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For Pakistan’s small and embattled liberal and left-wing forces, he is yet another military dictator who seized and holds power by force, undermining the development of democracy.
As the fourth estate, the media holds governments and corporations accountable by reporting on corruption, environmental degradation, and other violations of the public trust.
With investment unlikely to become a motor for the German economy, consumption holds the key to stronger demand growth in Germany.
One point of view holds that if you can make good on your commitments, then that is what you should do.
No other field of scientific research holds more promising implications for our understanding of the universe.
QE is supposed to work via “portfolio balance effects,” which implies that markets are not fully efficient: purchases of longer-term bonds affect financial conditions by changing the types and quantity of financial assets the public holds.
I have developed an alternative theory which holds that financial markets do not reflect the underlying conditions accurately.ampnbsp;
It is not a trait one expects to find in educated, mature adults – and certainly not in the person who holds the highest office in the most powerful country in the world.
Given the benefits of preventive care, the test has become highly controversial, because its manufacturer, Myriad Genetics, holds a genetic patent that gives it a monopoly – and huge profits – on all testing.
Obama referred to the US as “the indispensable nation,” and that description still holds true, in part because US military spending exceeds that of the next nine countries combined – five times more than China, the world’s second-largest military spender.
This doctrine holds that, just as one should never worry about pouring too much water on a fire, whatever crisis-management measures are adopted are justified, because the alternatives would have been worse and might well have provoked catastrophe and/or a meltdown of financial markets.
If they don’t, they will find that Trump still holds a much stronger hand.
Agricultural protectionists, through the language of food security and food self-sufficiency, claim that the same holds true for food.
A free press delivers truth, holds power to account, and calls out threats to liberty and justice.
Savulescu, who directs the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at Oxford University and holds degrees in both medicine and bioethics, says that we should drop the ban on performance-enhancing drugs, and allow athletes to take whatever they want, as long as it is safe for them to do so.
Moreover, the Chancellor’s vehemence has reminded the EU as to who really holds the cards within the Union, while at the same time providing a reasonable solution for crisis management.
The US does not seek to create an empire in the old sense: America pursues an imperialism of the values that it holds dear.
But that can provide us with a false sense of security; properly viewed, Venezuela’s experience holds important lessons for other countries.
The so-called “efficient markets” model, which holds that prices fully and efficiently reflect all available information, also came in for a trashing.
The rabidly anti-Castro Cuban exiles clustered in Miami argue that it is fear that holds Cubans back, but that's not true.
It would be deeply unjust and outright foolish if the EU Commission’s report holds Turkey responsible for its refusal to make further concessions to Greek Cyprus (now an EU member), while refusing to blame the government in Nicosia, which is the real cause of the blockage.
Indeed, China frets over the safety of the US Treasury bonds that it holds.
The excitement of the moment, however, does not tell us what the future holds.
Nonetheless, the US approach holds three lessons.
So long as external demand holds up – and recent growth numbers from China and the US are positive in this regard – Europe’s exports should continue to perform well.
The other path holds great opportunity: America can adopt a new growth strategy – moving away from excess consumption toward a model based on saving and investing in people, infrastructure, and capacity.
That could be a game changer in Afghanistan, where the Taliban now holds more territory than at any time since it was ousted from power in 2001.
This holds promise of progress, but despite the brief fanfare and positive statements at the peace conference last November in Annapolis, Maryland, a retrogression has occurred in the process.
Because the Saudi capital market’s credibility depends on the credibility of the Saudi Aramco listing, it is critical that Saudi Arabia holds Saudi Aramco to domestic governance standards.
At this point, that is just about the only hopeful precedent that the Argentine story holds.
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