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In the
midst
of the shutdown, the Republican Party’s popular approval rating sank to barely a quarter of the national electorate, a historic low, while the approval rating for Congress as a whole stood at just 5%.
In the early 1970’s, as US ambassador to NATO, I remember having to fly back from Europe to testify against legislation in our Congress that would have pulled US troops out of Western Europe and NATO, just as the Soviet Union was in the
midst
of a huge military buildup.
Closing the Global Opportunity GapSEATTLE – We stand in the
midst
of a global economic tragedy.
In May 1968, in France, the students – or some of them, at least – who took to the streets to invent a new world were dreaming of Maoist China, a China in the
midst
of the brutal and senseless Cultural Revolution.
In the
midst
of the cyclone’s devastation, Burma’s ruling generals went ahead and held a referendum on a new constitution.
Kifaya’s action is especially bold in the
midst
of a government crackdown to prepare the way for the succession of Mubarak’s son, Gamal.
Likewise, while Egypt is in the
midst
of a messy revolution, and must give priority to internal change, it also intends to regain a more visible and influential role within the Palestinian national movement(s) and in the region as a whole.
For example, the US Federal Reserve’s first round of so-called quantitative easing (QE1), implemented in the
midst
of the crisis, was doubly effective: By purchasing mortgage-backed securities, the Fed brought down interest rates in that important market (in part, probably, by signaling its confidence in those securities), and restored it to vitality.
But if they had come forward publicly years ago, it is likely that Yale could not have continued for so long to protect the sex criminals in its
midst.
It is understandable why, in the
midst
of an election campaign, a candidate would say that, for, even in the best of times, increasing foreign aid wins few votes in America.
The Challenging BillionsCAMBRIDGE – The world is in the
midst
of the greatest demographic upheaval in human history.
The EU was and is institutionalized compromise, and must remain so now, in the
midst
of a global economic crisis.
Regulation RevisitedNEW YORK – We are in the
midst
of the worst financial crisis since the 1930’s.ampnbsp;ampnbsp;
One can also dismiss the killer’s connection to terror groups; the Islamic State (ISIS) did not own the incident until after the killer himself, in the
midst
of the attack, pledged his allegiance and thus put a label on his actions.
All of this is happening in the
midst
of extremely expansionary monetary policies and near-zero interest rates, except in the countries facing immediate crisis.
The biggest, China, is in the
midst
of a structural slowdown that will push its growth rate closer to 5% in the next two years, from above 7% now.
But in Cuba one lives in the
midst
of a propaganda machine that infiltrates life on a daily basis; that emphasizes a climate of popular cheerfulness; that portrays the joy of a neutered horse, with its ability to befuddle the innocent, inspire the ignorant, and comfort the frustrated.
But that view overestimates the state’s capacity to collect revenues in the
midst
of a panic.
Third, policymakers are operating in a global economy that is in the
midst
of major re-alignments, as several systemically important emerging economies, led by China, continue to plow through their developmental breakout phase.
This type of rescue strategy also makes it possible to increase the required supervisory equity-asset ratios of banks in the
midst
of the crisis without risking a credit crunch.
We are in the
midst
of a financial crisis caused by the serious mispricing of all kinds of risks and by the collapse of the housing bubble that developed in the first half of this decade.
That is also the conundrum of US policy in the Middle East in the
midst
of ongoing revolution.
Interestingly, in the
midst
of the political transition, Musharraf embarked on a week-long visit to China to lobby for construction of an oil and gas pipeline between China and the Persian Gulf that would be routed through Pakistan.
In 1992, John Major ran for re-election in the
midst
of an economic slump, a vicious monetary squeeze and the aftermath of a rapid inflation.
Moreover, as Israel increasingly resembles a successful developed country, its Jewish citizens tend to ignore its Arab citizens, just as the rich elsewhere often do not see the poor in their
midst.
Yet he left his people in a terrible situation, with no state, in the
midst
of a losing war, and with a bankrupt economy.
In the
midst
of the discussion at the Oval Office meeting with Pelosi and Schumer, Trump interrupted Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin as he was defending the Republicans’ position that these issues should be put off for 18 months, until after the 2018 congressional elections.
European universities, recognizing the reputational gains associated with ERC grants, have started to compete for them, leading to greater awareness of the need to nurture the talented younger researchers in their
midst.
The Chinese economy still roared ahead in the
midst
of a worldwide recession.
But Carney argues that, on the contrary, the rest of the British economy benefits from having a global financial center in its
midst.
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