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One problem is that developing countries often attempt to isolate their domestic markets from world prices, particularly price increases, in order to protect their more politically
powerful
urban citizens.
The gun lobby in the US remains powerful, and politicians are afraid to counter it.
A
powerful
prime minister seems preferable.
These budding conflicts hint that the Fatherland/All Russia alliance may not be as all
powerful
as people fear, save for one thing: the alliance's opponents are even more divided than it is.
And here, Obama appears determined to undermine his own signature reform, owing to pressure from the
powerful
US pharmaceutical lobby.
In such cases, drug companies gain a
powerful
incentive to mislead doctors and the public about their products’ safety and effectiveness, and even to promote their drugs for inappropriate uses, often using innovative side-payments to persuade doctors to prescribe them.
Nonetheless, the EU that emerged – which pools sovereignty sufficiently to benefit from being a
powerful
regional entity in a world of almost 200 countries while maintaining its members’ distinct languages and cultures – is something new.
For those who view the world through a zero-sum geopolitical lens, such a sight offers the
powerful
corrective of cooperation and collegiality.
After all, the Soviet Union was a totalitarian state that could rely on a
powerful
and ubiquitous secret police.
Sufis also pray at the tombs of holy people – sites that they regard as spiritually
powerful.
It is not realistic to define the challenge as resisting or overriding the
powerful
market forces operating in the global economy.
This can have a
powerful
impact on the host country.
But those voices have multiplied and strengthened, becoming a more
powerful
chorus.
Second, by increasing the presence of women in positions of power, the reforms will aid in the creation of an autonomous and
powerful
cadre of female political leaders.
Whether in industry, services, or the media, anti-trust actions to avoid capture of institutions or industries – by the
powerful
or the state – are vital to support inclusiveness.
The blurriness of the law creates a no-man’s land of ambiguity in which the authorities thrive: legal predictability is aspirational, while daily life for ordinary people requires navigating the shallow, shifting waters of what the
powerful
will tolerate.
As Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou put it last week in his
powerful
letter to the head of the Eurogroup, Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, “The markets and rating agencies have not responded as we had all expected.”
In this sense, the legacy of China's humiliation at the hands of the West and Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries still exerts a
powerful
influence, despite the emergence of a globalized "New China" over the last two decades.
Instead, it must contend with the increasingly
powerful
forces undermining the integration that has been achieved, attempting to push Europe backward.
At a time when four
powerful
forces are disrupting the global economy, upending most of our assumptions, such pronouncements on the future, shaped by intuitions based on the past, are even more likely to be wrong.
But the closed-minded have a
powerful
gut appeal, and religion plays into it.
In canceling a $3.6 billion Myitsone hydro-electric project (90% of whose electricity would have been exported to China), the Burmese government surprised most observers, even though Chinese analysts were quick to express understanding of the government’s desire not to be seen as wholly subservient to a much more
powerful
neighbor.
The most
powerful
impediment to growth and recovery is not this or that economic imbalance; it is a loss of confidence in the systems that made rising global interdependence possible.
Was this nightly ritual a waste of time for the most
powerful
leader in the world?
Fortunately, a wary press corps,
powerful
governments, and nervous competitors watch its every move, hoping the company to fight its many temptations.
Within the Russian judiciary, Chuvashov was one of the rare judges with the courage to rule against
powerful
local government officials as well as high-ranking officers of the interior ministry.
To be sure, girls and women are less powerful, less privileged, and have fewer opportunities than men worldwide.
Punjab is controlled by India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party, in alliance with a
powerful
regional party, the Shiromani Akali Dal, neither of which was pleased by the film’s portrayal of the state they rule.
Kuwaiti life reflects the many and varied political trends throughout the Arab world, as the country’s open society and economic opportunities have made it a
powerful
magnet and regional safety valve since the 1950’s.
But it amounts to essentially the same thing: when the chips were down, the most
powerful
governments in the world (on paper, at least) deferred again and again to the needs and wishes of people who had lent money to big banks.
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