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In other words, Bo was
perceived
not only as a threat to political stability, but also as the leading representative of a model of economic instability.
The fall began with an event that Putin
perceived
as a mighty triumph – his blitzkrieg in August against Georgia.
At its outset in 2011, Arab publics took to the streets seeking to oust authoritarian or monarchical regimes widely
perceived
to have lost their energy and direction.
Their praise for China – expressed through published work, public remarks, or private comments – often, and understandably, focuses on the country’s
perceived
economic success.
Because the dominant narrative still maintains that the pre-crisis period was normal, at least in terms of the growth pattern in the real economy, the
perceived
challenge is to restore growth according to the pre-crisis pattern.
If inequality is
perceived
to be the result of just reward for individual effort, it can be a constructive signal of future opportunities.
But if it is
perceived
to be the result of an unfair system that rewards a privileged few, inequality can undermine individuals’ motivation to work hard and invest in the future.
“Each of us,” noted Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female member of the US Supreme Court, who was renowned for not wanting to be
perceived
as a “female” justice, “brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values.”
For their middle-class counterparts, it is the satisfaction that arises not from material wealth, but from pointing to someone who is
perceived
as inferior, from refugees to depraved elites to cliquish judges.
Demands that are
perceived
as greedy erode legitimacy and, ultimately, effectiveness.
On one side are Cheney and his allies, who see torture in pragmatic terms; if a severe threat to collective safety is perceived, even a liberal democracy must get its hands dirty.
This time, the election was predominantly
perceived
as a referendum on the continuation of single-party rule, and the AKP won 49% of the vote, providing it with a comfortable majority.
Trends and Trendiness at DavosThe annual World Economic Forum is rightly
perceived
as a global “barometer.”
After the war in Iraq and the Bush administration’s slow reaction to Hurricane Katrina, America’s subprime mortgage crisis is
perceived
by many as simply accelerating the irresistible rise of Asia and the shift from a unipolar to a multipolar world, even if the wider financial crisis will equally affect Asia’s growth.
In the US, because it is blacks who are
perceived
as making up most of the poor, there is less social intervention.
The first problem arises when specific factors, real or perceived, block some options from the adjustment menu.
There has been an enormous decrease in (perceived) wealth, in the trillions, with the decline in house and stock prices.
If the controversy comes to be
perceived
by the European public as a conflict between free trade and the environment, free trade is likely to lose.
But the proposal faced sharp opposition not only from creditors who feared that the IMF would be too friendly to problem debtors, but also from emerging markets that foresaw no near-term risk to their
perceived
creditworthiness.
If it were
perceived
to be breaking this commitment, other states, including those that would otherwise contribute to its nuclear energy program, would turn against it and jeopardize its ability to meet growing demand at an affordable cost.
Another is a “zero-sum” attitude: any achievement by Morsi is
perceived
by his opponents as a loss.
Though being overweight or obese is often
perceived
as accompanying wealth, the problem has disproportionately affected lower-income communities.
If a few NGOs have achieved great results fighting the ills of Africa’s poor, the vast majority are
perceived
as either a “fifth column” of the West or a refuge for fringe members of the elite who use widespread poverty as another source of lucre.
On Facebook, the page IsraelLovesPalestine, which has nearly 26,000 “likes,” documents rallies, meetings, and other actions in support of Palestinians and in opposition to
perceived
Israeli injustices.
The difference now is that, unlike the Madrid Conference after the 1991 American-led Gulf War, the current effort is coming after a
perceived
American defeat in Iraq.
Finally, Palestinian negotiators must consider the consequences of using their most valuable bargaining chip – the ability to reject a
perceived
bad deal – in terms of its direct effect on Palestinians and the strong possibility of continued expansion of Jewish settlements on Palestinian lands.
On the other hand, when Asian Americans exhibit leadership behaviors similar to those of others, they are
perceived
as overly aggressive.
That the market is an organizational ideal is an important message for citizens in the postcommunist countries, where public resentment against what is
perceived
as the market economy often manifests itself in a nostalgia for socialism and its control mechanisms.
But stock market declines that are not accompanied by steep and persistent collapses in earnings are by their nature temporary: they are provoked by steep rises in
perceived
risk, and if those risks turn out to be overblown, stocks rebound when the perception of risk falls.
All these arguments apply only to long-term investors who can afford to wait out another 40% decline in values and keep their money invested until
perceived
risk drops.
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