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And he has a point, though not the one he
intended.
The devaluation – by a mere 3%, it should be noted – reflected a change in PBOC policy
intended
to give the market more influence over the exchange rate.
But, either way, these measures were
intended
to stem the rise in market prices, rather than to contribute to it.
For example, efforts must be made to address bycatch (the trapping of sharks in nets
intended
for other fish, especially tuna).
Debates over possible constitutional amendments
intended
to pacify angry Sunnis and to de-fang the insurgency are likely to incite factional hostility as well.
A third point,
intended
for all but those who still believe in a free lunch, is that the employment and growth implications of a country’s commitments in the area of climate-change policy need to be carefully analyzed.
Let them take it, but let’s also ensure they leave no worse a mess than Nature
intended.
Whether
intended
explicitly as a message to China or not, the move highlighted the possibility of a gulf between Trump’s campaign rhetoric and his actual positions and plans.
The InterAcademy Council recommendations, focusing on key areas such as transparency, leadership, and communications, were
intended
for consideration and action at the plenary session in Busan.
This was clearly
intended
to provoke the US, Canada, and a handful of other countries opposed to his presence.
As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put it recently, “the UN remains the single most important global institution…but we are constantly reminded of its limitations….The UN was never
intended
to tackle every challenge; nor should it.”
Though Republicans relish the possibility that Clinton will be indicted for routing official business through a private email server when she was Secretary of State, prosecutors would have to prove that she
intended
to break the law, which is unlikely.
Unfortunately, their understanding of economics fell short of their ambition; and the politics of the moment did not permit the creation of the institutional framework that might have enabled the euro to work as
intended.
Chile’s General Augusto Pinochet left power after losing a plebiscite
intended
to extend his rule.
Three of Ukraine’s nuclear power units are currently operating beyond their design lifetime, with nine others set to reach the end of their
intended
lifetime within the next five years.
Graeber sums up this argument in what he calls an “iron law of liberalism”: “any market reform, any government initiative
intended
to reduce red tape and promote market forces, will have the ultimate effect of increasing the total number of regulations, the total amount of paperwork, and the total number of bureaucrats the government employs.”
All of this is
intended
to achieve Chinese leaders’ goal of re-establishing the country’s mythical “Middle Kingdom” status.
But, while things are not developing as American neo-conservatives had intended, they are nevertheless developing.
But the veto power was
intended
as a means to facilitate cooperation, thereby enabling the P5 to fulfill their responsibility to help maintain global peace and security.
Building a Caring EconomyDAVOS – Today’s mainstream economic models are based on two fundamental assumptions: first, humans are essentially selfish actors who act rationally to advance their own utility – so-called homo economicus; but, second, as Adam Smith’s metaphor of an “invisible hand” was
intended
to suggest, self-regarding behavior can inadvertently advance the common good.
Instead of the
intended
radical realignment of power relations in the region, the aim is now to simply maintain the status quo.
And terrorist attacks, by their very nature, are
intended
to provoke irrational backlashes (as evidenced by a recent referendum in Denmark, in which voters unexpectedly rejected a proposal to modify the country’s opt-outs from certain EU home-affairs regulations).
Indeed, Berezovsky
intended
to continue ruling the country from behind the scenes, first as Yeltsin’s health failed in the final months of his presidency, and then by controlling the successor he had helped to choose.
Even if such an optimal political outcome were achieved, it is difficult to see what value could be added by external military intervention
intended
to destroy ISIS as a militant Sunni force.
Things do not always work out as
intended.
The integration process was
intended
to make it easier and more attractive for Europeans to move from one country to another.
In sum: the ECB is doing its job well as prescribed by its charter; it also serves as a scapegoat for politicians, which isn’t in the charter but is something politicians
intended
all along.
Using and Abusing the Hague TribunalThe International Tribunal in The Hague was
intended
as a Sword of Damocles for human rights violators in the Balkans.
Instead of turning them over to the tribunal, Racan used the opportunity for a power play, requesting a parliamentary vote of confidence for what was
intended
to be a soft-pedaling of the Hague Tribunal's warrants.
The SPI is
intended
to complement (not replace) it as a core metric of national performance.
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