Object
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The Disappearing SkySome months ago, an American astronaut accidentally let a tool escape into orbit, eliciting concern about its hazardous potential as a hurtling
object
that could destroy an expensive satellite or even threaten lives aloft.
When the same words are uttered by Trump, an
object
of suspicion for much of the US security apparatus, they become just another part of the narrative spectacle by which he channels the loyalties and antipathies of his supporters.
Most economists
object
that the very assumption that such a point exists is speculative.
But the current situation is more dangerous still; it is reminiscent of the Cold War, when Europe was an
object
and not an actor in geopolitics.
If so, it is not the game itself that they have forsaken, but rather the kind of game that football has become: a billion-dollar business, a prestige
object
for louche plutocrats, and an extravagant showpiece for corrupt governments and international sporting organizations.
Presumably, Putin would not
object
to the infliction of such damage behind closed doors, during a debriefing with the Russian security services.
As enthusiastically as the global mass media has received her choice, it is nonetheless extremely difficult in the West for a woman to be portrayed as maternal – let alone physically “flawed” or “impaired” – and also as a fantasy sex
object.
There are plenty of reasons to
object
to recent US fiscal policy, even if lowering the corporate-tax rate made sense (albeit not by the amount enacted).
One might
object
that the distinction between Southern and Northern views is academic nowadays, because failure really isn’t an option, given that it would trigger a disastrous reaction in global financial markets.
Those for whom the rule of law and the enforcement of fundamental principles are serious matters – not just Germany – would soon
object.
And some NGO leaders
object
that their own, very different anti-corruption agenda is being pre-empted by Hazare’s demands.
The indices name and shame poor performers, so it is no surprise that these countries – like China, which is ranked 91st –
object
to Doing Business.
As he showed us around, there was one
object
that appeared to be African, but I wasn’t sure; on occasion, I have identified art as African only to learn that it was, in fact, Native American.
For an African away from home, finding even the most insignificant African
object
on display can make you happy.
It is no wonder that an
object
as culturally important as a royal wedding skirt can be smuggled out of a country without anyone noticing.
The human brain may be the “most complex
object
in the known universe,” but, as a species, we are not always collectively very smart.
India can no longer simply
object
to proposals by developed countries; it must put its own proposals on the table.
Given recent cuts in aid for education, some might
object
that focusing on quality and emotional intelligence are luxuries that we cannot afford.
Yet science and smart policy have the potential in today’s world to transform an ordinary household
object
into a revolutionary innovation.
The IMF did not
object
to these countries’ flouting of the public debt rules.
From big issues - say, the closure of the Gdansk shipyards - to small ones - say, when the peasants in my village
object
to a new road because the tumult may kill their pigs - the country is awash in impromptu protest politics.
The US government will not be able to object, given its own policies.
Fans don’t seem to mind if members of their own team cheat successfully; they only
object
when the other side cheats.
How it goes about this will not only effect India's economic development, but provide
object
lessons for China as it ponders convertibility in the years ahead.
If so, can we really expect Congress not to
object?
Rather, they
object
to what came after, when it rapidly became apparent that the three permanent Security Council’s members driving the intervention (the United States, the United Kingdom, and France) would settle for nothing less than regime change, and do whatever it took to achieve it.
It is no surprise that even some free-trade supporters
object
to agreements that allow trade groups to insert language granting multinational corporations undue market power at the expense of consumer protection.
But as a sovereign country, China is justified in pursuing the policies that it sees fit, at least until evidence emerges that its own people
object
to the course it has charted for itself.
And here the contrast between Egypt and Tunisia may turn out to be an
object
lesson in what makes the difference between success and failure.
Failing that, Britain would spend several years in a transition limbo and would then almost certainly re-join Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic in the outer ring of EU countries that
object
to the pooling of sovereignty required by the euro.
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