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By highlighting the effectiveness of some options – or pointing to policy choices that require further research – the new research and Nobel laureate findings can assist donors and catalyze optimal choices about where funding should go.
The Bush administration is fiercely opposed to lifting the embargo, pointing out that in the event of a military clash over Taiwan, US troops would face weapons provided to China by America’s own allies.
Instead of pandering to the Trump administration, British and European leaders should be pointing out that American “greatness” rests on the strong multilateral institutions, close partnerships, and international rules that have long maintained global peace and stability.
Many are anxiously pointing out that China’s debt is now comparable to that of the European Union (270% of GDP) and the United States (248% of GDP).
Nobody, it seemed, wanted to spoil the party by pointing that the event was immensely futile, that it highlighted a horrible metaphor, or that it caused much higher overall pollution.
That promise seems to have contributed to his electoral success, pointing to an unfortunate historical trend in Southeast Asian politics.
To be sure, I must acknowledge that I erred in one respect, which I am grateful to Skidelsky for pointing out.
Nowadays, some economists seem to believe that pointing out a single factual error (out of more than 20 statements of fact) invalidates an entire argument.
Some oil-market bulls nowadays are pointing to a recovery in global demand.
Arguments for this view range from those emphasizing comparatively low inventories in Europe, Japan, and other places, to those pointing to the recent surge in North America of consumer purchases of gas-guzzling vehicles, like SUVs and trucks.
Of course, pointing this out does not reduce the pain for those affected.
But rather than recognize, let alone respond to, pre-crisis excesses, the Fed has remained agnostic about them, pointing out that bubble-spotting is, at best, an imperfect science.
The mainstream school defines China as a developing country, pointing to China’s per capita GDP, which ranks only 104th in the world.
After pointing to soaring credit growth in most South American countries (in Brazil, growth in mortgage lending exceeded 40% during 2010, more than tripling the stock of credit outstanding in 2007), the Fund concluded that “the current expansion does not yet rise to the level of a credit boom,” though “it would if the expansion were sustained for a prolonged period.”
In the same report, the IMF rang alarm bells over potential equity bubbles, pointing out that “stock prices are currently above trend levels in most countries, with signs of stretched valuations in a few countries (Chile, Colombia, and Peru).”
Early warning systems are pointing to a prospective famine in 2018.
In his speech, Flake began by pointing out that President Donald Trump’s words and actions are consistently beyond the pale, bringing disgrace to the office of the presidency.
Finger pointing by both sides is likely to escalate as the European Union and the United States discuss whether or not to prolong sanctions on Russia.
The Germans have been widely castigated for pointing out that Europe has no clear mechanism for sorting out sovereign (government) defaults, and that surely it needs one.
Pointing out their violations of the constitution and protesting make sense only to the extent that they bring the opposition closer to electoral victory.
But pointing out that developing countries need to advance on all those dimensions is neither news nor helpful development advice.
Some commentators have begun pointing to the different views of the US and Europe on the role of international law, as opposed to the use of force, in resolving disputes.
Governments and think-tanks in the region are already pointing the way ahead.
Chinese leaders love pointing to Japan as the prime reason not to allow any significant appreciation of their conspicuously undervalued currency.
But, although the signs are all pointing in the right direction, success is far from guaranteed.
Like many modern imperialist powers, China claims legitimacy for its policies by pointing to their material benefits.
And still others combine the two, pointing to the “balance of terror” during the Cold War.
Media accounts were vague, with the respectable story pointing to the “rekindling of inflation fears,” which, in fact, was not news.
Ferguson’s argument amounts to that of a brutal disciplinarian who claims vindication for his methods by pointing out that the victim is still alive.
I asked, pointing at the piece on the wall.
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