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Coming to office after 17 years of right-wing authoritarian rule, the temptation to
promise
handsomely and spend lavishly was enormous.
But the SGP's current rules discourage this kind of reform by prohibiting temporary increases in the budget deficit - even if they
promise
long-term fiscal consolidation.
His plan to exploit and industrialize the country’s gas fields remains just a
promise.
The results
promise
to transform the lives of neglected and impoverished people everywhere.
The BRICS have also failed to fulfill their
promise
of international leadership.
Leveraging a mixture of administrative guidance and monetary incentives, the city government plans to reduce the share of garments in the output of textiles products by 25% in three years and to increase the industrial applications of chemical fibers, which
promise
much higher returns than apparel production.
But with a strong and sustained commitment to fulfill the
promise
of universal primary and secondary education – and a little international support – governments can ensure happier, more prosperous lives for their countries’ young people.
It is premature to invite Lukashenko to the opening summit of this initiative in Prague on May 7.But, after years of atrophy, EU-Belarus relations finally offer some
promise
for the future.
By contrast, Germany – where the destruction of both Poland and European Jewry took shape – has become a land of
promise
and opportunity for Israeli youth.
QE’s impact hinges on the “three Ts” of monetary policy: transmission (the channels by which monetary policy affects the real economy); traction (the responsiveness of economies to policy actions); and time consistency (the unwavering credibility of the authorities’
promise
to reach specified targets like full employment and price stability).
As Draghi attempts to deliver on his nearly two-and-a-half-year-old commitment, the limits of his
promise
– like comparable assurances by the Fed and the BOJ – could become glaringly apparent.
If British voters recognized their country’s weak negotiating position, the Brexiteers, who won the referendum on their
promise
to “take back control,” would face a political disaster.
The agenda included not only these companies’ available weapons stockpiles, but also the Chinese firms’
promise
to provide additional weapons if required.
Only if we all work in unison can we fulfill our
promise
to have all children in school within a generation.
“But I cannot
promise
that you will."
Unfortunately, even the
promise
of additional funding cannot overcome governmental intransigence.
Financial firms sell assets, like Treasury bonds or real-estate securities, for cash, and
promise
to buy those assets back (i.e., to repurchase them or, for short, to do a “repo”), typically the following day.
This requires improved security, inflows of aid and investment, and the curtailment of land expropriations that deny the
promise
of statehood.
Known as “biopharming,” the great
promise
of this technology emerged about 15 years ago, with clinical trials of vaccines and drugs produced in bananas, tomatoes, and tobacco.
That
promise
seems to have contributed to his electoral success, pointing to an unfortunate historical trend in Southeast Asian politics.
Leaving aside country-specific peculiarities, nationalist parties all
promise
to stem global forces that will affect older people disproportionately.
At the heart of today’s nationalist politics is a
promise
to preserve the status quo – or even to restore a mythical past.
Because the LAC has not been mutually clarified – China reneged on a 2001
promise
to exchange maps with India – China claims that PLA troops are merely camping on “Chinese land.”
Forward guidance (a
promise
about future interest rates) is not effective when policymakers have to admit that circumstances may force them to change their minds – and their policies – without warning.
On trade, Romney promises to launch a trade war with China, and to declare it a currency manipulator on Day One – a
promise
that gives him little wiggle room.
But it is equally true that the emerging consensus among the government, business leaders, and trade unions already has led a growing number of companies to
promise
significantly higher wages and bonuses.
Attracted by the
promise
of membership, the countries that joined the EU last year underwent 15 years of social, economic, legal, and political changes whose scope was unprecedented in modern European history.
In fact, the
promise
of EU membership now seems to have been a more effective means of promoting reform than membership itself: aspiration, unlike membership, gave the EU far greater political leverage.
In its push for universal higher education and global status, China is stringing its young people along with the
promise
of high-paid, meaningful employment after graduation.
It is a
promise
that China will not be able to fulfill for a very long time.
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