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His striking narcissism (everything he does is “outstanding, great, terrific, the best”) is both his trademark and his policy.
What is probably most striking for the Anglo-Saxon cultural paradigm is Berlusconi’s boldness in his use of power – not only when dealing with young and attractive women, but, first and foremost, when advancing his companies’ interests against those of their competitors.
Only by striking the right balance between individual choice and social-policy guidance can modern economies build the social-safety programs they need.
Germany’s constitution – first adopted in West Germany in 1949 – lays out a striking vision, stating the country’s “resolve to preserve its national and political unity and to serve the peace of the World as an equal partner in a united Europe.”
This generated considerably insecurity, which manifested in striking ways.
But Israel has managed to attack Syrian territory twice – destroying a North Korean-staffed nuclear reactor in 2007 and, more recently, striking a Hezbollah convoy – with no casualties or loss of planes.
A striking 85% of large Dutch firms report innovative activities, while more than 50% of all firms are “innovation active.”
These similarities in economic performance are striking, given that macroeconomic policy in the US and the eurozone has been so different.
The first decisive consideration will be the operational feasibility of the negotiation process, which means striking a politically acceptable balance between winners and losers throughout the enlarged Union.
So it is all the more striking – and painful – that for so long this specific war crime has received little attention.
The story of interferon, given for one year to patients with hepatitis C virus, is particularly striking.
Francois Mitterrand turned this situation around by not only striking an alliance with the Communist party (a deal by which the latter became permanently enfeebled), but also by introducing a (by now again abandoned) system of proportional representation, one which allowed the National Front to enter the political landscape of France in force.
Equally striking is the modesty of the victors, in stark contrast to the usual triumphalism.
The crisis is also striking countries like Brazil, Korea, and South Africa, which appeared to have made substantial and lasting progress towards macroeconomic stability.
Although some British press outlets are uniquely vicious, striking the right balance between the public’s need to know and individuals’ right to privacy is a general problem, and must be continually addressed in the light of changing technology and practices.
Nothing is pre-determined; but the parallel is striking.
But what is too often overlooked is that international monetary disorder lay at the root of the successive financial crises of the 1990’s, and played an even more striking role in the crisis that erupted in 2008.
Three Cheers for RegulationCAMBRIDGE – One of the striking changes any rich-world traveler to low-income countries cannot fail to have missed during the past decade or so is the rapid spread of mobile phone use, followed now by expanding mobile Internet access.
With good reason, parents everywhere were terrified that poliovirus would reach their doorstep – like a plague – striking a child and causing irreversible paralysis in a matter of hours, or, worse, death in a matter of days.
However, if this fails, the contrasts between Kaliningrad and the rest of the region will be shamefully striking.
Two striking statements on economic policy by France’s leaders in the first weeks of this year have highlighted the force of this logic.
The Maastricht Treaty contains the striking phrase “overall harmonious development.”
This challenge is most striking on trans-boundary rivers in Asia, where China has established a hydro-supremacy unparalleled on any continent by annexing the starting places of major international rivers – the Tibetan plateau and Xinjiang – and working to reengineer cross-border flows through dams, reservoirs, barrages, irrigation networks, and other structures.
Meanwhile, the most recent twist in the Tibet fallout serves as a striking reminder of how China’s newfound assertiveness and clout on the international scene is creating an increasingly complex challenge for foreign companies.
That is why US Secretary of State John Kerry is wrong to prioritize striking a deal over ending atrocities.
Even non-economically-minded voters perceive the striking difference with the US, where productivity growth has skyrocketed since the mid-1990s and unemployment is far lower.
The most striking demonstration of this political shift came after an incident in central Java, in which a speech by former President Gus Dur was interrupted by FPI members who denounced him for supporting pluralism and opposing the anti-pornography bill.
The United States, the world’s long-time leader in forging international cooperation, has begun to express a unilateralist creed, striking fear into the hearts of many countries worldwide.
Thus, they bear a striking similarity to the Nazi brown shirts, the Fascist black shirts, and the various “people’s militias” that were established under communist regimes.
After 38 years of conflict, Colombians’ optimism is striking.
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