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Ironically, while younger Chinese (products of China’s one-child policy) are obsessed with personal stylistic statements, the drama of the opening ceremony consisted in collective expression at the service of the state.
That is a fair description of the Kim regime’s statements; but it doesn’t change the fact that the North Koreans now look like the victims of American intimidation.
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.
His inaugural address sounded like a campaign speech; and, after taking office, a series of false statements and provocative executive orders has undercut his credibility with the center but reinforced it with his base.
Trump’s communication skills were honed in the world of reality television, where outrageous and provocative statements entertain audiences and boost viewership.
One way to confirm that an international fiscal-policy consensus has emerged is to review policymakers’ joint statements.
Since then, joint statements have contained amorphous proposals to implement “fiscal strategies flexibly to support growth” and ensure that debt-to-GDP ratios are sustainable.
Couple these statements with recent television footage of Greeks rioting in the street.
In recent years, markets have faced an unusually large (and expanding) set of unconventional political statements and maneuvers.
Peurifoy’s statements have rightly raised concerns about the security of nuclear weapons stockpiled in insecure regions.
Many of his close advisers, however, seem intent to nudge him into war, and bellicose rhetoric has so pervaded official US statements that failure to attack Iraq could be construed as a failure of presidential leadership.
Consider his statements about the US federal government’s persistently growing debt.
But it is especially difficult in China, where the government’s actions so often fail to match its statements.
He changes his positions with head-spinning frequency, repeatedly disavowing statements soon after making them.
Gaps between public statements and private intentions open up in all political systems, but these become huge in a complex multinational structure like the EU.
The human and intellectual qualities of the three remaining candidates are even viewed with some envy on this side of the Atlantic, where you can hear statements such as: “Could we borrow just one of your candidates?”
At his meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, Mukherjee was told what his hosts thought of the Dalai Lama’s activities and statements in India, and was reminded that the border incidents reflected different perceptions of where the border lies.
Johnson’s ability to escape the shackles of his previous statements would inspire Houdini.
National governments throughout Europe and elsewhere issued statements of support, and encouraged Greek and Macedonian opponents of the agreement to get behind it.
They are being replaced with what the American comedian Stephen Colbert calls “truthiness”: the expression of gut feelings or opinions as valid statements of fact.
Though Lieberman has lately been advocating closer coordination with the US, his recent statements on the crisis in Ukraine, in which he discussed Israel’s relationships with the US and Russia in the same terms – as if they were completely equal – have raised the ire of US officials.
Dos and Don’ts for the European Central BankCAMBRIDGE – Recent statements by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Bank Governor Ewald Nowotny have reopened the debate about the desirable limits to ECB policy.
Unfortunately, ECB officials’ recent statements may have reduced the pressure on governments to do those things, and, by reversing the decline of the euro’s value, may have blocked the market response that is needed to shrink current-account imbalances and boost GDP in the eurozone.
Repeatedly, the Muslim religious establishment has been urged to issue statements denying fundamentalists the right to use religious terms like jihad.
The recent joint statement by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn – calling on Turkey “to refrain from excessive statements and actions” – is a welcome start.
Two striking statements on economic policy by France’s leaders in the first weeks of this year have highlighted the force of this logic.
As the Mumbai attack five years ago and the recent LoC incidents have shown, the gap between Pakistan’s official statements and its military’s actions suggests that the civilian government, even if sincere, is too weak to control its own security apparatus.
Recent statements from US officials have not been reassuring.
Some Latin American countries, starting with Brazil, quickly issued statements indicating that this option is off the table.
Statements by new MEPs, EU officials, and national governments indicate that so many items have already been removed from the negotiation agenda, or declared non-negotiable, that it is difficult to see how such an ambitious free-trade agreement can be reached at all.
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