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It is this
prospect
of a massive enlargement that defines the central challenge facing the EU: how to strengthen its institutions to be able to handle a Union whose membership will expand from 15 to 27 countries - perhaps more.
Equally important, China is wary of the
prospect
of Korea being unified under South Korean rule and backed up by continued strategic support from the US.
Given Russia's attack on Ukraine, this is a dismal prospect, because internal weakness and external threats are directly linked.
Though he has a lot on his plate – from North Korea’s nuclear brazenness to Russia’s encroachment on Western spheres of influence – and the odds of success are desperately slim, the
prospect
of striking a “big deal” where all his predecessors have failed is simply too tempting to pass up.
With democracy in most of the region still a long way off – indeed, perhaps a more distant
prospect
now than five years ago – US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice repeats her mantra that the dead civilians of Beirut, Sidon, Tyre, and Gaza represent the “birth pangs” of a new Middle East.
The second came from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who seemed to rejoice at the
prospect
of waging and winning a trade war.
In the recession-afflicted south, continued fiscal consolidation will demand new austerity measures – a
prospect
that citizens will reject.
Given the huge premium accorded to the winner by Italy’s new electoral law (Renzi was sure he would be the one to benefit), such a
prospect
is truly frightening.
Given that Egypt and Turkey are two of the three most populous countries of Islam’s historic core (the third is theocratic Iran), one might infer that their ongoing difficulties have destroyed any
prospect
of reconciling political Islam with pluralist democracy.
Some Americans react emotionally to that prospect, though it would be ahistorical to believe that the US will have a preponderant share of power resources forever.
Firms and individuals need the
prospect
of higher incomes to save, invest, work hard, and innovate.
But the mere
prospect
of such a transition usually postpones some important political decisions and freezes some economic activity, pending the resolution of the accompanying uncertainty.
The third development involves the emergence (and promise) of new technologies that make the
prospect
of intercepting ballistic missiles at one or another stage of their flight – hitting a bullet with a bullet – more real than ever before.
An earlier classroom lesson was well-founded: temporarily below-normal tax rates on labor this year, when merged with the
prospect
of reversion to normal rates next year, will encourage households to squeeze more work into this year and to work less in future years.
Right now, the
prospect
that they will make the right choices appears to be dim.
Many European lawmakers are worried by the
prospect
of a nuclear-armed Iran on Europe’s doorstep, and are not convinced by the regime’s claim that it seeks only nuclear energy.
When the world’s two leading nuclear powers behave like this, the
prospect
of another major war in the Middle East becomes all the more terrifying.
Initial damage to the confidence of the business class caused by higher taxes on the wealthy would be balanced by the
prospect
of higher overall consumption.
The
prospect
of a broad coalition government that excludes Wilders could enhance his influence, by making him the main opposition.
Boehner’s forced departure makes it likelier than ever that the US – and the world – will soon face the
prospect
of another self-inflicted economic shock, caused entirely by the Republicans’ scorched-earth budget tactics.
Faced with a rising China, a declining but risk-inclined Russia, and the
prospect
of prolonged turmoil in the Middle East, close transatlantic cooperation will be crucial to maintaining a liberal international order over the long term.
Nor is there any
prospect
that someone else will intervene in Sudan to make an arrest.
The
prospect
of a re-energized Franco-German axis is why the Dutch – who are traditionally pro-European but do not want a Europe that marginalizes small countries – might vote No in their referendum (which follows shortly upon France’s) if the French vote Yes.
Faced with that prospect, the US and South Korea could take steps to reassure China that they would not exploit such a situation by moving their troops to China’s border.
Moreover, in the 1980’s, Qaddafi invaded Chad and became a major sponsor of international terrorism, effectively ruling out any
prospect
of attracting the foreign investment needed to maintain competitiveness.
Firstly, China succeeded in lowering its energy consumption per unit of GDP by 1.79%, 4.04% and 4.59% respectively for 2006, 2007, and 2008, which strongly suggests the
prospect
of meeting the 20% objective by 2010.
Providing the hope that comes with education, health care, and the
prospect
of a job is a far more effective weapon than a drone to combat an insurgency that feeds on despair, poverty, joblessness, and the absence of basic services.
We should not panic at the
prospect.
Real interest rates today are high, more so if we look at the
prospect
of fiscal restraint.
But the cursed EMU
prospect
-- a waste of time, a waste of energy, a terrible mistake that much is clear today -- forces everybody to put on a demanding show in the monetary stage.
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