party shaped by Tony Blair may not count as a party of the left anymore.
Low competitiveness, too, is not an explanation, as real (inflation-adjusted) wage costs have declined by more in Greece in recent years than in any other eurozone country, with the exception of Ireland.
With the exception of Central America, rising commodity prices have improved the external accounts and fiscal positions of Latin American countries.
With the exception of Greece, the peripheral countries will not need any capital inflows in the near future.
With the exception of the Japanese participant, all had first-hand experience with the devastating Asian financial crisis of the late 1990’s.
Whereas a majority of Europeans – with the exception of those who for historical and geographic reasons are obsessed with the return of the “Russian bear” – support Obama, a majority of Asians, particular among the elite, seem to support McCain.
At the same time, all Latin American countries, with the exception of Venezuela, have retained access to private external financing.
The United Kingdom’s new coalition government may be the exception – for now.
Senator Marco Rubio of Florida – a supposedly “establishment” candidate who has been moving up in the polls – is arguably the exception to the pattern so far.
A notable exception was NATO's intervention in Kosovo, which was not explicitly sanctioned by the UN.
North Korea is unlikely to be an exception to this rule.
In fact, most EU countries – with the notable exception of Germany – are in decline, leading a conservative and defensive Europe to become preoccupied with its own commercial interests.
The European Union, and its headquarters in Brussels, is no exception, particularly ahead of a year of transitions.
One exception – perhaps the only exception – was Kiro Gligorov, the president of Macedonia, who died in his sleep on New Year’s Day, at the age of 94.
Corruption may become what it has nearly become in Russia: not the exception to the rule but the rule itself.
China is the only exception.
Otherwise, they would need to sustain for much longer their unconventional monetary policies, including quantitative easing and negative policy rates – an approach with which most central banks (with the possible exception of the Bank of Japan) are not comfortable.
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