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It is this
imperative
that underlies the importance of the coming decision, for it provides an occasion for the Court to reassert the fundamental principle of non-discrimination that defines our democratic societies.
At a time when democracies are struggling with various models of welfarism, seeking to balance the
imperative
of fiscal retrenchment with alleviating the insecurity of vulnerable populations, India has moved in a direction that few thought possible for a developing country.
Given this imperative, an architectural language of bombast and gigantism was almost inevitable.
Expanded opportunities in urban housing markets are imperative, but access to rural land and livelihoods are also important.
More rapid progress in regional economic cooperation, across the public and private sectors, is another
imperative
– one that would benefit both South Africa and its neighbors.
There is thus an
imperative
not only for regional integration in Africa, but also for a joint strategic vision and partnership to help build global energy and climate security.
Governments worldwide face a similar imperative: maintain policy credibility without undermining economic recovery.
As in the US, the
imperative
is not to lament people’s authoritarian tendencies, but to tackle the structural problems that have enabled populists to do well.
But, given that many scientists believe that we have only a couple of decades left to protect the world’s remaining natural habitats, it is
imperative
that concrete and urgent steps to protect wildlife be taken now.
With that change, the banker’s traditional
imperative
to maintain fidelity and trust – to “keep faith,” as Higginson put it – was forgotten.
In this era of fake news, astroturf social movements, and misleading anecdotes, it is
imperative
for anyone who cares about our collective future to get the numbers right, and to get the right numbers into the public sphere.
It is
imperative
that environmental factors figure in China’s macroeconomic planning in a real way.
It is
imperative
that every state in attendance supports this crucial measure to protect the fragile and fast-vanishing Arctic ecosystem.
It is thus
imperative
that governments and donors invest in building an expert consensus on how best to measure mental health and implement those methods globally, including in low-resource settings.
But in deceiving ourselves into thinking that it is a moral
imperative
that the state impose order, we are joining the fashionable madmen, which is when the thin whine of hysteria can be heard.
For Japan, the
imperative
is to continue to be an engine of development as it builds a post-industrial economy that, given its aging and shrinking population, is increasingly dependent on others.
Another
imperative
would be to create an e-SDR-denominated debt market, which would appeal to countries that want to avoid getting caught in the crossfire between reserve-issuing countries.
As India did away with the stultifying License Raj in the 1990’s, successive governments understood the
imperative
of economic growth, so much so that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested the 2004 election on a pro-development platform, encapsulated in the slogan, “India Shining.”
The second male behavior is a patricidal
imperative
that is perhaps the most shameful and atavistic of the primal impulses that still lurk in some archaic part of our brains.
Perhaps most important, Europe would face less of an
imperative
to look eastward in search of opportunities for economic growth, and could become less dependent on Russian energy supplies, particularly as the US loosens its ban on exporting its oil and gas resources.
Moreover, there is an urgent
imperative
to raise food productivity in poor countries, especially in Africa, which needs its own “Green Revolution” to double or triple its food production in the coming few years.
It is
imperative
that Mladic follow Karadzic on this one-way journey.
Such regulatory reform is now under consideration by the European Commission, and French support is
imperative
if the EU is to announce this month the necessary legislative moves to promote transparency.
Only when security officials in every country embrace the
imperative
to protect civilians will decisive progress be made.
The task of confronting the causes and consequences of genocide is
imperative
for people everywhere.
All of this highlights the
imperative
that regulators develop a shrewd and comprehensive strategy for supervising such a compensation system.
With nuclear safety suddenly becoming a global imperative, the costs are simply too high to do otherwise.
Back in 2009, Europe faced a widely shared
imperative
to rescue distressed banks, fight recession, and contain a sharp rise in unemployment.
Indeed, any national leadership that anticipates the new research, development, manufacturing, and trade possibilities that will grow out of this new
imperative
may find itself positioned for exactly the kind of sustained economic growth that every country seeks.
A third imperative, recommended by the Review and recognized by the G-7, is improved surveillance of the spread of drug-resistant infections, particularly in developing countries, where such data is most sparse.
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