Strain
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Tribalism has strong appeal in periods of rapid, tumultuous change, as what the political philosopher Karl Popper called the “the
strain
of civilization” exerts its pressures on society.
And the expanding global population – set to reach more than 9.5 billion by 2050 – will
strain
water resources still further.
Bukenya has long promoted a new
strain
of African rice that grows in uplands (as opposed to wetland paddies) and requires less water.
For example, refugees leaving Sudan can
strain
the stability of neighboring Chad.
But with US President Donald Trump fulfilling his promise to adopt a more protectionist approach to trade – an effort that could spur retaliatory measures by other countries – that model is coming under increasing
strain.
The Russian
strain
of political messianism is pretty much exhausted.
Beyond these diseases, for which there is treatment and tracking, thanks partly to ample awareness, many illnesses go unidentified and continue to
strain
public-health services.
And how compromised might French and German banks become – and thus how much more fiscal
strain
is in store for France and Germany?
And experts worry that the novel H1N1 virus could mutate into a more severe
strain.
But after further tests I discovered that she was carrying a
strain
of bacteria that is resistant to most antibiotics in our therapeutic arsenal.
The move exemplifies Russia's commitment to do whatever it takes to prevent a military defeat of the separatist entities that it has incited and forged into fighting units – a determination that has endured, even as the conflict has placed considerable
strain
on its armed forces.
Lebanon’s water-supply system, for example, is faltering under the
strain
of the massive influx of refugees.
When both bubbles burst – first housing, and then credit – asset-dependent US consumers were exposed to the American
strain
of the Japanese disease first diagnosed by Nomura economist Richard Koo.Koo has stressed the lingering perils of a balance-sheet recession centered on the corporate sector of the Japanese economy; but the analysis is equally applicable to bubble-dependent US consumers.
In the event of a loss of market confidence, state guarantees for that much funding would further
strain
market perceptions of French creditworthiness, generating more pressure on French banks to shrink their balance sheets rapidly.
The Myth of a Fossil Fuel Phase-OutBRUSSELS – How the world uses energy is a hot topic for a warming planet, and fears of pollution and resource
strain
have produced a virtual arms race of energy-efficiency strategies.
Renewed conflict in Abkhazia would not only bring the risk of open warfare with Russia, but
strain
relations with Armenia, as there are near to 50,000 Armenians in Abkhazia who support the breakaway government.
The chosen tools may sometimes
strain
our liberal temperament.
From the shift toward illiberalism in Poland and Hungary to the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and Donald Trump’s victory in the United States’ presidential election, a particularly lethal
strain
of populism is infecting societies – and it is spreading.
All this will put further
strain
on the financial sector, which to a large degree in Central and Eastern Europe is owned by major Western banking groups.
Moreover, the Greeks and Spaniards are unlikely to be able to bear the
strain
of economic austerity much longer, with youth unemployment inching toward 60%.
Because reactors located inland put serious
strain
on local freshwater resources – including greater damage to plant life and fish – water-stressed countries that are not landlocked try to find suitable seashore sites.
Despite these resemblances – or precisely because of them – Trump and AMLO are almost certain to plunge US-Mexican relations to new depths of suspicion and strain, as objective factors and subjective fervors aggravate old tensions and fuel new ones.
Finally, the global financial crisis put considerable
strain
on the US economy, intensifying pressure on lawmakers to undertake policies aimed at boosting domestic GDP growth and creating jobs.
Of course, listeners must
strain
to hear the voices of reformists amidst the din of those calling for resistance to the enemy and a return to the pure sources of Islam.
Global warming is set to put potable-water supplies under increasing
strain
– even as oceans rise and the intensity and frequency of storms and other extreme weather events increase.
Had the treaty been approved in 2005 as intended, it would have been in place for six years, and the
strain
placed by the crisis on EU economic governance – so visible in the eurozone’s recent problems – would have been much more manageable.
Consider the seemingly insurmountable dilemma faced by US President Franklin Roosevelt in 1940, when the United Kingdom was under serious
strain
in its fight against Nazi Germany.
While populist rhetoric seems to be reaching fever pitch, with far-reaching consequences – most notably the United Kingdom’s vote to “Brexit” the European Union – the reality is that the
strain
of nativism that it represents has long bedeviled democratic politics.
If this scolding does represent growing discord, any hardline tilt in Israel could further
strain
the country’s relationship with the US.
Second, the bonds that hold the UK together – particularly Scotland and Northern Ireland, which both voted to stay in Europe – will come under great
strain.
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