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There is no special dispensation, based on the moral
imperative
to heal the sick.
I spent 20 years working within a system that, in many ways, exemplifies this second imperative: the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS).
If India is to maintain its competitiveness, a focus on dramatically improving the nation’s urban areas is
imperative.
Such an
imperative
has been at work throughout Europe’s postwar history.
As the global recession ebbs, the most urgent
imperative
is recovery for all – a recovery that is inclusive, expands employment opportunities, reduces inequalities, and sustains development processes.
So it is
imperative
that the transatlantic community recognize that the current talks constitute a historic opportunity.
Moreover, its recommendations take the form of the proverbial “laundry list” of reforms, and emphasize their complementary nature – the
imperative
to undertake them all simultaneously – rather than their sequencing and prioritization.
Greater defense integration in Europe is not just an appealing or interesting idea; it is an
imperative.
For example, the inherent tension between the social change that development demands and the
imperative
of political stability required by authoritarian rule makes the current situation unsustainable in the long run.
Such a shift is likely to be dictated by the US
imperative
to cut defense expenditure further, in order to focus on the comprehensive domestic renewal needed to arrest the erosion in its relative power.
The more fragile and unstable the balance, the more
imperative
it is to maintain the status quo.
Strict adherence to constitutional provisions in any such eventuality is
imperative.
As Peter Brantley, Director of Technology for the California Digital Library, has put it: “We have a moral
imperative
to reach out to our library shelves, grab the material that is orphaned, and set it on top of scanners.”
At that point, we will face another moral imperative, one that will be even more difficult to fulfill: expanding Internet access beyond the less than 30% of the world’s population that currently has it.
It is legitimate and
imperative
to make resumption of aid to Palestinians contingent on Hamas’s recognition of Israel’s right to exist and on its commitment to all international agreements previously signed by the PLO and the Palestinian Authority.
But the entitlement stops at the border: though they regard greater redistribution within individual countries as an absolute imperative, people who live in emerging markets or developing countries are left out.
The AfCFTA could address this
imperative.
An inclusive recovery is not only feasible; it is an
imperative
of social and economic justice.
It is
imperative
that we not just respond adequately to the current crisis, but that we undertake the long-run reforms that will be necessary if we are to create a more stable, more prosperous, and equitable global economy.
While eliminating extreme poverty is undoubtedly an urgent moral imperative, ODA may not be the best way to achieve it.
That is an Indian national-security
imperative.
The battle against Islamist terrorism is important, but it should not overshadow – much less undermine – the
imperative
to protect our democracies from the threat of right-wing populism.
Asia’s Changing Power DynamicsNEW DELHI – At a time when Asia is in transition, with the specter of a power imbalance looming large, it has become
imperative
to invest in institutionalized cooperation to reinforce the region’s strategic stability.
SDG 4 is ambitious, but achieving it is
imperative
if the world is to meet the other 16 SDGs.
There is also the strategic
imperative
of not ceding ground to India’s enemies on its own borders.
A targeted strategy for addressing these problems is just as important to Brazil’s continued development as the value-added-based
imperative.
The
imperative
now is to rebalance competition to address the negative externalities of state and market activities that harm citizens’ interests.
This
imperative
is made all the more urgent by China’s decision to expand its defense budget by more than 12%, to $132 billion, in the next fiscal year, as well as its recently concluded 30-year energy deal with Russia, which has strategic implications for India.
Workers must come to terms with the
imperative
of life-long learning, as their skills’ half-lives shrink, while companies must anticipate and adapt to rapid change.
Formulating policies that enable generic competition with the branded pharmaceutical industry will require creative measures that emphasise the
imperative
of maximizing public health.
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