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As before there were expressions of “deep regret,” a
promise
of “immediate investigation” and the explanation that dropped leaflets had warned families in the region to leave their homes.
But what if Spain - and Europe as a whole - had reacted in the opposite way to the Madrid train bombing of April, saying: "We
promise
that because of that slaughter we will double our support for stabilization in Iraq by sending twice as many troops, experts, engineers, teachers, policemen, doctors, and billions of euros in support of allied forces and their Iraqi co-workers."
In this environment, the
promise
of PrEP begins to dim, as the risks of seeking treatment outweigh the potentially life-saving benefits.
By then, the technology’s advocates promise, biological sequestration will be joined by programs that capture emissions as they are released or pull them out of the air to be pumped into deep subterranean shafts – out of sight and out of mind.
Megawati promised to pursue human rights violators, but few actions have been taken to enforce this
promise.
In fact, the idea that North Korea will abandon its weapons programs in exchange for the
promise
of security and regime survival has been tested has failed whenever it has been tested.
In September 2005, five world powers, including the US, offered North Korea an unimpeded civilian nuclear program, energy assistance, economic aid, and diplomatic recognition, as well as a
promise
to establish a regional mechanism for maintaining peace and security in Northeast Asia.
A new era of citizen involvement and public scrutiny has begun, creating opportunities for truly inclusive environmental action that
promise
to achieve more than elites negotiating behind closed doors ever could.
His protectionist
promise
to put “America first” smacks of xenophobic nationalism, and his bullying use of tariffs is alienating friends and foes alike.
But if Obama fails to make good on his
promise
of change, it will be decades before the electorate again places its trust in a candidate who claims to be different from the usual run of politicians.
Before a new policy – say, a trade agreement – is adopted, beneficiaries have an incentive to
promise
compensation.
Some elements are borrowed from Stalinism and Maoism, but much of the Kim cult owes more to indigenous forms of shamanism: human gods who
promise
salvation (it is no accident that the Reverend Sun Myung Moon and his Unification Church came from Korea, too).
The risks are greater than the
promise.
Some 80% of Sudan’s oil is in the South, and the country’s vast swaths of fertile, naturally irrigated land hold much
promise
for commercial agriculture.
Early implementation shows great
promise.
Though the exact details remain to be decided, such steps might include more exchange-rate flexibility in China, and perhaps a
promise
from the US to show greater commitment to fiscal restraint.
Oil exporters could, in turn,
promise
to increase domestic consumption expenditure, which would boost imports.
Likewise, post-deflation Japan could
promise
never again to resort to massive intervention to stop its currency from appreciating.
New technologies like lithium batteries and hydrogen cars
promise
to free us from dependence on fossil fuels without separating us from our cars, but even the most remarkable breakthroughs cannot replace our automotive fleet anytime soon.
In contrast, Trump’s
promise
to dismantle trade deals has received very little pushback.
Trump’s
promise
to “Make America Great Again” is a political swindle.
Populists will
promise
anything, including policies that are untenable or that will lead to certain disaster.
The reasons for offshore wind’s failure to fulfill its
promise
in the United Kingdom are equally straightforward and have nothing to do with a lack of money.
The
promise
of the service revolution is that countries do not have to wait to get on the path to rapid development.
It would have been better for both recovery and reform to
promise
to introduce such limitations in (say) two years time.
The underlying problem, though, is that both regulators and bankers continue to rely on mathematical models that
promise
more than they can deliver for managing financial risks.
Both reflect the failure to fulfill the
promise
of shared, pan-European prosperity.
Obama kept his
promise
to withdraw American forces from Iraq during his first term.
He has failed to deliver on the key
promise
of his Cairo speech in 2009: “to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world.”
Now he must keep the
promise
that he made at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year to “push for more transparency on who owns companies; on who’s buying up land and for what purpose; on how governments spend their money; on how gas, oil, and mining companies operate; and on who is hiding stolen assets and how we recover and return them.”
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