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Politicians who come to power by winning a free and fair election are accountable
primarily
to voters.
Meanwhile, the coal industry argues that it plays an indispensable role in tackling “energy poverty” – that is, the lack of access to modern non-polluting forms of power,
primarily
electricity.
Claims that the TTIP would benefit
primarily
the wealthy have thus struck a chord with labor unions and others.
The Yellow Vests are
primarily
from the lower middle and working classes, rather than from the very bottom of the social ladder.
Its experiment with an Islamic form of democracy is now
primarily
an internal affair.
Given that the lending was denominated
primarily
in US dollars, it is subject to currency risk, adding another dimension of vulnerability to emerging-economy balance sheets.
Of the fossil energy sources -
primarily
oil - that African countries do exploit, only a quarter is consumed locally.
Americans
primarily
interact with government at the state and local level, through schools and roads, police and hospitals.
Militarily, China will focus
primarily
on its regional supremacy, because the country’s unity depends on it.
By contrast, the French government is right to call for measures to improve employment and development opportunities for Roma in their countries of origin
(primarily
Bulgaria and Romania in this case), which would reduce the incentives and pressure for them to move to other countries.
Surveys of public opinion all over the world find that most people believe that emotional problems, including those deemed severe, such as hearing voices, are
primarily
caused by bad things happening to us rather than by faulty brains or genes.
The conflict between Greece and its creditors has highlighted the mismatch between an ever-more-integrated continental economy and a European political structure built
primarily
around the interests of sovereign states.
A country derives its soft power
primarily
from three resources: its culture (in places that find it appealing), its political values (when it lives up to them at home and abroad), and its foreign policies (when they are seen as legitimate and having moral authority).
In order to ensure that it is as safe and effective as possible, it must be used
primarily
in the event of self-fulfilling debt crises.
The US has pulled out of recession faster than the eurozone, not only – or even
primarily
– because it fixed its banking system faster, but because it pursued more stimulative fiscal policies.
A country’s soft power comes
primarily
from three sources: its culture (when it is attractive to others), its political values such as democracy and human rights (when it lives up to them), and its policies (when they are seen as legitimate because they are framed with some humility and awareness of others’ interests.)
Responsibility for convincing Assad to stop bombing and shelling opposition-held areas would fall
primarily
on his international allies, Russia and Iran.
Due, primarily, to their bleak history since 1948, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza pursued a development strategy of exporting labor rather than goods.
All but the most courageous remain silent; with the threat of ruin for their paper or station, the risks that reporters run are no longer
primarily
their own.
The price of maize, half of which is imported from the US, more than doubled in a year,
primarily
because of production of bio-ethanol.
One prevailing myth is that cancer is
primarily
a developed-country problem.
When the North Koreans failed to take such steps,
primarily
in the form of refusing to agree to a verification regime, its interlocutors stopped providing fuel oil.
Of these, only the Gusinsky group derives its profits
primarily
from the media.
Because the current-account surplus is denominated in foreign currencies, China must use these funds to invest abroad,
primarily
by purchasing government bonds issued by the United States and European countries.
Rather, it is surprising because it has
primarily
targeted the European Union.
Second, the US regards trade
primarily
as an instrument of political sovereignty, whereas European countries since the end of World War II have viewed it as a tool for delivering prosperity and limiting conflict.
For a range of goods, automation means that production location and outsourcing decisions no longer depend
primarily
on labor costs.
But because of the weight of electric batteries, their limited range, cost, and other considerations, batteries are best suited
primarily
for short-range city cars.
At the start, the technology for engineering Bt genes into cotton was aimed
primarily
at controlling pests.
Nonetheless, most companies still think of all the new technologies that I write about
primarily
as message-sending devices – ways to promote their brand, create an image, and sell their product.
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