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Nothing stands in the way of change except the unwillingness to change old patterns.
Thus, with his level of bribery deemed small, and his wife artfully scapegoated, the only high crime of which Bo stands accused is dereliction of duty.
Their tragedy stands as a profound indictment of the CCP’s rule, because no family is safe when governments are not subject to the rule of law.
The fact that only Taiwan stands in the way makes reunification all the more non-negotiable.
And one option stands out: online learning.
As it stands, only wealthy young people in the Arab world, without personal commitments such as families and jobs, can pursue continuous learning, in the form of graduate degrees from top universities.
As it stands, every country that has implemented an austerity program without imposing losses on private creditors has more debt now than when it started.
As a result, the Middle East stands to suffer far worse in the next century than it did in the last – a reality that could well leave us nostalgic for the times of Sykes and Picot.
Societies in which the official unemployment rate stands at 10% or more for generations are societies in which government economic management has failed.
This stands in sharp contrast to the US, where half of all R&D is associated with services.
That means communicating to the Chinese more clearly where North Korea stands among its own priorities.
That message suggests that what Syriza also stands for is the worst sort of change of all: nationalist isolation.
By contrast, the eurozone stands out for being a deliberate creation.
Brussels, the capital of the European Union, stands for everything populists, whether left or right, hate.
In fact, Germany's current economic dominance has been built on a policy framework that stands in direct opposition to that championed by former Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, the father of its post-World War II “economic miracle."
According to the OECD, the share of working South Koreans aged 65-69 was as high as 45% in 2016; for 70-74-year-olds, the figure stands at 33%.
As it stands, political priorities are constantly in flux, with individual dossiers losing their centrality, and even vanishing, from year to year.
Average external debt on the continent has fallen from 63% of GDP in 2000 to 22.2% this year, while average inflation now stands at 8%, down from 15% in 2000.
But, as it stands, implementing them seems unlikely.
At the very same time that Bush was waving from the stands, Russia was invading Georgia, America’s closest partner in the Caucasus.
As it stands, millions of girls are often forced to forego education for reasons ranging from poverty to household responsibilities to child marriage.
In New York City, the median home price stands at 5.7 times median household income.
Her lawyers will likely appeal her conviction to a higher Sharia court, and if necessary, to Nigeria's Supreme Court, but if the judgment of the Funtua court stands, Amin Lawal will be stoned to death the moment her daughter is weaned.
Finally, in November, at the earliest, and after the first review of the new program is completed, “the Eurogroup stands ready to consider, if necessary, possible additional measures… aiming at ensuring that gross financing needs remain at a sustainable level.”
An ex ante debt restructuring that reduces the size of any new loans and renders the debt sustainable before any reforms are implemented stands a good chance of crowding in investment, stabilizing incomes, and setting the stage for recovery.
In the ensuing years, the average tariff rate applied by China has continued to fall, and now stands at less than 4%, though China does maintain an unusually high number of tariff peaks (that is, high tariffs for very limited categories of product).
Most jarring, youth unemployment stands at 39% – one of the highest rates in the EU and well above the bloc’s average of 20%.
As it stands, the UK economy is beset with skills shortages: more than two-thirds of firms are not confident they can fill vacancies for high-skill jobs over the next 3-5 years.
But, at the end of the day, despite these few statements and perhaps even a UN resolution of opposition, the pattern established over the past 40 years is clear: the decision stands.
The right likes to claim it stands for freedom.
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