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Among G-8 countries, only the UK is making a bold effort to increase its overall aid budget and direct a significant
portion
to Africa.
Indeed, only a small
portion
of the middle class attended the protests that gathered force in late 2011 and early 2012, most of them concentrated in Moscow.
Thirty African governments have ratified the ICC’s governing statute, and several of the Court’s 18 judges hail from Africa, as does a substantial
portion
of its staff.
Some eventually settled at full value; others did so at a discount; and several more repudiated a
portion
of their debt altogether.
They usually do not involve writing off a substantial
portion
of the principal owed.
For starters, customer expectations will evolve as the millennial generation increasingly accounts for a larger
portion
of earning, spending, borrowing, saving, and investing.
While a small
portion
of the project may be saved, the essential reality is that this is a unique failure in the history of multilateral trade negotiations, which have transformed the global economy since World War II.
According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in the absence of more sustainable water management, the share could rise to 45% by 2050, placing a significant
portion
of global economic output at risk.
The US imports only a small
portion
of its oil from the Persian Gulf.
I believe that few wealthy people would refuse to contribute a small
portion
of their huge wealth for the chance to save the lives of millions of people each year and help the poorest countries get the first foot on the ladder of economic development.
Together they constitute too large a
portion
of the euro zone to be helped out by makeshift arrangements.
Little wonder, then, that Argentina's current crisis is so harsh: the
portion
of its economy that can generate the export revenues necessary to repay foreign debt is too small.
If the IMF reoriented a substantial
portion
of its activities towards influencing the influential among the world’s public, it could have far more impact on global macroeconomic policy, especially policies followed by countries that do not need its loans, than it does today.
But the contraction will be primarily because of declining exports, a large
portion
of which consists of investment goods, as well as the drop in domestic equipment investment.
Isolating and further constraining a
portion
of the banking system, so that the channels of credit intermediation are less prone to complete and simultaneous breakdown, also seems likely.
Yes, China – everyone’s favorite scapegoat – accounts for the biggest
portion
of this imbalance.
Indeed, Berry reports that Simpson now believes that it would be unfair to use general revenues to pay for any
portion
of Social Security benefits.
It could have used a
portion
of the interest savings to recapitalize the banks.
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portion
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Still, despite the many advantages associated with family-planning services, too many countries continue to underfund this vital
portion
of their health-care systems.
For example, the EU could impose a ceiling not on total debt, but on the
portion
of debt held by foreigners.
According to research by the digital ad agency Fractl, approximately 85% of millennials are saving a
portion
of their paycheck – a larger percentage than their predecessors.
It means that some
portion
of members’ debts will be mutualized: individual governments’ debts would become Eurobonds, and thus a joint obligation of all members.
If only a small
portion
of the money and forces invested in Iraq had been devoted to Afghanistan, the current threat of a resurgent Taliban and Al Qaeda might not be so great.
And, for society as a whole, there is the danger that the productive capacity of a significant
portion
of the labor force will be impaired.
Workers can collect unemployment benefits pro-rated according to their hours when their employer submits an approved work-sharing plan, while the federal government compensates the states for a
portion
of the set-up costs.
Third, while India possesses some of the world’s best managers, scientists, and engineers, a large
portion
of its workforce is unskilled or semi-skilled, which may constrain the country’s ability to deliver inclusive growth.
In exchange for specified structural reforms in Italy and Spain, the Fund would acquire and hold a significant
portion
of their outstanding stock of debt.
A good
portion
of what was released before the book’s publication concerns a battle between two of the most talkative, argumentative, self-regarding braggarts US politics has ever seen: Trump and his one-time chief strategist, Stephen Bannon.
Or you can argue that they are corrupt empire-builders who dissipate a
portion
of the shareholders’ money that they control.
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