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Israeli hawks argue that the time to strike is now, before Iran is able to make a fully operational nuclear weapon.
Though the disease can strike anyone, it disproportionately afflicts marginalized and vulnerable populations in places like refugee camps, slums, and prisons.
But we could certainly begin to strike a healthier balance than the one we have by giving the public far better information across a range of platforms, so that people could begin to make more informed consumption choices and political decisions.
Iran’s attempt to strike a deal to sell Egypt crude oil would also help the Iranian government to cope with economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union.
But given the slow pace of progress so far, small pragmatic steps by individual countries may be far more productive than attempts to strike a grand bargain that remains forever out of reach.
Clearly, the US is also pressing ahead with preparations for an air strike.
On the contrary, since the event, Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker detained during the annexation of Crimea, launched a hunger strike in the name of the 64 Ukrainian political prisoners currently held in Russia.
A hunger strike does not.
It was believed that a military strike would create even more problems in terms of regional stability and security.
He needs to strike a new bargain with Belarusians, and he knows it: economic modernization with political “stability.”
The 1995 strike became an icon of “social legitimacy,” instilling fear in all succeeding governments.
Even more provocative are the next steps: a plan to revamp the standard work contract and to require that all workers be invited to vote after eight days of a strike.
Building Climate TrustWASHINGTON, DC – In less than 80 days, world leaders will have the opportunity to strike a once-in-a-generation agreement in the fight against climate change.
And that is largely the result of Obama’s botched strategy, whose twin troop surges were designed not to rout the Taliban militarily, but to strike a political deal with them from a position of strength.
In particular, we must strike the proper balance between ideology and realism, the public and private sectors, and long- and short-term considerations.
If this is true in a country like the US, with a reasonably efficient infrastructure and the resources to help its citizens in times of crisis, it is even more evident when disasters strike developing countries, because their governments lack the resources needed, and because, when it comes to foreign assistance, rich nations still do not count all human lives equally.
As they talk, the leaders of rich countries may strike a self-satisfied pose, recalling as they do the old proverb, which says that forgiveness is divine.
In any case, they are typically seeking to strike back at the system and people responsible for oppressing them.
The terrorists have shown before that they can take a punch, strike back, and even rebuild their networks.
Conversely, the PBOC is engaged in a more pre-emptive strike – attempting to ensure stability by reducing the excess leverage that has long underpinned the real side of an increasingly credit-dependent Chinese economy.
They need to strike a convincing deal by February.
Whether you choose to strike, dance, speak out, or simply stand up, your involvement will bring the world closer to ending this deadly war against women.
While financial crises are usually unexpected, they do not necessarily strike without warning.
Serious illness can strike anyone, and seriously ill people, as a rule, do not earn much money.
Indeed, many in Russia worry that a US attack against Russia’s nuclear deterrent and other defense assets that relies on America’s growing stock of long-range, precision-guided conventional weapons would be as devastating as a nuclear strike.
He is massing his forces and weapons for a determined strike against American forces.
Had it been successful, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt would not have rushed to Jerusalem to strike a peace deal with Israel just a few years later.
By transforming the political landscape of the Middle East, American officials hope to strike at the root causes of Islamic extremism.
So why doesn’t the ECB strike a bargain with solvent governments to keep rates down as long as they stick to their reform programs?
International commerce and travel enable infectious diseases to strike continents away from their sources.
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