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The problem is when we're on a precipice, right?
So what you see, that precipice, that high precipice with the valley, is the 2008 financial crisis.
And this is such a critical issue for us because if we don't do that, we're going to watch more of these animals plunge off the precipice.
And we climbed up and we got to the very top, and we're on the edge, on this precipice, Roland disappears into the sulfur smoke at the volcano at the other end, and I'm up there alone on this incredible precipice.
I'm on the precipice looking down into a dead volcano to my left.
And I came this close to the edge of the precipice.
We're sitting on the edge of a precipice, and we have the tools and the technology at our hands to communicate what needs to be done to hold it together today.
On a molecular level, I believe that that insight is the unifying theme for every talk you have seen so far at TED and will continue as we of course embark on this journey here on this tiny planet, on the ledge, on the precipice, as we are seeing, yes, death is inevitable.
And in a way, without us even noticing, has ended up standing on the precipice of its own extinction, waiting for us to give it a big boot and knock it over.
That is the precipice on which Greece stands today.
Europe on the Verge of a Political BreakdownBERKELEY – Europe is again on the precipice.
But if we look beneath the surface, it becomes evident that we are still hovering on the edge of a precipice.
Blame the Economists, Not EconomicsCAMBRIDGE – As the world economy tumbles off the edge of a precipice, critics of the economics profession are raising questions about its complicity in the current crisis.
The world financial system again stood at the edge of a precipice.
Putin is only 61, a decade younger than the leaders who led the Soviet Union to the precipice, and the constitution permits him to remain in power for at least another ten years.
In the Cuban missile crisis, the US and the Soviet Union stumbled to the precipice of nuclear war, not because of any desire for one (except among a few hothead extremists), but because of a series of miscalculations and pressure exerted by hardliners.
Following the crisis, Kennedy was determined to pull back from the precipice for good.
In fact, Pakistan’s descent into a jihadist dungeon occurred not under civilian rule, but under two military dictators – one who nurtured and let loose jihadist forces, and another who took his country to the very edge of the precipice.
We cannot allow ourselves to stand on the precipice of catastrophe without a well-considered and broadly supported plan in place.
The world stands on the precipice of a kind of chaos not seen since the end of World War II.
Venezuela’s Freedom FightersGENEVA – After months of violence and anti-government protests, Venezuela is approaching the political precipice.
The truth: there is no evidence of an inflation precipice, or that the costs of reversing inflation (in terms, say, of pushing unemployment to high levels) are any greater than the benefits from inflation (in terms, say, of allowing unemployment to fall to low levels).
Hence the Keynesian solution: use monetary policy (lower interest rates) and fiscal policy (expanded government spending and reduced taxes) to keep the economy from ever approaching the precipice where deflation becomes possible.
More important, actively blocking that step forces the political system toward a precipice from which democracy cannot return.
With the credit crisis still making it difficult for many small and medium-size businesses to obtain even the minimal level of financing necessary to maintain inventories and conduct trade, global GDP is on a precipice in 2009.
A Bilateral Foil for America’s Multilateral DilemmaNEW HAVEN – The good news is that the United States and China appear to have backed away from the precipice of a trade war.
Little wonder, then, that on the precipice of this historic moment, there are many snakes in the grass.
After almost four decades of war, Afghanistan is, once again, teetering on the edge of a precipice.
With the single currency on the precipice, the necessity of greater fiscal and economic coordination is clear.
Low-carbon paths of economic growth do not look all that different from high-carbon paths – until the latter veers sharply to the precipice of catastrophic failure.
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