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There were expectations that the European Council’s December meeting would
signal
a return to a more outward-looking approach, especially on security matters.
Indeed, the market
signal
is clear: At present, there is no shortage of funding available in most of the EU.
An increasingly uncompetitive civilian industry, the burden of military commitments overseas, wage stagnation: all
signal
that the American titan may be wearying.
Though the BP vote was non-binding, it was a clear
signal
to the company and its board.
Countries fear that by applying for pre-approval – a process that they are not confident will remain confidential, as promised – they will
signal
potential economic problems.
But when two countries are genuinely prepared to engage each other, a grand sporting occasion can be a useful instrument to
signal
the change.
Setting standards and goals of human rights is a powerful
signal
that a country is pointing itself in the right direction.
Tax claims against the telecommunications company Vympelkom (one of Russia’s leading firms, and the first to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 90 years) send an unambiguous
signal
to investors: no one is safe.
These initiatives will give the
signal
to Latin American leaders that, despite appearances to the contrary – including the latest Summit of the Americas – the region has not been completely neglected by President Bush and the US.
Given that the two countries’ are in different cyclical positions, such exchange-rate movements
signal
that the international economic system is working properly.
The incarceration of Hu Jia and Chen Guangcheng is a clear
signal
that no democratization process will start in China outside of the Party’s control.
The recent agreement among the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) to establish a New Development Bank and a contingent reserve arrangement is a clear
signal
of this thirst for change.
The type of rescheduling proposed here would
signal
the Greek government’s readiness to service its debt in full, and thus might be accepted without too much disruption in financial markets.
Starting our international calendar with the Sendai meeting on disaster-risk reduction sends a clear
signal
that the world is ready to integrate its strategies.
It was the first loud
signal
of the financial stress that would, a year later, send the global economy into a tailspin.
It is a goal that sends an unambiguous
signal
that CO2-emitting industries will either have to change or die, and that the future lies with zero-emissions technologies and businesses.
The US sells Taiwan military equipment mostly for self-defense, and as a
signal
to China that the US will not stand idly by in the event of Chinese military action against the island.
That is precisely why these violations must be made costly: to
signal
to Israeli voters that the cost of occupation is bound to rise.
This would keep the economy running, despite the political turmoil, and it would
signal
to Ukrainians that the EU and the US – governments and private investors alike – are committed to them.
This may now
signal
weak global demand – rather than rising supply – as growth in China, emerging markets, and the US slows.
Moreover, several major emerging economies were hit hard in the spring and summer, after the Fed’s
signal
of a forthcoming exit from QE triggered a capital-flow reversal, exposing vulnerabilities stemming from loose monetary, fiscal, and credit policies in the boom years of cheap money and abundant inflows.
The US has sent a strong
signal
by being one of the first to offer this commitment to concrete climate action.
In the US, Reagan’s victory in 1980 appeared to
signal
that America would stop well short of the European social-welfare model.
More generally, measures that credibly
signal
stronger public finances in the future are desirable – assuming, obviously, that governments still have some credibility.
This silence gives a hideous
signal.
Still, our evidence indicates that, on average, a high CEO pay slice may
signal
governance problems that might not otherwise be readily visible.
Because Greece has not had its own currency for more than a decade, there has been no market
signal
to warn Greece that its debt was growing unacceptably large.
These steps will
signal
that the price of emissions must rise substantially if we are to reach our goal of zero net emissions.
But visa liberalization has been the main concrete
signal
of Europe’s goodwill towards this neglected backyard, which dreams of joining the EU.
The expropriation of the oil company Yukos, valued at $100 billion, was the
signal
event, and was followed by rising corruption.
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