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It is a long-term commitment, but one for which there may not be a lifetime
extension.
As Austria-Hungary discovered, once geopolitical dependency starts, the dominant power will seek to use the dependent ally as an
extension
of its own interests rather than see it regain freedom of maneuver.
The second popular explanation of Putin’s shift is that he is irrational, and that Russia’s foreign policy is merely an
extension
of the fantasies of a man who stages stunts like leading Siberian white cranes along their migration route in a motorized hang glider.
From the first telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore, constructed by the Federal government in 1842, to the modern internet, from agricultural
extension
services in the 19th century to military related research in the 20th and 21st, new industries were promoted through a quiet, market-oriented, industrial policy.
In less than a decade, that board has led the creation of a “one-stop center” to facilitate investment, has overseen streamlined issuance of construction permits, and has pressed successfully for a fixed fee for property registration, the
extension
of customs hours, and risk-based customs inspections.
The sensible course of action for Obama would be to step off the “cliff” by vetoing any
extension
of the Bush-era tax cuts, which would then expire at the end of 2012.
That means vetoing any
extension
of the Bush-era tax cuts, and then working to enact the Obama tax cuts.
In late April, the coalition headed by Yanukovych railroaded through parliament a 25-year
extension
of the agreement, due to expire in 2017, that allows Russia to base its Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol in Crimea.
The
extension
of the basing accord until 2042 was accompanied by an agreement permitting the return of Russian intelligence officers to the Sevastopol base and the termination of Ukraine’s long-term intelligence cooperation with NATO.
Indeed, 88% of these countries’ current-account deficits over the last three years were financed via the
extension
of credit within the Eurosystem.
Ultimately, the spiritual gloom and existential dread that we have come to associate with Eastern Europe are merely an
extension
of our own.
Islamist terrorism is a reflection, indeed an extension, of today’s wars in the Middle East.
The fact that jihadist terrorist attacks in the West are relatively new, occurring only in the last generation or so, indicates that they are a blowback – or at least an
extension
– of the Middle East wars.
In the US, the biggest one-year drop in the Global Financial Data
extension
of Moody's monthly total return index for 30-year corporate bonds (going back to 1857) was 12.5% in the 12 months ending in February 1980.
The focus of one should be the restoration of traffic on the Danube and the
extension
of the transportation networks of the region.
The Democrats had argued that the increase in the debt ceiling and
extension
of appropriations should last for only three months, thus forcing the Republicans to take electorally risky votes before the 2018 elections.
If compromise (or even a short-term
extension
of the current interim agreement, with a realistic prospect for a final accord) is achieved, Iran’s broader regional role will become both stronger and more constructive.
Similarly, Brexit could be averted or indefinitely delayed if the EU offered an
extension
of the negotiating period beyond March 2019 and suggested some modest concessions on immigration and welfare payments.
By extension, one solution to the global problem would be for all of humanity to be ruled by a universal government, accountable to its constituents, and endowed with the authority to enforce its decisions.
And, since feminism is simply a logical
extension
of democracy, the Middle East’s despots are facing a situation in which it will be almost impossible to force these awakened women to stop their fight for freedom – their own and that of their communities.
Indeed, Pakistan aspired at one point to becoming something of a modern
extension
of India’s long-ruling Mughal dynasty.
He created 3,500 health centers and 16,000 health posts, and dramatically expanded the health-care workforce by building more medical schools and deploying more 38,000 community-based health
extension
workers.
In Malawi, for example, where nearly everyone farms for a living, a confidential study by the British government this year found that “the agricultural
extension
service has collapsed,” a victim of the same bureaucratic ineptitude and petty corruption that undermines public services throughout this poor country.
What has been missing, however, are energetic
extension
workers, brimming with pride in their own people and passion for new approaches.
“If you have an energetic
extension
worker, you only need to change the mindset of the people,” she says.
In truth, they were just buying time; they did nothing for a decade, and when the quotas finally ended last January, they pleaded that they were still not prepared, and thus negotiated a three-year
extension
with China.
The
extension
of prenatal diagnosis to an embryo in a laboratory dish will, in turn, reduce the incidence of certain types of genetically transmitted diseases.
A perfectly normal
extension
of the US-Philippine security agreement turned into an occasion to bemoan China’s claims on what former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the “West Philippine Sea.”
And, by extension, they improved the standing of Indian capital.
In 2013, the
extension
of Greece’s loan maturities prompted Ireland and Portugal to demand – and receive – comparable extensions, despite their less obvious need.
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