Semblance
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The use of online social networks, for example, has grown faster than in any other country in Europe, and has helped create some
semblance
of a public sphere, with the Russian blogosphere often a venue for angry public expression about social injustice, undeserved privileges, lawlessness, and police impunity.
When an event has never occurred, it cannot be predicted with any
semblance
of confidence.
In an economy where several sectors are still shackled by pervasive regulations and controls, the payment of bribes in exchange for government permits can sometimes restore some
semblance
of a free market.
Our economies are more deeply intertwined than ever before, and the sheer scale of destruction that could be wrought by today’s weaponry may invite some
semblance
of restraint.
Who can be proud that Romania’s last Communist boss, Nicolai Ceaucescu, and his wife were shot without even the
semblance
of a fair trial?
If the world, and especially the American people, believe that removing Assad’s chemical weapons will end his government’s slaughter of innocent men, women, and children, then all
semblance
of rational thought, humanitarian care, and regard for national interest has been thrown to the wind.
China could provide a
semblance
of effective protection of private property despite the absence of formal rights.
The 1995 Dayton agreement restored some
semblance
of calm to Bosnia.
They are used to some
semblance
of security in their cities, which have long been bastions of knowledge and art, not sites of relentless terror.
This reflects a strong desire to maintain some
semblance
of institutional order in Lebanon, and indicates that a war with Israel is no more in Hezbollah’s interests than it is in Iran’s.
Any
semblance
of the rule of law and due process has disappeared.
When its grip was loosened, any
semblance
of law and order disappeared.
This means treading carefully as she seeks a
semblance
of justice for past military misdeeds and tackles endemic corruption.
The Sunni resistance – a guerilla and terrorist war that was well prepared in the last years of Saddam’s rule – will continue to try to subvert any
semblance
of order representing the current majority Shia-Kurdish coalition.
As in the former Yugoslavia, the separate entities now emerging may stand a better chance of developing a
semblance
of representative and eventually democratic governance than if Iraq’s warring communities are forced to live together in the prison house that the country has always been for most of its citizens.
Considering the cost of recent efforts to maintain some
semblance
of exchange-rate stability, it seems that not even the equivalent of $3 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves is enough to manage a currency float.
Take, for example, the ten-year $14.5 trillion federal government spending binge proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders – a program judged to be without any
semblance
of fiscal integrity by leading economic advisers within the very party whose nomination he seeks.
The attackers issued a clear demand: Kenya must withdraw the forces that it deployed two years ago as part of an international effort to drive al-Shabaab out of Somalia and return the country to government rule and a
semblance
of normal life.
The
semblance
of peace on the Korean Peninsula remains fragile, and South Korea’s government has engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts to rally friends and partners in the region and worldwide to deter the North.
This will prolong the conflict, further diminish trust, and, in the long term, make it harder to restore any
semblance
of mutually beneficial cooperation, implying significant long-term consequences for the global economy.
The Shareholder Spring ContinuesLONDON – It is annual general meeting season – the time of year when some of the world’s biggest companies gather to report to shareholders and have some
semblance
of a conversation with them.
And if these countries had recycled a smaller stock of foreign reserves into US Treasuries, agency bonds, and subprime securities, US interest rates would likely have remained higher, emerging-market current-account surpluses would have declined earlier, and advanced-economy deficits would have contracted, thereby restoring some
semblance
of equilibrium.
Refugees find some
semblance
of safety, as they are given temporary shelter and support.
Looking even further into the future, when some
semblance
of “normality” has been restored, central banks should focus less on hitting near-term inflation targets, and more on avoiding “boom-bust” credit cycles.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has established himself as the most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, cracking down on any
semblance
of dissent.
With her
semblance
of moderation, she is far more appealing than her father and former party leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen.
A
semblance
of political legitimacy, especially among the educated middle class, was purchased with the promise of greater wealth.
Of course, Putin’s success over the past few years in killing off any
semblance
of a free press – and when an ex-KGB man “kills off” a free press, it is not just a figure of speech – has helped mute open opposition.
It was heart-rending to witness this faint
semblance
of proper schooling – all the more so because the children clearly valued their education.
President Kostunica also accepts the need to cooperate with the Hague but is more concerned to protect the country's sovereignty and preserve a
semblance
of national dignity.
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