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It is equally silly to argue that Maduro’s actions must be legitimate because he came to power through an election.
Calling for Israeli concessions is perfectly legitimate, even necessary.
Even when well run, democracy took little interest in the distant future, aristocracy took little interest in the well-being of those whom Simpson calls the “little people,” and monarchy took little interest in anything other than legitimate succession.
Doing so would have been a first step toward accommodating developing countries’ legitimate desire to break the monopoly of European and US officials on the top jobs in the IMF and World Bank (Fischer was born in Zambia).
Of course, these indicators do have a legitimate role to play in explaining housing markets, but they are simply not adequate to account for the recent booms.
Kissinger’s hope is that these countries and rising powers like India and presumably Brazil (he leaves Latin America out of his account of world orders) will be able to forge agreement on a set of rules that all will regard as legitimate, thereby maintaining a stable global balance of power.
This is a sacred rule of Chinese politics, one that is considered entirely legitimate.
Second, in order to be legitimate and accountable, the work of research ethics committees must be informed by a diversity of views.
More recently, arguments that it is legitimate to make blasphemy a crime have, disturbingly, gathered increasing support.
It is therefore legitimate to wonder whether Syria's President can act with any real initiative toward the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Despite legitimate questions about the effectiveness of its unconventional and ever-experimental policy stance, the Fed appears willing to be even more activist if the economy weakens.
But, while drugs’ damaging effects are a legitimate cause for concern, they do not necessarily constitute a serious public-health issue, provided that they are outweighed by the benefits they confer.
In the absence of strong criticism, the Commission will feel it legitimate to go ahead with a set of proposals that is deeply unsatisfactory.
In other words, allowing children to drown is a legitimate deterrent.
These countries urgently need structural reforms that can generate more inclusive economic growth and political institutions that channel, rather than suppress, legitimate popular demands.
The majority of those who reach Europe and file asylum claims are judged by EU member states as having a legitimate claim to international protection.
Above all, with the exception of the Taiwan issue, China is a satisfied status quo power when it comes to the evolution of the international system – a patient actor that finds it perfectly legitimate to behave and to be seen as the world’s number two power.
Thus, there is scope for a compromise that recognizes both sides’ legitimate concerns.
Students, workers, and families – all had their legitimate demands, and all nonetheless converged on the same desire for emancipation.
The current tension between China and (mostly) Western public opinion on the eve of the Beijing Olympics is the result of incompetence, hypocrisy, and legitimate but potentially counterproductive indignation.
The message was obvious: his was the only group with a legitimate claim to being native Taiwanese.
Trump, who vacillates between tough criticism of China over trade and encomiums to President Xi Jinping, will have to balance pressing his legitimate concerns over trade with the need to avoid starting a trade war.
By embedding US policies in multilateral frameworks, America can make its disproportionate power more legitimate and acceptable.
An energetic and daring gambler, Sarkozy is taking a high but legitimate risk that he can retake the moral (and political) high ground.
India has become an accepted, legitimate member of the nuclear club, the fiction of the NPT notwithstanding.
Until then, all means are legitimate when fighting a powerful and wicked enemy.
But Blinder’s solution appears to be a creative new idea, and one may think of legitimate justifications for the government to interfere with free markets this way.
Under our proposal, the savings from debt relief would be distributed directly to the private sector, alleviating donors' legitimate concerns while also responding to Nigerian grievances.
Haiti was exploited and occasionally occupied by US troops, rather than being regarded as a legitimate partner in trade and diplomacy.
“To do so would legitimate national aids (to carmakers) but would ensure they are based on a common EU-level strategy,” he wrote.
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