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Those pressing for military intervention in Darfur would probably say that this is a bad thing.
Clearly, the US is also pressing ahead with preparations for an air strike.
It is obvious that the practice of pressing convicts into service on overseas projects has been instituted at the instance of the Chinese government.
In order to provide the most useful advice and analysis to each government—and, when needed, tailor the necessary financing—our economists need to address the most pressing economic issues.
So the question of how to manage sovereign-debt restructuring – to reduce debt to levels that are sustainable – is more pressing than ever.
But, given the growing numbers of cancer survivors, the need for this knowledge is becoming more pressing.
Shortly thereafter, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “America cannot solve the most pressing problems on our own, and the world cannot solve them without America.
Despite the collapse of the Arab Spring, Tunisia is pressing ahead with reforms, including the creation of a Truth and Dignity Commission.
To date, the experience of the ICC and other similar tribunals suggests that prosecutors usually refrain from pressing charges when countries have taken all available steps to avoid the commission of international crimes.
This approach is not only inhumane, but also economically untenable: leaders in these countries should be encouraged to redirect scarce law enforcement, court, and prison resources towards more pressing causes.
Charter 08 has not received the attention it deserves, perhaps because most people have other, more pressing concerns.
Now China, India, and Japan are pressing to get in.
Iran’s Nuclear LiesMohammad El-Baradei, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is pressing the agency’s board of governors to make one last effort to find a diplomatic solution to Iran’s nuclear ambitions before sending the case to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions.
Because most media attention has shifted to Lebanon, the Israelis have had a free hand to continue pressing the Palestinians without international protest.
Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek is an advocate of urgently needed reforms, but he lacks a parliamentary majority and is pressing for a fresh general election in the first half of 2007.
While the French Senate recently struck down a similar law, several European countries are pressing ahead.
British business lobbies, as well as the government officials tasked with implementation, have been pressing for this transition period to be as long as possible.
Maintaining stability in the Middle East for the sake of energy security has now become secondary to the pressing need to deal with the challenges posed by the problems in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
At the same time, the issue of fair taxation is becoming more and more pressing, because the number of taxpayers who make an adequate contribution to financing public goods and services is decreasing.
There are three main areas to which business should turn its attention if capitalism is to function in a more inclusive way and meet society’s most pressing needs.
After all, as Greg Ip of the Wall Street Journal pointed out in 2015, “Squeezing risk out of the economy can be like pressing on a water bed: the risk often re-emerges elsewhere.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration needs to be more ambitious in pressing China for greater reciprocity in market access and competition.
Now others will find that the alternative to America going it alone or withdrawing from the global scene is real multilateralism, which requires their willingness and ability to commit resources to deal with pressing challenges.
For example, China began pressing territorial claims in the South China Sea, as well as escalating a longstanding border dispute with India.
With each day, questions about the fallout for the region become more pressing.
This approach recognizes that the most pressing needs of the Roma – improvements in education, housing, health care, and employment opportunities – are in the hands of member states, not the Commission.
Strengthening African ScienceURBANA, ILLINOIS – In late March, Africa’s leading scientists, innovators, and policymakers met in Kigali, Rwanda, to brainstorm solutions to an increasingly pressing problem: the low quality of science on the continent.
For example, given that one of Africa’s most pressing challenges is feeding its growing population, schools specializing in agricultural research should ensure that their work contributes to solutions.
Pressing problems, such as the economic crisis, nuclear proliferation, and climate change, will not wait.
The US has been pressing for tighter controls on banks’ internal models, and for a limit on how much a bank’s models can reduce its assets on a risk-weighted basis.
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