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Now, as in previous times of volatility and uncertainty, we stand shoulder to shoulder with Europe in meeting the biggest global challenges.
But it would manage these differences pragmatically, while always standing shoulder to shoulder with America on the values-based issues that count.
Even after leaders such as Harold Macmillan realized that the UK could not afford to stay out of the European Economic Community, the lure of standing shoulder to shoulder with the US, especially in faraway wars, was stronger than the desire to play a leading role in Europe.
Developed countries believe that they have shouldered the burden of trade liberalization for far too long, and that developing countries should shoulder more obligations if they are in a position to do so.
But they might as well let the US shoulder the burden and reputational risks of managing North Korea on its own.
Might not those who are responsible for the worst be willing to shoulder some responsibility for repairing the damage, for building up after tearing down?
But polluters should shoulder more of the climate-change burden.
But with many governments seemingly lacking the political will to take such an approach, monetary policy will likely continue to shoulder the heavy and increasingly unsustainable burden of supporting growth.
After all, Italy and Spain cannot shoulder the necessary financial burden to fight the virus and stabilize their economies.
Isolating China economically – which is crucial to gaining the upper hand – will require the US not only to shoulder its own costs, but also to compensate its allies for the losses they incur.
Such opportunism makes US allies doubt America’s resolve in an economic confrontation with China, fueling fear that they will shoulder high short-term costs for nothing.
Because African countries cannot shoulder the necessary investment alone, traditional donors and global tech giants alike should explore innovative financing arrangements and experiment with new technologies that can increase access.
ECB President Mario Draghi has therefore rightly called on national governments that have room for maneuver to shoulder some of the stabilization burden by providing fiscal stimulus.
Even when discharged of their payroll costs, they still had fixed costs to shoulder.
But although criticism may spur economists to greater efforts, the concentrated onslaught against the profession has unintentionally diverted attention from a discipline that should shoulder more of the blame: public policy.
Mediaeval Italian life had at that time become so fascinating to him that he even began to wear his hat and throw his cloak across his shoulder in a mediaeval manner which was very becoming to him.
Just look at him,' said the old man, pointing with his gold-trimmed hat to Karenin who, in Court uniform, with a new red ribbon round his shoulder, stood in the doorway with an important member of the State Council.
Of course I have kicked over the traces, but others, straight-laced people, will give you the cold shoulder until you get married.
Sleepily smiling with closed eyes, he moved his plump hands from the back of his bed to her shoulders, leaning against her and enveloping her in that sweet scent of sleepiness and warmth which only children possess, and began rubbing himself against her neck and shoulder.
'Why are you so late?' asked the old Prince with a smile, holding out his hand over his shoulder.
Gaily leaning his arm on Oblonsky's shoulder, he whispered something to him, and with the same merry smile held out a hand to Levin.
At seven o'clock he was awakened by her touch on his shoulder and a soft whisper.
'They will bury her, and so they will Theodore, who is feeding the machine, his curly beard full of chaff and his shirt torn on his white shoulder.
She had to seize the elder by the shoulder and shake him; then, while he was muttering abuse, it came into her head to uncover them by snatching away the sheet.
Each took his sabots from under the sideboard, passed the strings of his tin over his shoulder and placed his brick at his back, between shirt and jacket.
But he was deciding to set out, when he felt a hand placed on his shoulder.
The roof must be full of holes, for a thread of water was flowing on to his shoulder and wetting him to the skin.
So puffed out was the crowd that every one had a shoulder or knee poking into his neighbour; all were cheerful and merry in thus feeling each other's elbows.
They both grinned with satisfaction, slapping each other on the shoulder.
The door was not opened, and Négrel in vain sought to burst it open with his shoulder.
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