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Biomass (along with hydropower) can be used to smooth the fluctuations inherent to wind and solar.
Far from undermining counterterrorism efforts, rules that clearly delineate the roles of governments and the rights of citizens help ensure the smooth sharing of information among state agencies.
Still, more can be done to smooth the fiscal and economic adjustments taking place in the eurozone’s troubled periphery.
But the longer the credit boom continues, the less likely that China can achieve a smooth transition to a sustainable economic path.
But it is unlikely to smooth the divisions among Iran’s elite, much less convince hardliners to stop backing Assad, leaving the visit’s significance uncertain, at best.
Now, however, what did not happen through smooth evolution has started to happen through crisis.
It was smooth sailing for China, until Rajapaksa was unexpectedly defeated in the early 2015 election by Maithripala Sirisena, who had campaigned on the promise to extricate Sri Lanka from the Chinese debt trap.
Without hesitation he responded that it was the smooth introduction and easy acceptance of the common currency.
After 11 years of smooth sailing since the euro’s creation, the arrangement’s fundamental problems have become glaringly obvious.
But the continuing success of the floating exchange-rate system does not imply a smooth ride in 2011.
At the same time, we should explore the practicality of climate engineering, which we may need to buy more time for a smooth transition away from fossil fuels.
The announcement was welcomed by ordinary Nigerians, but incited jitters in the industry, prompting anxious questions about how deep Obasanjo’s angry sword will cut, and how smooth the political succession is likely to be.
Kenen was mainly concerned with short-term transfers to smooth out cyclical bumpiness.
Singapore’s humming economy, material comfort, and smooth efficiency seem to confirm the view of many that authoritarianism works better than democracy, at least in some parts of the world.
So, by all means, let us admire the smooth highways, towering office blocks, and spotless shopping malls of Singapore.
And as countries worry about China bending them to its will by luring them into debt traps, it is no longer smooth sailing for the BRI.
In fact, whereas most schools of economic thought maintain that one of government’s key responsibilities is to smooth the cycle, “real” business-cycle theory argues that reducing volatility reduces welfare!
Responsibility for ensuring the smooth functioning of markets despite these disparities falls to the state.
The EU side, for its part, had to address the problem of how to balance fairness of treatment between old and new eurozone members with ensuring a smooth enlargement.
To be sure, reserves are important to smooth out imbalances in a fixed exchange rate regime.
The key will be whether it manages a smooth deceleration, in which case renminbi internationalization will proceed, or suffers a hard landing, in which case social unrest will intensify and all bets are off.
The road from authoritarianism to democracy will not be smooth or short.
During this time, capitalism – smooth and successful between 1945-1975 (sustained high growth, low unemployment, and no financial crises) – weakened.
I must admit that Ghana's path towards self-reliance has not been smooth.
Macroeconomic policy has not induced economic growth; but - and this is very important - it has not hindered it, either: The smooth combination between a reduction of budget deficits and a more expansionary monetary policy will go on record as one of the masterpieces of the genre.
But it is not a smooth road, because it threatens resistance by the capital-exporting countries’ taxpayers and trade unions against the outflow of capital.
Unfortunately, the problem of making a smooth and convincing transition to the new target is perhaps insurmountable.
Unfortunately, there, too, the path ahead is anything but smooth.
Islands of NationalismBEIJING – If the recent tension between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea is any indication, relations between the world’s second and third largest economies will not be smooth for some time to come, despite ever-increasing bilateral trade and investment.
Ensuring a stable and effective eurozone is essential to the smooth operation of the entire single market.
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