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If China joined, or the US rejoined, the pact’s positive impact would be strengthened considerably.
There should be tax incentives for firms to hire the long-term unemployed; more public spending on infrastructure, education, and research to compensate for the shortfall in private capital spending; and still higher capital requirements for banks and strengthened regulation of nonbank financial institutions to prevent them from excessive risk-taking.
True, America’s intervention in the Middle East also strengthened extremist Islam, breeding on the resentment that the US presence arouses.
The recent congressional elections, which strengthened the opposition, could be a sign of general discontent with Venezuela’s current institutional arrangements – and with the deterioration of its democracy.
At the Strasbourg summit, confidence in the future could have been strengthened if a couple of troubling issues had been discussed.
Huge investments have strengthened the People’s Armed Police (PAP), a large anti-riot paramilitary force whose specialty is the quick suppression of anti-government protests by disgruntled industrial workers, peasants, and urban residents.
After all, if the EU can offer de facto access to the EU and UK markets – which, together, are 20% larger than the EU market alone – its negotiating power is significantly strengthened.
The political consensus in favor of universal education, outward-oriented trade, health for all, and a science-and-technology oriented economy must be strengthened.
Placing him immediately on a “watch list” for weapons – frequently updated under strengthened laws – could have prevented him from purchasing the gun and ammunition he subsequently used.
For example, he has strengthened the National Guard’s position by raising its status to that of a ministry, led by his eldest son, Mit’ib.
In terms of realpolitik, this argument is strengthened by the fact that Iraq’s national army is all but incapable of defeating the IS, while the Kurdish militias could – but only if they are equipped with modern weapons.
Vietnam, too, has strengthened its ties with the US.
Over the last decade, the country’s authorities have raised awareness, established and strengthened disaster-management institutions, and worked on recovering from past disasters, including Typhoon Haiyan.
EU membership provides the opportunity to catch up, but the actual economic outcomes will depend on the quality of domestic policies - and whether the EU policies most conducive to economic growth are strengthened, not weakened.
Clearly, however, communication via tweets and web-based commentary has strengthened the idea that expertise is redundant.
Weak health-care systems must also be strengthened in order to tackle the endemic diseases that sap productivity, such as malaria, as well as improving preparedness for outbreaks of deadly epidemics.
There are four key issues that need to be tackled if we are to ensure that Europe emerges from this crisis strengthened.
By taking the right steps now, the Union is laying the foundations that will enable it to emerge from today’s difficulties strengthened and more united.
UNEP calculates that investing $110 billion over the coming years in strengthened fisheries management – including the establishment of MPAs, the decommissioning and reduction of fleet capacity, and retraining of workers – will allow the planet’s fisheries to recover.
Investment governance frameworks also need to be strengthened, in order to ensure that projects are objectively appraised, selected, and prioritized on the basis of their financial and human-capital returns.
Such fears have also been strengthened by schizophrenic behavior, particularly French President Jacques Chirac's chastising candidate countries for voicing support for the US regarding Iraq.
But those voices have multiplied and strengthened, becoming a more powerful chorus.
To this end, mechanisms to ensure broad public discussion and participation must be strengthened.
If recession remains the problem, the stimulus policies should stay in place, or even be strengthened.
Moreover, should China safely navigate this storm, its status as a rising economic and political power will be strengthened.
The dollar has also strengthened against the currencies of advanced-country commodity exporters, like Australia and Canada, and those of many emerging markets.
But the renminbi has also strengthened by 25% relative to other advanced-country currencies since 2010.
The good news is that regional crisis-management tools have lately been strengthened considerably, especially since the summer of 2012, when the euro came very close to collapsing.
Both failures have strengthened domestic terrorist groups.
Indeed, the peninsula’s “return” to Russian control had a profound effect on public sentiment – one that seems to have strengthened Putin’s grip on power, even as Russia faces deepening political and economic challenges.
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