Grasp
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It is a simple idea, but even some presumptive professionals seem unable to
grasp
it – as evidenced by the decision by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a component of the World Health Organization, to classify the commonly used herbicide 2,4-D as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”
Both King Abdullah and President Salih understand the problem; they need to stop using the old tactics and
grasp
the strategic need for change.
In that case, Kim III may
grasp
at provocation in one form or another, as his father did with intermittent attacks on South Korea in recent years.
By contrast, a no vote would at least open the possibility that Greece, with its strong democratic tradition, might
grasp
its destiny in its own hands.
The Intellectual and PoliticsPRAGUE: Does an intellectual - by virtue of his efforts to get below the surface of things, to
grasp
relations, causes and effects, to recognize individual items as part of larger entities, and thus derive a deeper awareness and responsibility for the world - belong in politics?
To
grasp
it, however, societies will need a subtler understanding of the interplay of identity, power, and technology than they managed during Luther’s time.
In contrast to his two predecessors – the saintly Nelson Mandela, who emphasized racial healing, and the aristocratic Thabo Mbeki, who reassured financiers with his strong
grasp
of macroeconomics – Zuma recognizes the pent-up demand for material improvement in the lives of his country’s tens of millions of have-nots.
But it will be difficult to
grasp
fully this opportunity.
The idea that economic growth is determined by a battle for global market share in manufactured goods is easy for politicians to
grasp
and to communicate to their electorates.
The French government, in this same spirit, has gone after public-sector workers’ extravagant pension benefits, as well as the legal retirement age, trying to increase it from 62 to 65.Anybody can
grasp
how child benefits for the wealthy or retirement at only 62 is unjustifiable.
Many in the audience were shocked by his remarks, but Cheney seemingly failed to
grasp
how appalled his audience was.
It is easy for business to want government just to get out of the way, and for the media to point fingers and sensationalize events without much depth of analysis – or even, sometimes,
grasp
of reality.
The future is full of potential, but only if we are smart enough – and courageous enough – to
grasp
it.
Since 1998, scientists have been implanting devices in the brains of people who are paralyzed, enabling them to move a cursor on a screen with their thoughts, or in more advanced versions, to move an artificial hand that can
grasp
things.
Massive investments will be needed to strengthen governments’ capacity to collect timely, relevant, and high-quality data; to analyze information; and to present it to policymakers in ways that allow them to
grasp
and tackle the major challenges to sustainability.
Another way to approach it is to attempt to
grasp
changing consumer behavior analytically.
Although the schedule for my most recent trip was overwhelming, and offered little real contact with ordinary people, I could still
grasp
– from daily newspapers, TV programs, and conversations with friends – the profound economic, political, and moral crisis engulfing the country.
All of this makes fire universal, difficult to grasp, and tricky to wrestle into manageable shape.
Animal research and some human studies suggest that full control of artificial limbs in real time could further offer the paralyzed an opportunity to
grasp
or even to stand and walk on brain-controlled, artificial legs, albeit likely through invasive means, with electrodes implanted directly in the brain.
What Sarkozy has failed to
grasp
is that the reasons for his loss to Hollande in 2012 – such as his extreme nervousness and apparent untrustworthiness – are not only still relevant; they have been compounded by an evident desire for revenge.
Yet these experts have failed to
grasp
the extent to which new technologies, particularly social media, enable wrongdoing.
The board of 21st Century Fox, which is co-chaired by Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch, and whose CEO is his other son, James Murdoch, apparently fails to
grasp
that corporate governance is not just about protecting the company’s bottom line.
As markets
grasp
that a vicious downward spiral is structurally embedded in the euro, the consequences for the next crisis become profound.
While about 70% of the population can understand a campaign speech by Donald Trump, and 60% can
grasp
the significance of the lyrics of an Elvis Presley song, only 2% have the reading ability necessary to understand the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee.
At the same time, they fail to
grasp
that their economies are too closely interconnected for independent economic policy to work.
Only when policymakers truly
grasp
that dignity and self-respect are unavoidable prerequisites in the struggle against deprivation – rather than outcomes of its alleviation – will the world have a fighting chance of eradicating poverty in all its forms.
People in poor or repressive societies, who are increasingly aware that people elsewhere live much more privileged lives, are encouraged to
grasp
the new economic and social opportunities of globalization – but only as long as they remain within the borders in which they were born.
History may be a “soft” social science, but we have to look at it, even distant history, if we are to
grasp
other examples of major crises.
Economies, it seems, have escaped from the
grasp
of those supposed to manage them, with politics in hot pursuit.
They are never given the mental tools to
grasp
the whole picture.
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