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Right leaning rulers such as President Uribe in Colombia still like to speak about their special relationship with Bush or their backing of his foreign policy.
There are certainly those who share Alckmin’s pragmatism; but Brazil’s electorate is leaning the other way.
But central banks, leaning on their hard-won independence, must not succumb.
But, among Washington’s oldest allies in the Middle East – those with the most to gain from a partisan president leaning their way – the response has largely been silence.
With his puerile call to shift the burden of his own errors and his reluctance to reform onto the shoulders of Greece’s fellow Europeans, Tsipras is leaning toward the latter manifestation – and promoting the worst version of Greek politics.
The effects of high oil prices thus flow through to the economy without being moderated by the world's central banks leaning against the wind.
But America has been leaning on foreign banks to curb their dealings with Iran.
Japan’s government in particular needs to identify a coherent Asia strategy and stick to it, instead of leaning towards China one minute, and America the next.
Don’t expect the Fed, focused more on supporting equity and bond markets than on leaning against inflation, to save the day.
Among those who still identify as independents, the share of those leaning either left or right has changed little.
Florida and Ohio, usually the most important swing states, are currently leaning his way, and a few other states that he previously won or lost by 3-5 points could conceivably come in to play.
With the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett a week before the election, Republicans will enjoy a 6-3 majority on a Supreme Court that was already leaning more rightward than any court since the 1930s.
Central banks should attempt to smooth the financial cycle by leaning against the wind during booms and loosening policy in periods of volatility and fear.
Just as leaning into masculine stereotypes seems to correlate with poor pandemic responses, many observers seem to believe that woman leaders’ success may be rooted in their traditionally “feminine” qualities, such as empathy, compassion, and willingness to collaborate.
The elder had just thrown the line and, quite absorbed in his occupation, was carefully drawing the float from behind a bush; the younger one lay in the grass, leaning on his elbows with his fair tousled head in his hands, and with dreamy blue eyes gazing at the water.
He was sitting up with his long back bent, leaning his elbows on the bed and hanging his head.
For a long time he sat leaning over Nicholas, waiting for the end.
And Serezha, leaning his elbows on the table, began to reflect.
Sleepily smiling with closed eyes, he moved his plump hands from the back of his bed to her shoulders, leaning against her and enveloping her in that sweet scent of sleepiness and warmth which only children possess, and began rubbing himself against her neck and shoulder.
'No, this is impossible,' he thought, glancing occasionally at Vasenka, who was leaning toward Kitty and saying something, with his handsome smile, and at Kitty, blushing and agitated.
You cannot imagine how delighted I am!' she cried, now pressing her face to Dolly's and kissing her, now leaning back to gaze smilingly at her.'What joy, Alexis!' she said, turning to Vronsky, who had dismounted and was walking toward them.
I will tell you, moreover,' and leaning his elbow on the window and having started talking, the landowner went on: 'My son has no taste at all for husbandry.
Levin, leaning over the balustrade, looked on and listened.
'Ah, here they are!' said Oblonsky, just as they were finishing, leaning back in his chair and stretching out his hand to Vronsky, who was approaching with a tall Colonel of the Guards.
Gaily leaning his arm on Oblonsky's shoulder, he whispered something to him, and with the same merry smile held out a hand to Levin.
But she... you'll see how she has arranged her life, how quiet and dignified she is!...To the left, in the side street opposite the church!' shouted Oblonsky, leaning out of the carriage window.
'But what is it all about?' he said, horrified at her expression of despair, and again leaning toward her he took her hand and kissed it.
Leaning his head against the door-post he stood in the next room, and heard some one shrieking and moaning in a way he had never heard till then, and he knew that these sounds were produced by what once was Kitty.
Landau was sitting by the window leaning against the arm and back of an easy-chair, with his head hanging down.
The Frenchman slept or pretended to sleep, leaning his head against the back of the chair, and his moist hand lying on his knee moved feebly, as if catching something.
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