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But the eurozone’s political strains may soon reach a breaking point, with populist anti-austerity parties in the periphery and populist anti-euro and anti-bailout parties in the core possibly
gaining
the upper hand in next year’s European Parliament elections.
Viewed in this light, the AU’s decision seems to have been driven by the desire to establish the African Court as an alternative to the ICC, thereby giving the continent’s leaders – including those who met in Equatorial Guinea – a means of
gaining
immunity for their crimes.
Simply put, techno-optimism is
gaining
ground.
This is dangerously inaccurate talk, and EU leaders must prevent it from
gaining
any more traction by making the strategic case for the agreement.
In terms of the French Republic’s credo, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” the first principle, liberty, became the motto of our age after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989; the second is
gaining
greater precedence today as the economy falters.
Nationalist parties are
gaining
ground.
Second, ordinary people are also
gaining
greater influence.
National Fronts were
gaining
strength in Ukraine, the Caucasian republics, the Baltics.
So the bookmakers have 2:5 odds on no party
gaining
an outright majority, and 10:11 on either Labour or the Conservatives winning the largest number of seats.
As the primacy of the US in the international arena – and, thus, America’s status as the world’s “indispensable nation” – erodes, other states and even non-state actors are
gaining
prominence.
This approach will have far-reaching consequences, for a similarly dangerous vehemence regarding the Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism, has lately been
gaining
traction among Israelis.
At the same time, the debate around gross national income has been
gaining
steam.
These investments represent a long-term commitment, and Africa benefits in many ways,
gaining
not only jobs today, but also a more advanced industrial base that will underpin employment and drive economic growth long into the future.
Inflation futures appear to be
gaining
hold in part because the new contract is traded on an efficient electronic market (the Globex system) that allows futures contracts to get going without the initial splash that is required by open-outcry pit-based futures markets.
If Europe were only about
gaining
the upper hand, it would generate perpetual conflict.
A French Cure for the Resource CurseNEW YORK – The campaign to ensure that companies engaged in extractive activities disclose all of their payments in their host countries is
gaining
momentum – and France is leading the effort.
The second solution that is
gaining
ground is to revise bankers’ compensation.
In the early 1970’s, when it was still an overwhelmingly agrarian country and Islamization was just
gaining
momentum, Malaysia embarked on its so-called “New Economic Policy” (NEP), designed to help the majority Malays gain a bigger share of the country’s wealth.
Among other things, Berlusconi altered Italy’s political system in such a way as to prevent the left from ever
gaining
full power again, and to block any criminal charges that could be leveled against him.
Gaining
time before a disastrous confrontation between Israel and Iran becomes inevitable would be smarter than taking an aggressive approach now.
With the European Parliament election approaching, the prospect of populist anti-austerity parties prevailing in the periphery – and of anti-euro, anti-bailout parties
gaining
power in the core – heightens the risk of instability even more.
A decline in oil prices is to some extent a zero-sum game, with producers losing and consumers
gaining.
China had several possible motives for staging his “escape,” including a desire to strengthen his claim to the title at a time when the rival contender (backed by important interests in India, Bhutan, and Taiwan) appeared to be
gaining
ground.
Policy advisers argued that
gaining
Israel’s trust was necessary to win support for a European role in the peace process.
Populist parties of the right and the left are
gaining
strength throughout Europe.
If this trend continues, with the advancement of environmental or social objectives enhancing an investment’s value, it will strengthen the commitment to sustainability that is already
gaining
momentum among businesses around the world.
It is true thatrenewable raw materials are
gaining
in importance as alternative feedstock,especially in new areas such as the production of enzymes, which reduce energyconsumption by acting as bio-catalysts in low-temperature detergents.
Under the IMF Articles of Agreement, members are required to collaborate to promote a stable system of exchange rates and to avoid manipulation with a view to
gaining
an unfair trade advantage.
The pattern seems clear: the West is losing dynamism, and the rest are
gaining
it.
Despite a disproportionate response by Israel, Hezbollah was able to stand its ground,
gaining
the admiration of the Arab masses, whether Sunni or Shia.
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