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It must recommit itself to feeding its population – and thus to attaining its stated objective of a “Second Green Revolution” in agriculture.
Modi’s stated goal was to make good on his campaign pledge to fight “black money”: the illicit proceeds – often held as cash – of tax evasion, crime, and corruption.
Perhaps the worst part is that these sacrifices are not likely to achieve the government’s stated goal.
So far, the Kremlin has resolutely stated that it will accept only a settlement agreed to by both parties, in effect endorsing Serbia’s position.
The US invaded in 2003 on false pretenses (Saddam’s alleged but nonexistent weapons of mass destruction), squandered another $800 billion in direct military outlays, destabilized the country, caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, and, contrary to stated US objectives, plunged the region into turmoil.
In a speech to the Union for Reform Judaism in December, US President Barack Obama stated that “another threat to the security of Israel, the US, and the world is Iran’s nuclear program.”
While their stated aim was to save the euro, the government leaders involved did exactly the opposite, producing increased nervousness and volatility in financial markets, which in turn exacerbated Ireland’s problems.
Most of the hostility to UBI has come when it stated in this second form.
The French government also stated that in the future France's nuclear forces would no longer have an exclusively national function but could be used for the protection of her partners in the European Union as well.
Australia's Prime Minister Paul Keating recently spoke for many demonstrators and regional governments when he stated that the French nuclear test series at Mururoa Atoll "causes anger throughout the world not only because of concern for the Pacific environment but because it puts at risk our hopes for a post-Cold War world that does not have the nuclear shadow hanging over it".
Weisel stated simply that “we have no position” on democracy.
Jack Welch, who led General Electric for 20 years, is a case in point: he once stated that many of his own major business decisions had come “straight from the gut,” rather than from analytical models or detailed business forecasts.
In her preliminary statement, the EU Head of Mission, MEP Renate Weber, stated that the electoral process had, in general terms, adhered to international standards with respect to democratic elections, and that the Bolivian Electoral Commission had acted in a transparent, neutral, and efficient way.
In particular, the report stated that the country’s sharp political polarization was highly visible in the media, in particular on Bolivian television stations.
French President Emmanuel Macron noted that globalization is in the midst of a major crisis, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated that the unrest we see around the world is palpable and “isn’t going away.”
One stated that the state was responsible for defining and assuring a supply of basic needs, but that government should not go beyond supplying these basic needs.
Only then can any credence be given to its stated position – not unattractive in principle – in favor of resource-sharing arrangements for disputed territory pending final resolution of competing claims.
In any event, America’s stated concern about freedom of navigation in these waters has always seemed a little overdrawn.
Following this show of force, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis disingenuously stated that, “Obviously, we are not getting engaged in the Syrian civil war.”
The stated motives of the intellectuals who created it were not racist; they did not assume Jews to be biologically inferior.
Rather than modifying a policy framework that had failed for five years to deliver on its stated objectives, they dug in their heels, eventually resorting to the economic equivalent of gunboat diplomacy.
Indeed, only when victims have stood up and stated their names – granted, a difficult and often painful thing to do – have institutional change and successful prosecutions been possible.
Moreover, Assad has stated explicitly that European companies are not welcome to help with the reconstruction, and that preference should be given to Russian firms.
In contrast to the Commission, the stated intention of a growing number of member states is to limit appropriation commitments to 1% of GDP.
Of course, as soon as the negotiations collapsed two weeks ago, the truth about the Greek debt began to be stated.
His stated motives seem too anarchic for that.
Already, the European Commission has stated that various European governments’ forecasts for GDP growth, put forward in their plans for budget austerity in the coming years, are overly optimistic.
Brazil has stated that it intends to vote in the Security Council in favor of recommending Palestine’s admission to the General Assembly;Colombia has said that it plans to abstain.
Chinese leaders’ stated desire to resolve territorial disputes peacefully simply means achieving a position strong enough to get their way without having to fire a shot.
An intriguing 2014 study found that even when participants stated that they wanted to read positive stories, their behavior revealed a preference for negative content (a preference they didn’t even realize).
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