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Blood and religion, not citizenship, was what defined the nation during
periods
of subjugation.
In the medium and longer term, the expected and hoped-for increase in China’s domestic consumption should be the most dynamic element of demand, with export growth continuing to slacken and investment remaining – except for brief
periods
– below 50% of GDP.
For example, federal spending relative to GDP fell by five percentage points from the mid-1980’s to the late 1990’s in the US, and by an even larger margin in recent decades in Canada – that is, through
periods
of strong economic growth.
Many developing countries have experienced extended
periods
of slow or no growth.
The
periods
around World War I and World War II are routinely overlooked in discussions that focus on deregulation of capital markets since the 1980s.
The difference between today and the
periods
that preceded other Pakistani coups is that an active civil society, an unconstrained electronic and print media, and an assertive judiciary may be able to keep the military in the barracks and force the politicians onto the right track.
Of course, Pakistan has endured
periods
of extreme political, economic, and social turmoil.
On the contrary, whereas many educators recognize the centrality of teaching skills and maximizing efficient use of classroom time, they also advocate breaks between
periods
of intense work to allow children to relax and interact with peers.
In fact, experimental data supports the argument that what goes on during recess
periods
is “educational” in the traditional sense.
Anecdotal evidence from East Asia also suggests that children’s attention to classroom work is maximized when instructional
periods
are relatively short and followed by breaks.
Not all exceptional
periods
create their Bonapartes, and this is probably a good thing, for exceptional leaders may give the illusion that all problems have solutions, which is far from true.
We do know that when materials resist degradation, they may be present in the environment for long
periods
of time, and thus have a greater chance of interacting with the living environment.
To be sure, the muted impact of inflation on interest rates is not surprising in transition economies, where the mechanisms of monetary-policy transmission and financial intermediation took long
periods
to put in place and still need reform and regulation.
But there is a growing tendency to plan out four years of governing, with leaders then using legislative
periods
not to debate laws, but rather to enact previously agreed policies.
The consultancy McKinsey & Company notes that a number of key energy efficiency technologies for buildings offer payback
periods
of less than a year and could have a dramatic impact on greenhouse-gas emissions.
Havel’s public life could be divided into three distinct periods: artist (1956-1969), dissident (1969-1989), and politician (1989-2003) – except that he always combined all three sensibilities in his public activities.
Certainly, there have been
periods
when the two communities have coexisted peacefully.
But Japan has experienced a low rate of inflation and some sustained short
periods
of deflation without ever producing a downward price spiral.
Moreover, low inflation and
periods
of deflation did not prevent real incomes from rising in Japan.
Such forecasts underlie governments’ failure to take advantage of boom
periods
to strengthen their finances, including running budget surpluses.
The Fed’s leaders have repeatedly said that they plan to raise interest rates much more slowly than in previous
periods
of monetary tightening.
It certainly should not, although we can recall terrible
periods
of Christian intolerance and bigotry.
Indeed, my field is now going through one of the most dynamic
periods
in its 150-year history.
One in every four dogs suffers from separation anxiety, most often from being left alone for long
periods
of time during the workweek.
The second conclusion to draw from an extremely tight US labor market is that, unlike earlier
periods
of low unemployment when domestic wage pressures were constrained by GVCs, today’s mounting wage inflation will be tempered by a smaller GVC offset.
A Jewish state has existed for only short
periods
in Judaism’s history, and it twice committed political suicide.
Relations between the two allies have entered one of those
periods
of tension which have flared many times since World War II's close.
If the Constitution is to guide Europeans through
periods
of change and yet unknown threats, its roots must reach the foundations of European history and identity as they are embodied in the shared culture that Europe's citizens freely acknowledge as their own.
Indeed, the figures have been repeatedly revised, even over quite short
periods
of time, casting strong doubt on the validity of the economic models being used.
While reserves increased at an annual rate of 22% over the past three years, the broad monetary aggregate (M2) that most closely tracks nominal GDP and inflation over long
periods
of time increased at less than 6% over the same three years.
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