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These considerations raise the
prospect
of trying to bring about an alternative future: an Iran with a political leadership that is more moderate at home and abroad, and that forgoes developing a nuclear weapon or anything close to it.
While a process of "peaceful evolution" offers the best
prospect
for change in this mutating "people's republic," the Party's demonstrated inability to countenance even the most modest quotients of political challenge--even with a new generation of leaders in power--does not inspire confidence in the
prospect
for piecemeal reform.
Without high-quality education, there is little
prospect
for economic prosperity and political stability anywhere.
The
prospect
of a grand accord for South Asia is before us.
The real long-term success of the Kosovo war can be assured only by the
prospect
of integration of Balkans with the developed Europe.
A worldwide common concern: the
prospect
of an Iraq War.
Economic stagnation in many European countries accompanies the
prospect
of double-dip recessions in others (leaving aside the unfolding disaster on the periphery).
Without a voice for their concerns, Iran’s young people face the
prospect
of increased frustration, whatever the outcome of the election.
The
prospect
of quick gains from occupying publicly owned forestland induces private individuals to grab and clear as much of these areas as quickly as possible, without regard for the environmental and social impact of their behavior.
Indeed, in a world that has grown nervous about emerging economies, Mexico stands out as an island of opportunity, with a stable fiscal position and the
prospect
of rising demand for its goods as the US recovery gathers momentum.
Despite the Court’s traditional conservatism on social issues, it would surely reject the key provisions of the proposed abortion law – a
prospect
that would empower PiS moderates to rein in their extremist colleagues.
In addition to the
prospect
of enormous human suffering, severe economic, political, and social pressures now threaten to overwhelm and destabilize developing countries, triggering conflict on an unprecedented scale.
The
prospect
of intimidating the world is simply too appealing to give up, it seems, even if it means remaining locked in not-so-splendid isolation.
Nor can the
prospect
be ruled out that the regime would seek to depart in a blaze of glory with a final desperate act.
Though financial markets have grown skittish at the
prospect
that Italy’s new leaders could drive their country out of the eurozone, polling conducted after the election in March showed that 60-72% of Italians would not support such a move.
After all, disorder there is a serious threat to their security, with Europe at risk owing to its geographical proximity and countries like China and India facing the
prospect
of energy-supply disruptions.
In fact, automakers in Asia and Europe are probably ecstatic at the
prospect
of increased sales.
While some northern countries relish the
prospect
of extracting minerals from an ice-free Arctic Ocean and using the Northwest Passage, global warming is not good for most of the planet.
It is the
prospect
of a proxy war that makes all the unsettled issues – the division of oil revenue, the demarcation of the border, and the fate of the adjoining Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile region – so potentially explosive.
Today, the
prospect
of either country launching a nuclear attack against the other seems almost ridiculous.
The US has no offshore wind farms, and no
prospect
of having any for at least five years.
If firewalls are strong, or redundancy and resilience allow quick recovery, or the
prospect
of a self-enforcing response (“an electric fence”) seems possible, an attack becomes less attractive.
Business has been booming in this respect lately, with The Economist, Foreign Affairs, and many less exalted journals full of claims that the global order is crumbling, America’s ability (and willingness) to save it is in terminal decline, and the
prospect
of avoiding major conflict in the decade ahead is illusory.
After all, the
prospect
of a nuclear-armed Iran would most likely exacerbate violent conflict and a nuclear arms race in the region.
To be sure, deeper EU-Canada energy ties are not an entirely new
prospect.
But, in addition to bringing the Liberals to power, democratization granted the left its first foothold within the Paraguayan state and its first opportunity to build its own political machine – a deeply threatening
prospect
for both traditional parties.
In that case, a breakup of the EU will become a realistic prospect, triggering panic in European financial markets and economies.
That is why the
prospect
of rising German labor costs, after a decade of stasis, is actually one of the few positive economic developments on the European scene – hardly something that the ECB should resist.
Beyond the current crisis, the
prospect
appears to be similar in other major emerging economies, including Brazil, China, and Indonesia.
And, given the rising risk of a global systemic financial meltdown, the
prospect
of a decade-long L-shaped recession – like the one experienced by Japan after the collapse of its real estate and equity bubble – cannot be ruled out.
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