Fierce
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In 2008, the government, despite
fierce
opposition from other political parties, changed the Law of Associations and allowed religious-minority associations to purchase real estate (and to receive contributions, regardless of size, from abroad).
Nonetheless, their contest in 1974 marked the start of 21 years of
fierce
rivalry, mitigated by cooperation.
Even if the National Assembly, to be elected in June, endorses his reform program, street-level resistance will be no less
fierce
than it has been over the last few years.
In the face of
fierce
domestic political opposition and an entrenched culture of mismanagement and corruption, the government is bringing about all the reforms asked of it.
All of this has been accomplished in the face of
fierce
criticism from the opposition parties, especially those that governed Greece during the last 30 years and thus are responsible for driving it to ruin.
The northern state of Kachin – which is rich in natural resources, and serves as a vital transport route to China – has experienced
fierce
fighting since a 17-year truce between the Burmese military and the Kachin Independence Army collapsed in 2011.
Northern Europe’s political elites, largely social or Christian democrats, have often been dismissive of such fears, and their paternalism and condescension may be why the backlash in those liberal countries has been particularly
fierce.
It is an ancient civilization stretching back thousands of years, imbued with
fierce
national pride.
But pursuit of perfection should not be allowed to impede progress, especially in an environment in which American and British regulators, in particular, are already struggling against a
fierce
headwind of lobbying by financial firms and threats by them to relocate, much like today’s corporate-tax optimizers.
Despite
fierce
opposition from religious parties, there have been minor victories, like a couple of madrassahs agreeing to include secular subjects like math, English, and computer studies in their curricula.
Hence the
fierce
(albeit arcane and polite) dispute between the two sides at the International Monetary Fund’s recent meeting in Lima, Peru.
By limiting the riskiest borrowers’ access to finance, rules on mortgage lending can trigger a
fierce
political backlash.
Nor should it forget China’s
fierce
display of nationalism in response to Western protests of the Olympic touch relay, the extraordinary patriotism that swept the country in response to the Sichuan earthquake, and the national pride evinced by the Olympic Games.
This pits farmers and animal-feed producers against one another in a
fierce
competition over land.
At the same time, growing numbers of traditional source countries for students, from South Korea to Saudi Arabia, are trying to improve both the quantity and quality of their own degrees, engaging in a
fierce
– and expensive – race to recruit students and create world-class research universities of their own.
But that book’s potency originally derived from its
fierce
independence from contemporary orthodoxies.
This tendency is reinforced by the rise of cable television, which attracts viewers by means of contentious “infotainment” programs, and Internet bloggers, who engage in
fierce
polemics with no editorial filter.
And, between these two extremes, there is
fierce
debate over whether Al Jazeera is friend or foe.
Like an off-road rally through a mountainous desert, it promises excitement and
fierce
competition.
At the same time, by moving to the left, Merkel ousted the SPD from the political center – where elections are won and lost in Germany – while still being able to form a workable majority in the new five-party system without risking new coalition constellations and
fierce
internal conflict.
But the biggest reason that Thailand matters for Asia’s democracies is
fierce
competition for influence between a rising China and the democratic world.
The idea of normalizing relations with Israel has incited
fierce
hostility among some imams in the mosques as well as on the Internet.
A
fierce
diplomatic battle is being fought over who should run these local elections, and under what conditions they should take place.
He could be a
fierce
turf fighter, yet it is fair to say that he could have fought harder for his moderate and dovish views in the post-1967 government in which he served.
Local working-class boys played for local clubs that inspired
fierce
loyalty among fans.
The Chinese leadership seems to be aware of this dilemma and is not, in fact, eager to be dragged into
fierce
competition with the West or its neighbors.
Farmers are well organized politically, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) has been a
fierce
defender of agricultural protectionism.
For example, while Interpol recently rejected Russia’s request to pursue the investment banker William F. Browder (a
fierce
critic of the Russian government since the death of his lawyer, Magnitsky), it should apply Article 3 of its constitution, which bars it from participating in political matters, much more scrupulously.
The Mahdi Army has exchanged fire with US troops before, most notably during the
fierce
battles for control of the southern Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala in 2004.
Now that debate is once again heating up in France, as the planned introduction of “ethnic statistics” has caused a
fierce
dispute that touches the very heart of French republicanism.
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