Seizing
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In fact,
seizing
this opportunity is the only recipe for genuine growth that we have left.
On both sides of the Atlantic, citizens are
seizing
upon trade agreements as a source of their woes.
By
seizing
control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and placing an ideological extremist in charge, he has brought to the fore the deepest flaws in his administration’s founding myth.
Of course, these ideas would amount to little were they not backed by modern weaponry, and had the countries whose territory the Islamic State is
seizing
not failed to create inclusive social contracts.
Yet, although Kenya – as well as several other African countries, such as Rwanda, South Africa, and the Seychelles – has made huge strides in
seizing
the opportunities of financial technology, it still has a long way to go.
The left, meanwhile, has focused primarily on redistribution, most recently
seizing
on proposals for a wealth tax with which to finance more generous transfers or even a universal basic income.
University researchers and nongovernmental organizations have established that the rapid rate of deforestation in the Amazon in recent decades is mainly the result of speculators
seizing
control of vast public lands.
Iran has already shown its capacity to resist by downing an US spy drone, allegedly targeting six oil tankers, and
seizing
two more in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz.
Having reaped substantial rewards from building up its core digital sectors, such as information technology and business process management, the country is now
seizing
new digital opportunities in many more sectors, such as agriculture, education, energy, financial services, health care, and logistics.
In agriculture, farmers are not only
seizing
the credit opportunities created by digital financial services; they are also using digital applications to gain specialized knowhow on, say, optimizing fertilizer and pesticide inputs.
In their rush to annex Palestinian lands, Israeli officials are justifying their illegal behavior on the grounds that they are only
seizing
territory demarcated in the Trump administration’s plan.
That reasoning has led Iran’s leaders to dial up its disruptive activities in a number of theaters, not least by
seizing
a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last month (they, too, have noticed that the UK is Europe’s weak link).
He demonstrated that his regime’s word could not be trusted internationally, for example by reneging on promises he had made to US President Barack Obama that China would not militarize the atolls and islands it was
seizing
illegally in the South China Sea.
Inequality and Its DiscontentsSTANFORD – Inequality has been
seizing
ever more of the public’s attention in recent years, reflected everywhere from papal encyclicals and economic tomes by French socialists to technical academic debates and the demotic language of politicians and pundits.
The government’s own planning envisages ports
seizing
up and businesses going bust as tariffs on UK exports to the EU go up overnight.
Seizing
it means more than welcoming a new face at the top.
Putin has, at times, been an impressive tactician, identifying and
seizing
opportunities to strengthen Russia’s position, even when holding weak cards.
Stifled by US sanctions following the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal in May 2018, Iran has been waging a war of attrition against Western oil interests, by allegedly striking Saudi oil facilities this past September and by
seizing
oil tankers on the high seas.
In fact, China is already
seizing
the opportunity created by the Japan-South Korea rift to expand its influence, including by playing the role of mediator.
We all have a stake in
seizing
the opportunity.
Seizing
the Health OpportunitySAN FRANCISCO – The COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions have devastated communities and economies around the world.
In a worrying recent development, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warned Turkey and its allied forces against
seizing
the strategic city of Sirte, which the LNA currently controls (along with a large chunk of territory stretching east to Libya’s border with Egypt).
The threat to the multilateral world order is accentuated by increasing Sino-American tensions, even as well-meaning liberals warn that China will take advantage of the West’s abandonment of the UN by
seizing
leadership of the multilateral system.
Seizing
that opportunity will require strong political will.
In terms of the broader economy, there is now talk of a “K-shaped” recovery in which some sectors decline sharply while others boom, often by
seizing
on opportunities created by the crisis itself.
Yet when it comes to risks, we can be impulsive and careless,
seizing
the short-term benefits but neglecting the long-term costs.
She shrank together, flushed till tears filled her eyes, and
seizing
the ends of her shawl began twisting them in her red fingers, not knowing what to say or do.
He was moved, and
seizing
her plump hand began kissing it.
He spent all the evening working, and dreaming how a windmill could be made on which one could ride, either by
seizing
one of the sails or by tying oneself to it and spinning round.
I knew!' he cried, repeating his favourite phrase, and
seizing
her hand, which was caressing his hair, he pressed her palm to his mouth, covering it with kisses.
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