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Recently, Ireland became the latest country to announce its
intention
to levy a tax on sugary drinks.
One year later, when we published public notices in local newspapers of our
intention
to sue the two corporations, all hell broke loose.
By declaring its
intention
to leave, the UK would trigger Article 50 of the EU Treaty, which stipulates a two-year deadline for reaching an exit agreement.
If Hillary Clinton, the likely next US president, genuinely believes in peace and sustainable development, she should announce her
intention
to back the GFE’s creation, just as President George W. Bush in 2001 was the first head of state to endorse the newly proposed Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.
Indeed, overheated oratory has damaged many African initiatives, and, sadly, major industrial countries and international organizations often abet this by lending verbal support to plans they have no
intention
of supporting with practical help.
The government’s initial
intention
was to deflect radical demands for an extreme version of Islamic governance.
There are three possibilities: ignorance, intention, and strategic interaction.
That is why the ECB Governing Council has reiterated its unanimous commitment to use additional unconventional instruments within its mandate should it become necessary to address a prolonged period of low inflation, or should the monetary stimulus fall short of our
intention
to move our balance sheet toward its size in early 2012.
NATO’s “Operation Unified Protector” in Libya was a major success for the alliance, but America’s decision to let Europe assume the leading role also signaled its
intention
to “rebalance” its global priorities.
At the BoE, Carney – who announced in November 2016 his
intention
to cut short his term – will remain in the job until a few months after the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union in March 2019, in order to minimize any market disruption.
EU-wide coordination of these minimum guaranteed income schemes should be gradually pursued, with the long-term
intention
of building up a pan-European safety net as one of the institutional pillars of the EU.
Portugal, Germany, and France proudly declare their
intention
to deviate from the Maastricht criteria.
The best hope to tackle the profound structural problems came with the May government’s pre-election announcement of its
intention
to adopt an industrial strategy.
European business is bound up in rules and regulations, many of which originate from unelected officials in Brussels, whose laudable
intention
to harmonize business conditions across the EU is instead sapping the continent’s commercial creativity and dynamism.
As for North Korea, Trump has ordered a US Navy aircraft carrier group to sail to waters off the Korean Peninsula, while declaring his
intention
to cooperate with China to punish Kim Jong-un’s regime further.
America’s
intention
was, to the contrary, to seem to be opening up its markets, while doing nothing of the sort, for it appears to allow the US to select a different 3% for each country.
The
intention
was laudable, but 11 years on, progress in achieving the MDGs has been uneven.
The stated current
intention
of all major central banks is that quantitative easing or similar operations will be reversed.
European leaders should use the Sarajevo summit to announce an
intention
to boost the EU’s engagement in the region by beginning the so-called “screening” process for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro within the next year, and to undertake a similar process for Kosovo.
The “hard Brexit” option that has gotten a lot of attention lately – particularly since British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her
intention
to focus on limiting immigration, even if it means losing access to the single market – would by itself change the way Europe functions.
Of course they were told that there was no
intention
of abandoning Britain’s link to gold, and that the strong pound represented a deep and long commitment (in the same way that US Treasury Secretary John Snow today affirms the idea of a “strong dollar”).
When words are formulated with the clear
intention
of causing harm and violence on national, racial or religious grounds, freedom of expression becomes incitement to hatred, which is prohibited by law.
First, in September, at the congress of Putin’s political party, United Russia, Putin and “President” Dmitri Medvedev formalized what everyone anticipated, with Putin announcing his
intention
to return to the presidency in March – and thus virtually declaring himself Russia’s dictator for life.
Another trick is to legislate tax cuts that are “temporary,” in order to make future revenues look larger, despite the
intention
to make the cuts permanent before they expire.
The junta certainly has no
intention
of abandoning its vast economic empire (with its tax-free benefits, land ownership and confiscation rights, preferential customs and exchange rates, and other prerogatives).
It has also no
intention
of surrendering its veto power, including over national security, sensitive foreign policy (specifically regarding Israel and Iran), and war making – hence the NDC.
The view from outside the US is that QE2 is either a mistake with negative external effects, or a policy with the clear but unannounced
intention
of devaluing the dollar – a move whose main negative competitive and growth effects would most likely be felt in Europe, not in China, India, and Brazil.
They have no
intention
of parting with it.
Russia’s Lost Opportunity with JapanTOKYO – President Dmitri A. Medvedev visit to the south Kuril Islands, which the Soviet Red Army seized from Japan in the closing days of World War II, has demonstrated in unmistakable terms that Russia has no
intention
of returning the mineral-rich islands.
Or at least it was until March 1, 2018, the day Trump signaled his
intention
to impose across-the-board import tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum.
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