Principal
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But, rather than rethink his approach, he has simply redirected it, in order to restore the Palestinians to their position as the
principal
existential threat to Israel.
But by the mid-1980's policymakers throughout the world were assenting to the following propositions:Central banks must make their commitments to long-run price stability credible;Central banks must accept that the average level of unemployment is determined not by cyclical factors, but by "structural" factors, which they have no business trying to address;Announcing and trying to maintain a money-supply growth target is an easy way for a central bank to communicate its
principal
intentions, gain credibility, and give outsiders a way to check whether sound policies are really being followed.
They trumpeted France’s invasion by “Polish plumbers,” calling into question Europe’s two
principal
achievements: the introduction of a single market, which has undeniably boosted the French economy, and EU enlargement, which has done so much to foster democratic transition in new member states.
While the US is the
principal
exporter of reactors, it currently has just two under construction on its own territory.
UN efforts have also led to the eradication of many infectious diseases; the adoption in 1982 of the Convention on the Law of the Sea, the
principal
framework for handling maritime disputes; and the establishment in 1988 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, whose regular reports play an important role in assessing hazards related to climate change.
Having more than doubled since its crisis-induced trough, the US equity market – not to mention its amply rewarded upper-income shareholders – has been the
principal
beneficiary of the Fed’s unconventional policy gambit.
In a long interview with the journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, Obama expressed his desire for Saudi Arabia to “share” the region with Iran, its
principal
regional rival.
Iran remains the
principal
backer of both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Shia-led government in Baghdad, making it a leading contributor to the humanitarian tragedy in both countries, where Sunni Arabs comprise the majority of the victims of violence.
With the United States an increasingly reluctant world policeman as it reconsiders, reduces, and realigns its strategic commitments, European countries – especially the United Kingdom and France, given Germany’s retreat from military participation – will have to bear
principal
responsibility for dealing with African security issues.
With one out of four mortgages in the US under water – more owed than the house is worth – there is a growing consensus that the only way to deal with the mess is to write down the value of the
principal
(what is owed).
The US Federal Reserve keeps the short-term nominal T-bill rate near 1% only when the economy is depressed, capacity is slack, labor is idle, and the
principal
risk is deflation rather than upward pressure on prices.
Likewise, while the nationalism of America’s
principal
rival, China, has become more assertive lately, the communist regime’s clear priority – indeed, the key to its stability – is domestic economic growth.
Moreover, the Obama administration, by having reset US foreign policy, removed the
principal
irritants in Russia-Western relations, such as the prospect of NATO enlargement to Ukraine and Georgia; close relations with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, and plans for the deployment of US defensive missiles in Central Europe.
But the
principal
reasons for the West not to isolate Kazakhstan are geostrategic.
When I was a student 50 years ago, my
principal
teacher was a leading Marxist historian and former member of the Communist Party.
Their cash balances are extremely high, interest payments on debt are low, and
principal
obligations have been termed out.
Greece’s default on its national debt need not mean an explicit refusal to make
principal
and interest payments when they come due.
More likely would be an IMF-organized restructuring of the existing debt, swapping new bonds with lower
principal
and interest for existing bonds.
Greece’s membership in the eurozone was also a
principal
cause of its current large budget deficit.
The school’s
principal
tried to save her students.
It was the
principal
architect of the liberal world order and its
principal
backer.
It was also a
principal
beneficiary.
But, in the 1970’s, investors in American stocks and long-term bonds lost half their principal, and even investors in short-term American debt were down by 20% in real terms by the end of the decade.
The
principal
fear, at least in the circles in which I move, is of a sudden unwinding of “global imbalances”: a rapid and destabilizing end to America’s very large trade deficit and to Asia’s very large trade surplus.
The
principal
risk I see today is that being borne by investors in dollar-denominated debt – and I don’t believe they are charging a fair price for what they are doing.
A recent dispute between Italy (the main port of arrival) and France (the
principal
final destination) ended with the French reintroducing border controls.
Small wonder that the Maghreb’s
principal
export has been young men seeking a better life.
By the early 1920s the dollar had matched and, on some dimensions, surpassed sterling as the
principal
vehicle for international transactions.
(While Chile might, in principal, undertake similar protectionist measures against the US, there is a complete asymmetry in power.
Finally, the UK was much more exposed than the US to the eurozone crisis of 2012-2013, as its
principal
trading partner suffered two years of negative growth.
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