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As famine
spread
that summer, Stalin refined his explanation: hunger was sabotage, local Communist activists were the saboteurs, protected by higher authorities, and all were paid by foreign spies.
It was also caused by the auto industry’s geographic
spread
into other regions of the US, out of the clusters in which it had originally been concentrated.
Once upon a time, there were many relatively small department-store chains and other retailers with headquarters
spread
throughout the US and outlets in a few towns.
But if any troubled southern European economy fails to roll over its debt in the coming months, the resulting contagion will
spread
quickly from the eurozone throughout the global financial system, with consequences far more grave than what followed Lehman Brothers’ collapse in September 2008.
Today, about two-thirds of the people polled in ten European countries say they admire America for its popular culture and progress in science and technology, but only a third think the
spread
of American customs in their country is a good idea.
The type of social unrest recently witnessed in Greece may spread, because the downturn is likely to take a disproportionate toll on Europe’s young people, who are seeking jobs at a time when hard-pressed European businesses will be able to offer them very few.
Simply put, the growth of e-commerce is not automatic, and the
spread
of its benefits is not guaranteed.
The G20 is also planting its flag on this issue; in August, I joined G20 ministers in Argentina to discuss what can be done to
spread
the benefits of the digital transformation.
Stopping the
spread
of nuclear weapons, promoting more efficient energy use, taking action on climate change, and maintaining an open global economy – these and other tasks require Chinese participation, even cooperation, if globalization is not to overwhelm us all.
So, while the Arab Spring has been a genuine popular uprising against decades of corrupt and oppressive authoritarian regimes, its rapid spread, which caught almost everyone by surprise, was due in part to the influence of Al Jazeera, which became the voice of the voiceless throughout the Middle East.
Consider, for example, the response last year by some activists in Key West, Florida, to efforts aimed at stemming the
spread
of dengue fever, a serious, potentially life-threatening disease, which reappeared in the area in 2009 after being absent for more than 70 years.
Since at least 1854, when John Snow discovered that cholera was
spread
through contaminated water supplies in central London, humans have understood that polluted water is bad for our health.
In fact, what is most notable about China’s efforts to
spread
its influence abroad is not their success, but the ease with which they are exposed.
Yet this has been inadequate to stem the
spread
of disease; in fact, with many of the new and emerging infectious diseases affecting humans originating in animals, veterinarians, microbiologists, and epidemiologists have been trying to understand the “ecology of disease” (how nature, and humanity’s impact on it, spreads disease).
Internationalizing the “strong hand” model across the region will incite the gangs to
spread
to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, which have so far been successful in preventing gang violence.
The new method spread: chickens disappeared from fields into long, windowless sheds.
Yet, despite these well-founded criticisms, over the last 20 years factory farming – not only of chickens, but also of pigs, veal calves, dairy cows, and, in outdoor feedlots, cattle – has
spread
rapidly in developing countries, especially in Asia.
Supporters of factory farming often point out that bird flu can be
spread
by free-range flocks, or by wild ducks and other migrating birds, who may join the free-range birds to feed with them or drop their feces while flying overhead.
Factory farming
spread
because it seemed to be cheaper than more traditional methods.
What was once a nightmare scenario regarding GMOs – the uncontrolled
spread
of harmful engineered genes across an ecosystem – may become a deliberate strategy.
Specifically, researchers have already created “engineered selfish genes” that
spread
themselves automatically in two insect species.
Even in many middle-income and higher-income countries, there have been surges of new and re-emerging infectious diseases, as a result of increased global travel, the opening of new regions to settlement, and the overuse of antibiotics with a resulting
spread
of disease-resistant parasites.
There is evidence that C. auris is
spread
in health-care settings.
As they frequent hospitals, and nursing homes, they come into contact with many health-care professionals, caregivers, and pieces of medical equipment, all of which could
spread
the fungus onto their skin or into their bodies.
In lieu of effective treatments, controlling the
spread
of C. auris becomes all the more critical.
The
spread
of C. auris highlights the need for coordinated local and international public-health initiatives to address the emerging problem of drug-resistant infections in hospitals.
But, as the media firestorm spread, Kelly changed his story and directed the White House staff to lie on his behalf – to assert that he had responded swiftly and negatively to the news about Porter’s former wives.
The answer depends on how many people either are unaware of the interest-rate
spread
or do not believe that it will widen very far.
The ECB’s long-term refinancing operation enabled Spanish and Italian banks to buy their own countries’ bonds and earn a large
spread.
The test of whether multilateral cooperation can be put back on track, and reconciled with America's war against terrorism and the
spread
of weapons of mass destruction, may come with Iraq's reconstruction.
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