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The feature lacks any
semblance
of professional polish but manages to convey the backward, clannish atmosphere of a rural Georgia town where flash storms and downed power lines gradually unleash a terrible, crawling menace.
The film stumbles from one scene to another and never has any
semblance
of a coherent, believable story.
The devastating removal of every vestige of humanity through constant beatings, lack of sleep, lack of food and water, lack of any
semblance
of medical care, torments that ate away at body and spirit over endless days, was the intolerable part.
This grade-B flick is actually a cut above your typical made-for-cable fare, notably because there is a
semblance
of plot to add to the by-the-numbers action sequences.
The problem is that the
semblance
of choice in libertarian paternalism is an illusion.
The former is sure to usher in a highly volatile future; the latter would further entrench the Fed’s new mandate – one that undermines any
semblance
of central-bank independence.
But the nagging questions about the campaign's legitimacy lie less in the past, and more in the ongoing absence of virtually any
semblance
of the rule of law in Iraq.
In order to bring some
semblance
of stability to the Middle East, the US must think beyond the framework nuclear agreement with Iran and develop, with all stakeholders, a collective security regime – an initiative that will require the US to regain the trust of its allies in the region.
Amid a re-run of last year’s lurid schoolyard taunts – “little rocket man” and “mentally deranged dotard” – Moon will be desperate to rescue a
semblance
of improvement in relations with the North.
The verdict has not only brought some
semblance
of closure to the most brutal European conflict since World War II; it has also demonstrated the international community’s commitment to ensuring justice and accountability in such matters.
The central government’s machinery seemed intact, and life in Damascus and Aleppo retained a
semblance
of normalcy, but the regime lost control over increasingly large parts of the country.
As in Russia and Venezuela, a few courageous dissidents are allowed to exist on the margins of public discourse, to provide a
semblance
of free speech.
Moreover, few African governments have even the
semblance
of a credible national plan for delivering affordable energy to their citizens.
Although the impeachment played out according to the constitution, there was little
semblance
of due process, and international observers have described the move as a “parliamentary coup.”
None predicted the crisis; and in very few of these economies has a
semblance
of full employment been restored.
But Macron’s affability and bonhomie cannot obscure the fact that the two countries are operating under very different circumstances than in the past, much less ensure any
semblance
of reliability from the Trump administration.
Or we can rely on Facebook and Twitter to restore a
semblance
of will and sovereignty to what used to be called the people, by technical means that enable real-time responses to instant referenda.
No leader, group of leaders, or institution commands sufficient authority to restore any
semblance
of international order and peace.
The reaction of Boot, and others of his persuasion, points to a genuine dilemma that always occurs in authoritarian systems that use some
semblance
of democracy to bolster their legitimacy.
But, in searching for the “next big thing,” the world ignores the fact that the US remains the only power capable of providing global leadership and ensuring some
semblance
of international order.
In the QE era, monetary policy has lost any
semblance
of discipline and coherence.
The protests are clearly the result of ordinary citizens becoming fed up with corruption, the lack of any
semblance
of rule of law, and arbitrary treatment.
A century later, it is clear that the old order has become obsolete, given that it no longer provides any
semblance
of stability.
The right way to think about cryptocurrency coins is as lottery tickets that pay off in a dystopian future where they are used in rogue and failed states, or perhaps in countries where citizens have already lost all
semblance
of privacy.
The second requires that the engagement be carefully calibrated, with not even a
semblance
of honor or recognition bestowed on those serving an administration that so grossly violates liberal democratic norms.
A recent decree, widely condemned abroad, allows the government to appoint two-thirds of the Academy’s members, thereby ending even the
semblance
of scientific independence.
Lacking any
semblance
of a strategy to boost savings – not just a long-term fix to the federal government’s budget deficit, but also meaningful incentives for personal saving – US politicians have turned to yet another quick fix.
The one limit on the permanent members’ veto power – the requirement that a party to a dispute must abstain from voting – underscores the importance of maintaining some
semblance
of neutrality when making decisions in the Security Council.
Indeed, self-employment is an increasingly attractive option for workers seeking some
semblance
of job security in an unpredictable and challenging labor market.
That provides the rationale for the Fed’s zero-interest-rate policy – but at the obvious cost of discriminating against savers, who lose any
semblance
of interest income.
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