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India’s former prime minister, Manmohan Singh, who lost power less than a year ago, is being
questioned
by prosecutors in connection with allegations of corruption in the privatization of coalmines under his government.
But the very fact that members of the old elite can be investigated and
questioned
is undeniable progress in a country where they have long enjoyed impunity.
As the new regime released political prisoners, permitted freedom of movement to the detained Suu Kyi, and even
questioned
the environmental and economic impact of a big Chinese dam project in the country’s north, Western critics began to acknowledge that genuine change might be on the way.
This no one
questioned.
Andy Haldane, one of the lieutenants Carney inherited at the BoE, has
questioned
the financial sector’s economic contribution, pointing to “its ability to both invigorate and incapacitate large parts of the non-financial economy.”
And, given that China’s growth has decelerated every quarter since the beginning of 2010, some have
questioned
whether it is achievable.
Indeed, almost simultaneously with the PLA incursion, scholars at an official Chinese think tank
questioned
Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa.
These decisions were controversial, and their advisability has been
questioned
– as it should be in a democracy.
In April, Spanish police
questioned
Rodrigo Rato, a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, as part of a corruption probe.
This proved too much for one Iranian legislator, Akbar Alami, who publicly
questioned
Ahmadinejad’s judgment, saying that even Islam’s holiest figures have never made such claims.
It is not just that several countries have seen center-left and radical parties come to power;US leadership and interests are routinely questioned, and even challenged, not only by Communist Cuba and “Bolivarian” Venezuela, but almost everywhere in the region.
Why are the principles of nominal income determination, which I thought largely settled since 1829, now being
questioned?
The South’s goal is to host a successful Olympic Games, after a year in which many countries
questioned
whether it was safe to send a delegation at all.
Nonetheless, this arrangement poses particular challenges in a country where the quality and independence of judicial decision-making have long been
questioned.
Of course, that episode didn’t last (and its significance has been questioned).
The assumptions of established theories are not questioned, and securing beneficial outcomes is a matter of quantifying probabilities of adverse events and consequently managing the associated risks.
So was Malaysian leader Najib Razak, whose wealth may be
questioned
by the US Justice Department as part of a wide-ranging investigation into fraud at a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
When other countries falter, their policies are questioned; when Israel’s behavior is controversial or problematic, its right to exist comes under fire.
They found that of the 31 million German workers questioned, 30% want fewer (but pay-adjusted) working hours, but that 26% want to work longer hours.
Critics have
questioned
the plan’s legality, the risk of collateral damage, and, most important, the effectiveness of armed intervention in stemming human-trafficking operations.
Her sentence was roundly supported by modernist Muslim intellectuals, who insisted that the punishment was justly applied and cannot be
questioned
because it has divine sanction.
The painting has been heavily retouched, and some experts have even
questioned
whether it really is by Leonardo.
One newly elected Republican member of Congress, Greg Gianforte, took this literally and assaulted a Guardian reporter after being
questioned
about his views on health care.
No matter how much our everyday views may be
questioned
by a theory, we nonetheless draw on our understanding of basic features of human life that seem so obvious as to need no formulation.
The benefits of free and open trade are being questioned, international institutions are being challenged, new geopolitical powers are rising, and – despite ups and downs – the global economy continues to tilt further toward emerging markets.
It is entirely possible that he will be transferred to Sweden, questioned, and released if the Swedish authorities find that there are insufficient grounds for prosecution.
The validity of this method has been
questioned
– and I have had my own reservations.
But NATO’s priorities this year include a sweeping review of its own strategic purpose, something the alliance has not
questioned
since 1999, while the EU continues to struggle towards its goal of forging a European defense policy worthy of the name.
Over the years, the authorities picked up Rivero,
questioned
him, harassed him, and tried to nudge him off the island, where he would presumably disappear into the black hole of Miami's exile community.
With the adoption of the MDGs, political leaders were publicly and privately
questioned
on the steps they were taking to end extreme poverty.
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