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The acting is bad to the
extent
that it simply cannot have been serious.
I did feel, however, that the film loses momentum, to an extent, twoards the end.
I found this movie extremely disappointing; having been referred to it after IMMENSELY enjoying Noah Baumbach's "Kicking and Screaming" and, to a lesser extent, "Mr.
The film has inspired me to the
extent
that I just ordered three screenwriting books off of Amazon.com!
The
extent
of persistent unemployment, despite different labor-market structures and national institutions, suggests that theories that pinpoint one key failure should be taken with a grain of salt.
To the
extent
that German products compete on quality rather than price, the surplus might persist even if domestic prices in Germany rise.
To the
extent
that the AIIB normalizes a portion of Chinese development assistance, and subjects it to scrutiny from the new bank’s advanced-country members, the new bank’s existence should be all for the better.
The commercial question is also hard to answer, for a simpler reason: The real
extent
of sanctions enforcement will not be clear until the late stages of the six-month “wind-down period” provided by the new US regulations for businesses to disengage from Iran.
As a consequence, to the
extent
that European union is thought of in predominantly liberal economic terms, support for new European institutions may be in jeopardy.
They have always viewed European unity as a means to such a policy, to the
extent
that, union being strength, it can serve to reduce the disequilibrium of power between the United States and its allies across the Atlantic.
A second important feature of the drafting process was the
extent
to which the National Assembly complied with the requirements of Iraq’s interim constitution, the Transitional Administrative Law (TAL).
Breaking down dual labor markets that are excluding young workers (as they do in much of southern Europe, including Italy and, to some extent, France) is very different from making it easier to fire all workers.
But, in exchange, the Chinese expect business opportunities and, to some extent, political influence.
So, to the
extent
possible, include details such as dates, deadlines, locations, and requests.
China watchers have been debating the character and
extent
of Xi’s power since last October’s 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Such hopes were revived, to some extent, with the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and, later, the reform era.
To the
extent
that tolerance of above-target inflation also reflects a desire to erode the real value of public and private debts, market interest rates could soar, leaving indebted governments and households in even greater trouble.
To some extent, technological innovation will pick up the slack, as it empowers individuals and companies to live more self-directed lives, creating pockets of excellence and wellbeing.
Almost every country in Latin America has reduced poverty significantly since the beginning of this century, with the
extent
of progress depending on baselines and cut-off dates, good years and bad years, the reliability of official data, and other factors.
None of these problems has afflicted the region’s other large countries – or at least not to anywhere near the same
extent.
The CCP’s just-completed 19th National Congress showed the
extent
to which China’s leaders have taken Toqueville’s insights to heart.
Horizontal subsidiarity means that in both society and the economic sphere, the state cannot violate individual freedom and responsibility, which must be respected to the greatest possible
extent.
Then, in 2016, the release of the Panama Papers exposed the
extent
of tax evasion by the world’s wealthy.
Two of its traders were indicted, and the bank agreed to a billion-dollar fine for failing to report the
extent
of its “London Whale” losses fast enough and accurately enough.
Hamas’ electoral victory in January 2006 was to a large
extent
due to Fatah’s fragmentation under Arafat’s successor, Mahmoud Abbas.
To what
extent
should political leaders see their role narrowly, in terms of promoting the interests of their citizens, and to what
extent
should they be concerned with the welfare of people everywhere?
The leaders of smaller nations must also consider, in contexts like global warming, trade pacts, foreign aid and the treatment of refugees, to what
extent
they are prepared to consider the interests of "outsiders”.
Which side wins in any situation depends on the
extent
of debtor distress and the strength of the opposing creditor-debtor coalitions.
And, to some extent, they have succeeded.
They underestimate the
extent
to which such a concentration of online power corrupts, just as surely as all forms of power corrupt.
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