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The frequent and spectacular early modern bankruptcies of the French and Spanish monarchies concerned for the most part debt owed to foreigners.
As they frequent hospitals, and nursing homes, they come into contact with many health-care professionals, caregivers, and pieces of medical equipment, all of which could spread the fungus onto their skin or into their bodies.
And, on a practical level, frequent and regular high-level military exchanges between the US and China would greatly increase mutual confidence and trust at a time when their divergent interests might otherwise lead to conflict.
Beyond the enormous human suffering and loss of life, the most immediate byproduct of the region’s turmoil is the potential for more severe and frequent terrorism – both in the Middle East and emanating from it.
Yet, despite Qaddafi’s hope for a warmer embrace from Western leaders (and a flood of investment), the relationship remained plagued by mutual suspicion and frequent backsliding.
The risk is that lower costs would encourage more frequent elections and referenda, thereby undermining the efficiency of government.
Elections, too, are becoming more frequent.
Resistance to such M&A’s is becoming more frequent when they involve domestic firms that are regarded by politicians as “national champions” or important for national security, economic development, or cultural identity.
But Tarullo has also been an enthusiastic promoter of international regulatory cooperation, with the frequent flyer miles to prove it.
Instead of producing sustained rapid growth and economic stability, such policies made countries more vulnerable to the power of the rich and the vagaries of international finance and global instability, which has become more frequent and severe due to deregulation.
Last, but certainly not least, climate change is already causing significant damage, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and lethal.
The Maddening of AmericaBOSTON – The relative global decline of the United States has become a frequent topic of debate in recent years.
The internal contradictions of Pakistan's volte face are now being exposed as the army's bloody encounters with Al-Qaida become more frequent, casualties mount, and hostile tribal reaction to joint US/Pakistani search-and-destroy operations on the western border increases.
This escalation will, of course, be driven largely by the increasingly frequent and intense weather events associated with higher global temperatures.
In the event, different factions pushed for different approaches, and frequent and abrupt reversals were common.
For example, it can correct debilitating and ultimately lethal sickle-cell anemia, in which the abnormal erythrocyte “sickle cells” obstruct small blood vessels, causing frequent infections, pain in the limbs, and damage to various organs, including the lungs, kidneys, spleen, and brain.
There were frequent references to her equally transformational American counterpart, Ronald Reagan.
Cross-national policy spillovers are frequent.
And, though hurricanes will be perhaps 2-11% stronger by the end of the century, they will also be less frequent, while societies will be more robust, with total global damage costs set to decline from 0.04% to 0.02% of world GDP over this period.But the real damage from the claims about Sandy and climate change stems from what often follows: the insidious argument that if global warming caused this destruction, we should help future victims of hurricanes by cutting CO2 emissions now.
And, though hurricanes will be perhaps 2-11% stronger by the end of the century, they will also be less frequent, while societies will be more robust, with total global damage costs set to decline from 0.04% to 0.02% of world GDP over this period.
Fascism with a Feminist FaceNEW YORK – Western feminism has made some memorable theoretical mistakes; a major one is the frequent assumption that, if women held the decision-making power in society, they would be “kinder and gentler” (a phrase devised for George H.W. Bush in 1988 to appeal to the female vote).
Making matters worse, climate change will render water supplies more unpredictable, with increasingly frequent and intense floods and droughts imposing significant human and economic costs and impeding development in poor countries.
Extreme weather events, from droughts to floods, will intensify and become more frequent.
Despite frequent claims to the contrary, the fundamental problem in the Middle East is not intervention by the West.
In interwar Europe, parliamentarism in many countries was plagued by frequent votes of no confidence, bringing down governments and leaving states rudderless for long periods.
Many policymakers, however, have yet to recognize that biodiversity loss is just as serious a threat as rising sea levels and increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
As referenda become more frequent, countries need to specify rules to ensure that politicians do not abuse them.
As a result, US raids and sorties in Yemen have become more frequent in recent months.
Because she had negotiated Hong Kong’s handover to China, she was a frequent and welcome visitor during my tenure.
So, too, are frequent changes of rules and weakening of regulatory agencies, reflecting a disregard for stability and the consequent need to strengthen the country’s institutional framework.
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