Strain
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To pay back the debt without strain, we need a booming economy.
To be sure, it is understandable that academics might question Daoud’s approach; his argument was based on a
strain
of “essentialism,” in which individual actions are reduced to cultural and religious forces, with no attention to the social, political, and economic conditions that might be at work.
This, along with China’s diminished role in World Trade Organization trade-liberalization talks, brought about by the failure of the Doha Development Round, has placed further
strain
on the EU-China relationship.
The New Economy may be wonderful for economic performance, but it imposes adjustment, pace of change and
strain
on many people which appear to be out of proportion to their ability to cope.
This will put increasing
strain
on the environment and deplete the world’s stock of resources.
Can one actually use it to purchase the legendary White Widow
strain
of marijuana, or to hire a hit man?
The combination of faster household-spending growth and the existing level of exports would cause production bottlenecks and
strain
capacity, leading to faster increases in the prices of domestically produced goods.
The country’s balance of payments is under chronic strain, and attracting foreign direct investment – including from the Cuban diaspora – would be easier if the country could bring its reforms to fruition and rationalize its complex exchange rates.
China’s unilateral behavior has exposed a
strain
of virulent anti-Chinese sentiment bubbling beneath the surface in many Asian countries.
And one also thinks of the white supremacist, segregationist, nativist
strain
represented by former Ku Klux Klan leader, David Duke, whose noisy support Trump was so hesitant to reject last week and for whose constituency Trump may be a make-or-break candidate.
So far, a relatively small number of human beings have died from the current
strain
of avian influenza, and it appears that they have all been in contact with infected birds.
Now, however, with China rising, global power rebalancing, and the US worn down by two decade-long wars that have eroded its credibility, the postwar international order is under intense
strain.
Russia knows that such negotiations will be fruitless, but believes that another seemingly innocent appeal for more talks would
strain
EU unity, which appears to be a vital goal for Putin.
With its sources of GDP growth coming under increasing strain, China must continue to make progress in opening up the economy.
But there is also a social-democratic
strain
to Latin American politics – a historical novelty in the region – that is gaining strength.
At a time when multilateralism is under increasing strain, it is useful to understand the underlying shift in key weights and try to judge how much of what we are experiencing reflects structural shifts in these weights and how much is simply due to independent policy changes.
While many have highlighted Germany’s political leadership in the refugee crisis, the reality is that being thrust into the front line of that crisis, without having much influence over the factors that are driving it, is placing considerable
strain
on the country.
Europe, they argue, faces a mass influx that threatens to place even greater
strain
on its economies, labor markets, and cultures.
As a result, President Xi Jinping’s image as a commanding leader, along with the presumption of China’s regional dominance, is coming under strain, just months before the critical 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Specifically, a variety of social contracts – for example, health-care and pension entitlements, as well as unemployment benefits – will come under greater
strain.
His desire to take the company to the very top of the global car industry, surpassing Toyota, put enormous
strain
on his managers to deliver growth.
For these reasons, it is now certain that France Germany will
strain
every nerve and sinew to meet the EMU timetable.
The Nazis looked at Jews as a
strain
of “microbes,” and it was for this reason that they wanted to destroy them so brutally and meticulously.
India’s participation in the Tehran summit should not
strain
its ties with the US.
But efforts to reform the system have been met with strong resistance, especially from local governments and residents, who fear the
strain
that unregulated migration to their cities will have on resources, employment, and services.
But the June 2016 referendum put an end to that
strain
of British exceptionalism.
Several EU leaders have claimed that Turkish membership would spark a wave of migration and
strain
the European economy.
Trump has expressed support for the effort, but Americans remain concerned about any potential
strain
on their country’s alliance with South Korea.
Our celebrated welfare state will come under
strain
from an aging population.
Europe on the SidelinesMUNICH – The liberal international order that has helped stabilize the world since the end of the Cold War is under
strain.
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