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No, and it doesn't
pretend
to be.
But, while the world may be happy to
pretend
that bilateral cooperation will revitalize multilateralism, nobody should be fooled.
Though some Republicans
pretend
otherwise, there is simply no solution that decreases the role of government without increasing the ranks of the uninsured – and thus raising total health-care costs.
The government may
pretend
that it has not experienced a capital loss, because, unlike banks, it is not required to use mark-to-market accounting.
Europe cannot afford to procrastinate and
pretend.
We do not really know what could make growth more inclusive, countries more competitive, and development more sustainable in each country and region; and we should not
pretend
that we do.
How can Europe
pretend
to stand for an ambitious message when it picks such low-profile – indeed, practically anonymous – messengers to deliver it?
In an environment of zero or near-zero interest rates, creditors have an incentive to “extend and pretend” – that is, roll over their maturing debt, so that they can keep their problems hidden for longer.
At some level, we all
pretend
to tune into the Olympics to admire human athleticism.
And, like Bush, Trump is yet another Republican president who will assume office despite losing the popular vote, only to
pretend
that he has a mandate to undertake extremist policies.
Second, we should not
pretend
that Russia is a neutral peacekeeper in conflicts on its borders.
Some
pretend
that the rise in violence there – to levels not seen since 2008 – has nothing to do with Syria.
To
pretend
that the Doha Round’s failure would not have negative and lasting effects for the WTO betrays a profound lack of understanding of the risks we run, as well as of the Round’s vital importance for weaker and smaller states.
Today, the scam has been turned on its head: chess-playing machines
pretend
to be chess-playing humans.
Political leaders, government officials, and judges do not even
pretend
that the judicial system is independent and fair.
Such a pragmatic approach to improving governance would be neither dogmatic nor
pretend
to universality.
But this is nothing more than yet another temporary solution – or, to be less generous, the continuation of what has come to be known as the “extend and pretend” approach.
For governments and international organizations, as with individuals, moral failure is easier to live with if we can
pretend
that it never happened.
With an expert analysis of the wider implications of deception and “spinning" the truth, he demonstrates that manipulation can work only if the ruler can convincingly
pretend
not to be engaging in it.
I don’t
pretend
to possess journalism’s Holy Grail: a sustainable business plan for the newspaper of the future.
It is hard even to
pretend
that NATO is a serious military threat.
Indeed, Rybkin was told to
pretend
to be opposed to Yeltsin's policies, but when he did object, Chernomyrdin summoned Rybkin to his office for "clarifications."
In principle, all of Russia's political elites appear to have - or
pretend
to have - resigned themselves to a political landscape with Putin alone on the mountaintop and everyone else consigned to the valley below.
Let’s
pretend
that the United States had such a government.
This means that the BOJ can
pretend
to be independent, but only for as long as the government permits.
A case of insolvency was made increasingly worse by continuing to
pretend
that it was a mere liquidity problem.
The way to the masses’ hearts is not to
pretend
that you are just like them.
But, though Gates was right to ask why climate-change negotiations have not included R&D, let’s not
pretend
that any of this is simple.
Like Czechoslovakia’s leaders in 1968, forced by the Kremlin to sign a letter inviting the Warsaw Pact to invade their country, the victim was required to
pretend
that it had requested its punishment.
After years of “extend and pretend,” today almost everyone agrees that debt restructuring is essential.
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