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Invoking the doctrine of odious debt, they could selectively repudiate that
portion
of the debt for which no such uses can be demonstrated.
According to Sarkozy, “The virulence of the press and a
portion
of French elites against the United States reflects a certain envy of your brilliant success.”
After all, if politicians could not win elections by taking money from some-including future generations, which will have to foot a
portion
of the bill-and giving it to others, they would have to work much harder to display some ability in producing public benefits for all.
Europe’s banking sector is already weaker than it looks, since there is an uncompetitive
portion
of banks that needs to be merged or closed.
So the problem is “an unwillingness on the part of any significant
portion
of the new upper class to preach what they practice.”
While the manufacturing sector’s share of private employment fell from 11.9% in January 2008 to 10.7% in September 2012, this is only a small
portion
of the enormous secular decline since the early 1970’s, when manufacturing accounted for more than 30% of private-sector employment.
A generation ago, their views would have been considered perfectly acceptable, if not mainstream, in the vibrant intellectual culture of Bengal (the Western
portion
of which is the Indian state of West Bengal).
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief comprises the largest
portion
of US global health spending, currently $6.8 billion per year.
The report charges that as much as $5 million might go to one of these institutions in a year, but that a large
portion
is then siphoned off to her secret foreign bank accounts.
A large
portion
of the indigenous populations quickly succumbed to diseases and hardships brought by the European colonizers, but many survived, often in dominant numbers, as in Bolivia and much of the highlands of the Andes mountain region.
A Chinese worker simply cannot buy the same goods and services as a worker in the EU, and workers in low-wage countries spend only a small
portion
of their incomes on EU products.
The sensible middle position would surely be an agreed write-off of a
portion
of the outstanding Greek debt, combined with a five-year moratorium on interest payments on the remainder.
Indeed, a significant
portion
of the Jewish community in the south of France votes for the far-right National Front, which, under the leadership of Marine Le Pen, has concentrated its xenophobia on Muslims.
The ECB will service (as opposed to purchase) a
portion
of every maturing government bond corresponding to the percentage of the member state’s public debt that is allowed by the Maastricht rules.
And financial institutions, especially banks, have been using a substantial
portion
of their funds for financial arbitrage.
China’s lagging economic sophistication is also reflected in its financial markets, which are only one-eighth the size of America’s, with foreigners permitted to own only a tiny
portion
of Chinese debt.
The idea is to assign a
portion
of the budget, say 3-5%, to a central pool of funds to be requested by one ministry but to be executed by another, as if one was buying services from the other.
A growing
portion
of the population consists of Muslim minorities with higher birthrates than ethnic Russians.
Each member state would remain free to decide the tax rate applicable to its
portion
of group income.
Students could complete their preclinical training, and a
portion
of their clinical training, in their country of origin, and then be given the option of completing a temporary clinical-training stint in the US or the UK.
Koizumi slashed a large
portion
of the budgets for public works and abandoned the rural population, which depended on a variety of redistributive schemes.
It is at least possible – maybe even likely – that Apple’s best long-term move would be to release a hefty
portion
of its unused cash to its shareholders, who would then plow it back into the economy.
In 1995, indeed, China bought over 20% of Russia’s total arms exports worth $2.7 to $ 3 billion, while in 1996 Russian arms sales soared to $3.5 billion, the largest
portion
of which China purchased.
For the first time since official gold transactions became more transparent, the Bundesbank has given notice that a significant
portion
of its holdings will be transferred home from France and the United States.
The major terms of reference overshadowing the Sino-British negotiations which led to the 1984 handover agreement were the conditions set down in the 19th century lease through which Britain acquired most of the territory of the colony of Hong Kong (of which, the major
portion
of the land was actually on mainland China), having gained the initial imperial foothold on Hong Kong island itself through sheer force in two Opium Wars.
Already China has devoted a sizable
portion
of its national stimulus spending to renewable energy and green economic growth.
In effect, these instruments turn creditors into shareholders in a country’s economy, entitling them to a
portion
of its future profits while temporarily reducing its debt burden.
In each case, however, a substantial
portion
of the decision making should be entrusted to specialized authorities of the region, with the proviso that the aid will be given on condition that they cooperate.
On coral reefs, these no-take zones can help insure that a
portion
of coral reef habitat sustains a healthy fish community, and secure the coral reef resilience that this brings.
It is hard, at least for me, to envision alternative political arrangements or economic policies over the past fifty years that would have transferred any significant
portion
of the wealth of today’s rich nations to today’s poor nations.
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