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All forms of religious fundamentalism rely on the
notion
of a "pure" religion independent of cultural variations and influences.
The New Nuclear ThingWASHINGTON, D.C.: For half a century, nuclear war was avoided thanks to deterrence and the
notion
that striking first held little attraction because the other party could and would retaliate with devastating consequences.
For Duma members, the majority being communist, there yet remains the
notion
that only they, as communists, represent the country.
He meant the authors of truly seminal ideas, like his own
notion
that from time to time capitalism must be saved by state intervention to manage aggregate demand.
The
notion
of a “datocracy” incites fear of an Orwellian “e-1984.”
The elite's gripes about Putin's foreign policy are many, but they center mostly on the
notion
that America is running roughshod over Russian interests.
The whole
notion
of democracy has been eroded and discredited, with the radicalization that engulfs many Muslim societies now spilling over into their emigrant communities in the West.
In fact, the dubious
notion
that we should select economic activities based on their presumed technical innovativeness has been carried even further, in support of the argument that we should favor semiconductor chips over potato chips.
Yet the
notion
of "coming out" may not be a solution for every African homosexual.
The Forum has always promoted the
notion
of corporate social responsibility – or, expressed differently, of business leaders being accountable not only to their employees and shareholders, but also to their communities and society at large.
They now base their legitimacy on the
notion
that the Party, which rose to power as the nation fought foreign domination, is uniquely qualified to keep China from being bullied in a hostile international arena, and that only they can provide the stable environment needed for growth.
Indeed, the
notion
of a “war on terror” in reply was misguided in part because it allowed people to think that Al Qaeda was just another terrorist group like the IRA, the Baader-Meinhof Gang, or the Red Brigades.
Of course, the
notion
of returning to the pre-EU world is fundamentally flawed, owing to the simple fact that individual European countries cannot compete in the modern global economy.
But Iran, too, harbors illusions, including the
notion
that it can count on support from non-Western countries, or at least from some sort of Islamic caucus.
These include the generalization of majority voting, enlargement of the European Parliament's role, the
notion
of public proceedings for the Council of Ministers (making it almost like a senate), the introduction of the possibility of withdrawal from the Union, and even the possibility of treaty ratification by majority.
Over the past decade, the nuclear industry has attempted to capture global leaders’ attention with a promotional campaign centered around the
notion
of a “nuclear renaissance.”
So, other than keeping the financing period short, there is less to this
notion
than meets the eye.
Even more revealing than Gorbachev’s presence in this commercial, however, is the
notion
that the advertisements will not be shown in Russia.
Even the
notion
that a radical – even neo-fascist – leader could one day rule Germany again no longer looks farfetched.
In this unstable context, leaders in both Iran and Saudi Arabia seem to believe that continued confrontation will help sustain them in power, not least by reinforcing the
notion
that more change, especially in the form of increased economic or political openness, would be dangerous.
Again, the only major gap concerns origins: the
notion
of a "primordial soup" in the oceans in which nucleotides and peptides somehow organized themselves into living organisms is not fully convincing.
Keynes’s second major legacy is the
notion
that governments can and should prevent depressions.
The rejection of Keynes’
notion
of radical uncertainty lay at the heart of this reversion to pre-Keynesian thinking.
Defeating InsurgencyChaos and violence in Iraq has strengthened the
notion
that insurgencies cannot be defeated and so must be appeased.
The
notion
that Trump’s cabinet should offer solace to doubters is equally damaging.
European politicians instead seem to have become increasingly committed to the
notion
that global warming is the world’s most urgent problem.
Yet the
notion
has taken root that Macron’s win shows a fundamental shift in French politics.
As for India, at the G-8 Summit in July 2009, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, “Nothing could be farther from the truth than the
notion
that the developing countries were complacent or were not interested in addressing the consequences of climate change.”
However, a radical change in approach is required: the
notion
of income as a basis for corporate taxation should be scrapped altogether.
More importantly, the
notion
of corporate income is inherently arbitrary, for it is based on correct measurement of capital consumption in each tax period, which has become less and less reliable owing to the increased importance of intangibles in the value of companies.
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