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As a result, all financial institutions gain a
powerful
incentive to bulk up (and borrow more) in hope of also becoming bigger and therefore “safer” (from creditors’ point of view, not from a social perspective.)
According to Forbes Magazine, Hu is the most
powerful
man in the world.
An increasingly
powerful
movement argues that the world is threatened with great harm from future climate changes - say, the notorious "greenhouse effect" - and that we must enact tough measures to limit carbon emissions today in order to save the world for tomorrow.
Here is a
powerful
signal that the old relationship between returns and volatility is reasserting itself.
There is a
powerful
argument to be made that central banks, insulated from short-term political pressures, have been careful stewards of price stability, and have served the global economy well.
There are
powerful
parallels between the late 1970s and the present.
But while a majority of Iran’s population and a sizable chunk of its political elite recognize that the “death to America” culture created in 1979 is obsolete, small but
powerful
cliques – both within Iran and among the country’s Arab allies – have entrenched economic and political interests in preventing a rapprochement with the US.
He is more
powerful
than ever, as the country's most important institutions – the Revolutionary Guards, Guardian Council, presidency and parliament – are currently led by individuals who were either directly appointed by him or are unfailingly loyal to him.
But what President Clinton was really saying was that Secretary Clinton’s ability to go to other countries and work with her former political rival in pursuit of the national interest is a
powerful
example of the way democracy is supposed to work.
Future US policy must embody a simple but
powerful
principle: America will engage with and support (through various kinds of foreign assistance) any government chosen through internationally monitored free and fair elections that then governs according to a popularly ratified national constitution, with compliance overseen by an independent judiciary.
Vice President Joseph Biden also gave a
powerful
speech at the Democratic convention, in which he quoted a line from Obama’s inaugural address: the US should lead in the world not by “the example of our power, but by the power of our example.”
Brazil, Chile, and Colombia, among others, are now confronting these
powerful
forces of currency appreciation.
Taking Back ImmigrationLONDON – Within hours of US President Barack Obama’s re-election last month, a
powerful
belief took hold: overwhelming support from Latino voters had helped to secure his victory.
But there is an even more
powerful
explanation for this spate of attacks on children.
There is no more
powerful
way to uphold the vision of a future free from conflict than by keeping schools running.
Back then, the Communist Party was still powerful, and maintained close ties with the Soviet Union.
So a
powerful
combination of social and economic anger emerged, particularly given the perception that the excessive greed of financiers and bankers was the primary cause of the crisis that erupted in 2008, and that still menaces us today.
What good fortune it is that China's most sacred, encompassing, and
powerful
doctrine built around the triumvirate of "the interests of the majority of the people" "advanced culture," and "advanced productive forces" found one political party to be its representative!
A more general, perhaps more
powerful
approach, is for the international community to agree on general, enforceable political standards.
Though Wall Street interests have long been well represented on the board of the New York Fed, under Timothy Geithner, its president from 2003 to 2009, the big players became even more
powerful
– with some rather unfortunate consequences for the rest of us.
After all, far-right representatives allied with
powerful
business lobbies dominate Brazil’s new congress.
Other economists see Europe’s
powerful
labor unions as an important determinant in European attitudes towards work.
She is probably right, although India reminds us that sometimes elections are a
powerful
and effective mechanism to correct the path a country has taken.
The internet has provided ordinary Chinese with access to the real story as well as to a public voice, which means that they can be a
powerful
ally in efforts to effect change in the most populace nation on earth.
That narrative would be far more
powerful
than a few tweaks to welfare rights for immigrants.
With the rich and
powerful
pulling the strings, ordinary people feel that they have no influence on electoral outcomes.
As these are still unknown today, the initial challenge will be to jump-start the mitigation and learning processes, and create
powerful
incentives for technology that will increase energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions in the long run.
Such lessons are most obviously relevant to the current competition to succeed Ben Bernanke as Chair of the US Federal Reserve Board, the world’s most
powerful
monetary authority.
But, just as those regions have been improving their public and corporate governance – Hong Kong just witnessed a breakthrough court decision against a telecom tycoon who is the son of the province’s richest and most
powerful
man – crony capitalism is taking root in the United States, a country that the world long considered the gold standard of a level playing field in business.
After all, does a chess player, even a bad one, intentionally sacrifice his most
powerful
piece?
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