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It hardly helped that the negotiations between Greece and its creditors produced a growing mistrust in the competence and
intentions
of Syriza.
In fact, despite its good intentions, providing anonymity in sex-crime cases is extremely harmful to women.
If the EU, the US, and China take this year to align their intentions, based on their shared interests, they will be prepared to make the most of the G-20 summit in China in 2016.
Turkmenistan’s president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, has repeatedly and publicly announced his reformist
intentions.
For humans, the MNS may provide a more sophisticated copying mechanism that helps us to understand the
intentions
of other people--in a sense, to read their minds.
Humans compute other people's
intentions
and emotions continuously, constantly observing their movements, postures, and gaze.
It might also be part of a larger mechanism that allows intentions, emotions, and even the intensity of pain to be matched by gestures and communicated between individuals.
In his influential 1998 book Inflation Targeting, Ben Bernanke and his co-authors advised policymakers to announce a target inflation rate because it “communicates the central bank’s intentions,” which would “reduce uncertainty.”
I believe the explanation was less sinister: flawed ideas, even with the best of intentions, can have serious consequences.
Their final outcomes are seldom congruent with their prime movers’
intentions.
After all, China’s leaders cannot predict their successors’
intentions.
But all of us need to act with greater urgency in translating good
intentions
into concrete action.
He acknowledged – as everyone does – “Iran’s right to pursue a nuclear program with peaceful intentions,” but immediately asked for “respect for the international agreements” and underlined the fact that “this is the road Brazil is following.”
Again, it was a question of giving substance and a language to vaguely perceived
intentions
that were slightly ahead of the popular mood but in keeping with its thrust.
In the event, the EU would have to lead on finding a negotiated solution that addresses both the hegemonic
intentions
of regional players and the issue of nuclear- and conventional-arms control.
The turning point came when Kay initiated inspections of suspect buildings without notifying the Iraqis about his
intentions
in advance.
But the scale of China’s economy and its role in global trade and financial markets compel us to try to understand the
intentions
of China’s new leadership.
Indeed, the West has consistently misread Russia’s
intentions
on Kosovo.
What is extraordinary is that many of these countries (like China, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, and Vietnam) have been at one another’s throats over territorial and other disputes, while others (not least China and the US) are abidingly suspicious of each other’s geopolitical motives and
intentions.
When World War I began, Germany had surpassed Britain in 1900, and British fear of German
intentions
contributed to the disaster.
What led Israel to war in 1967 was not a sound assessment of Egypt’s
intentions
to attack, but fear of a second Shoah.
Macron is full of good
intentions.
From time to time, Mohammed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has attempted to reintroduce reason and remind everyone that the focus must remain on capabilities, not
intentions.
Iran could develop its civil nuclear program while remaining a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; the IAEA would be able to fulfill its role as watchdog; and perhaps confidence in Iranian
intentions
would slowly be restored.
Reactions in the Middle East reflect longstanding rivalries for leadership, as well as fears about American and Israeli
intentions.
But goals without actionable strategies are just good
intentions.
Despite uncertainty about Putin’s intentions, that prize is not out of reach.
In a recent book of essays Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic -- who has led the highly successful transformation of that nation -- draws on his experience when he emphasizes that the transformation process should be done quickly with a "mixture of
intentions
and spontaneity".
Bushwhacking Human RightsIf you judge a government on the basis of its good intentions, those who support an American foreign policy that emphasizes the promotion of human rights internationally should cheer President George W. Bush’s reelection.
There are three principal reasons why the Bush administration’s impact on human rights is so much at odds with its stated
intentions.
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