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It is a shift that raises a major question: if those who are willing to act prove
incapable
of doing so “successfully,” what happens to global stability unless those who are capable are also willing to step in?
Many countries that achieved independence as a result of the national liberation movements of the 1940's-1990's have proved themselves
incapable
of creating the conditions of normal life within their territories.
The problem is that we are technologically
incapable
of mapping 30,000 genotypes.
Some will find it grotesque to become a mother at an age when most women are grandmothers, but the more significant question is what kind of care such children will have if their parents die or become
incapable
of rearing them.
After a session lasting until midnight, punctuated by the introduction of 187 amendments (most by the opposition but some by coalition allies of the ruling Congress Party), the government pleaded
incapable
of processing all the amendments in time.
Type-2 diabetes not only renders the body
incapable
of processing or responding to insulin; it also weakens the immune system, increasing its victims’ risk of developing active TB.
Are the international scientific community and the IAEA really
incapable
of providing indicators and criteria that would allow the international community to differentiate between two types of industrial operations?
The Morsi government seemed
incapable
of understanding that a slim electoral majority is not enough, especially nowadays.
In both Algeria and Egypt, secular forces were
incapable
of stemming political Islam’s rise, which could be cut short only by a military takeover.
Israel wants an end to the conflict but is
incapable
of paying the price, whereas Hamas can better reconcile its ideology with a peace agreement with Israel if it is not defined as final.
It has also paved the way for the rapid rise of xenophobic anti-European parties – such as the UK Independence Party, which spearheaded the Leave campaign – as national governments and European institutions seem
incapable
of handling the crisis.
In Marx’s Shadow AgainA century and a half ago, Karl Marx both gloomily and exuberantly predicted that the modern capitalism he saw evolving would prove
incapable
of producing an acceptable distribution of income.
PARIS – From the moment the French government canceled its planned fuel tax hike in the face of massive protests, it was obvious that the move would be perceived as inadequate, insignificant, and above all
incapable
of having any calming effect.
EU leaders are weak, divided, and seemingly
incapable
of setting out a credible vision of the future benefits that European integration could provide, without which they cannot rally popular support and convince recalcitrant governments to bear their fair share of current costs.
The international community has proved
incapable
of ending the crises that are currently sending refugees in search of safety.
So far during the financial crisis and ensuing recession, the US has been
incapable
of kick-starting credit growth, the major transmission mechanism by which monetary expansion feeds through to domestic economic activity.
Doing Well by Doing GoodBERKELEY – If you get most of your ideas about government from speeches by America’s Republican presidential candidates, it’s easy to believe that the US federal government is
incapable
of doing anything right.
That is why their leaders remain committed to preserving open internal borders, while maintaining a stronger external border – even if that means, as has been made clear to Greece, revoking the Schengen membership of a country deemed
incapable
of doing its part.
Indeed, it is what has rendered Europe
incapable
of absorbing external shocks – like last summer’s refugee influx.
Hezbollah, however, distributed its rockets to village militias that were good at hiding them from air attacks, sheltering them from artillery, and from probing Israeli unmanned air vehicles, but that were
incapable
of launching them effectively in simultaneous launches against the same targets.
In the end, populist governments,
incapable
of effective rule, will crumble and their leaders will either face impeachment or fail to win re-election.
In the face of a public health system that seemed
incapable
of diagnosing and treating the outbreak quickly, the government felt it had little choice but to shut down Mexico City, dealing a severe blow to an already crippled economy.
Public opinion seems disenchanted with a democracy
incapable
of offering tangible solutions to problems, the flu crisis being the most recent example.
Political parties appear far removed from citizen demands, beset by internal divisions,
incapable
of addressing deep-rooted inequality and lawlessness, and prone to populist or authoritarian leadership that promises quick fixes to entrenched problems.
But their political and economic elites frequently seem
incapable
of doing so.
The only other explanation is that even now, more than three years after the US financial crisis erupted, financial markets’ ability to price relative risks and returns sensibly has been broken at a deep level, leaving them
incapable
of doing their job: bearing and managing risk in order to channel savings to entrepreneurial ventures.
Yet China’s leaders remain
incapable
of seeming to abandon the North, no matter how odious its behavior.
But the political opposition to Lukashenko is hopelessly divided, plagued by infighting, and
incapable
of mounting any serious challenge to his rule.
Given his myopic actions at home, where he seems increasingly
incapable
of dealing with any institution that has any degree of autonomy, this seems unlikely.
It is a grave mistake to think of Russia, like the Ottoman Empire of a century ago, as a "sick man of Europe,
" incapable
of maintaining its strategic and commercial interests, and to regard its traditional allies in the region as available for anyone to poach.
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