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3166 examples of Positive in a sentence

To avoid that, central banks and fiscal authorities need to pursue policies to jump-start growth and induce positive inflation.
His victory marks a step forward in Latin America’s overall democratization, with positive long-term significance for economic and social development in the region.
Having money opens up opportunities that, if used well, can be very positive.
This is not to deny some positive consequences.
The only positive result that may emerge from such a structural change could be that the number of anti-terrorist formations will grow.
(One example: positive news is dramatically undervalued in today’s media environment.)
Despite unequivocal evidence of its positive social and economic impact, education – particularly at the preschool and primary levels – suffers from chronic under-investment.
It is doubtful that there is a positive benefit – net of future cost – from jiggling tax rates to stabilise employment.
This time, however, the news is likely to be positive, as world leaders come together to forge a meaningful agreement in the fight against climate change.
To assure positive outcomes from ICT investment, policymakers should focus on integrated development, telecommunications infrastructure, and education as the foundation for gradual technology transfer.
But financial markets can also benefit society by providing positive gains to non-contracting parties, such as jobs, environmental sustainability, and improved security.
Positive action is being taken around the world to assert capital’s public purpose.
The success of specialist fund-management firms, such as Generation Investment Management, shows that disciplined integration of sustainability into investment decisions yields positive results.
Volvo’s decision confirms that things are changing for the auto industry, and it sends a positive message in the fight against climate change.
It can flinch while pretending not to; it can carry on more or less as before, hoping for some positive new development; or it can try to decouple Syria from Iran and Hezbollah.
What’s needed is a more positive frame of mind, and specific ideas about what to do.
As a result, it is likely that the machines will behave more ethically than most human beings, and serve as positive role models for us all.
Investors, especially, need to recognize that even if broader positive trends in globalization and technological progress continue, a rise in macroeconomic volatility could still produce a massive fall in asset prices.
Obviously the European Commission can play a positive role only if it embraces a stance in favor of liberalizing markets and does not fall into the trap of focusing on coordinating national regulation throughout the Union.
A victory for the pro-EU independent centrist Emmanuel Macron could be a positive turning point, with France rejecting populism and deepening its connections with Germany.
But, like the proverbial “rule of three,” the results can be negative or positive.
In September, the always sharp and thoughtful Nouriel Roubini of New York University attributed this trend to positive shocks to aggregate supply – meaning the supply of certain goods has increased, driving down prices.
And it is still unclear if the French can harness the strong and positive energy of their new president, Emmanuel Macron, to implement badly needed reforms.
In France, by contrast, one feels a new and positive energy.
Hosting the games, a global symbol of positive expectations, lifted the UK’s spirits 12 years ago, in July 2005, when London was awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics.
So there are clear positive outcomes.
It would apply to everyone, regardless of nationality or statelessness, including refugees and asylum seekers, and it would place a positive obligation on states to “promote and fulfill” the right to equality.
The 70 or so prisoners who will return to the West Bank could also be influenced by the positive atmosphere created by the Palestinian Authority as it awaits the resumption of negotiations to achieve a two-state (and two-population) solution.
From South Africa to Burma, there are clear and positive precedents for such a turn of events.
Every soft number — and there have plenty lately — is given a positive spin (“euro-zone economic fundamentals remain strong” or “the economy remains robust”) -- and the media goes along with the deception.
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