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But the company’s swift capitulation in the latest incident – which will surely not be the last – shows that the value of a gigantic market like India far outweighs that of any single product.
No Diseases for Old MenPRINCETON – Pneumonia used to be called “the old man’s friend” because it often brought a fairly swift and painless end to a life that was already of poor quality and would otherwise have continued to decline.
A financial crisis should be met with swift action, and budget deficits should be slashed instantly, mainly through spending cuts.
Only swift and firm intervention from impartial external parties working in concert with the National Assembly and the courts can avert a looming disaster.
It is to be hoped that Iraq's conquest will be swift and relatively painless.
Deeds speak louder than words, and deeds on the transatlantic level have been swift and decisive - for example, joint efforts aimed at choking off terrorist financing - even when we had strong divergences over Iraq.
Unsurprisingly, growth was swift – until late last year, when the combination of the US Federal Reserve’s gradual exit from quantitative easing and lower commodity prices worldwide caused a swift deceleration in economic activity.
A clearly defined and mutually agreed framework will guarantee swift action to meet security threats when necessary – and only when necessary.
By 2014, the EU’s “big bang” enlargement in 2004 could be hailed as a success story, having contributed significantly to swift and peaceful economic and political transition in Central and Eastern Europe.
The seizure of Crimea was a swift, well-executed move, but the same tactics have not worked in the more complex and divided context of eastern Ukraine.
The central theme of Trumponomics so far has been swift and sharp tax cuts.
Progress was swift and when the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) succeeded the MDGs in 2015, ending AIDS was no longer a standalone goal.
First, European governments must put a swift halt to Russian financing of political parties within Europe.
The BIS argues in favor of fiscal restraint, debt restructuring if needed, and swift normalization of monetary policies – quite explicitly criticizing the US Federal Reserve’s caution and the European Central Bank’s aggressive stance.
But without swift medical attention, cholera can sap the life out of an adult or child in a matter of hours.
With swift and decisive action, we can still limit global warming to a total of 2º Celsius or a bit less.
In what is arguably the most striking change since the fall of Ben Ali, Tunisia has witnessed the swift rise of an Islamist movement that was banned from the country for decades.
When Hayward said it, the condemnation was swift.
If a CEO lied to investors and consumers as much as Farage, Johnson, and Michael Gove lied to UK voters, the consequences would be swift and painful, both from regulators and the market.
These have been renewed, not only due to the looming expansion of NATO which partly excludes Russia from Europe's security order, but also because of the swift, brutal development of Russian capitalism, which makes Russia unique in Europe and Asia.
When the choice is between an outdated system’s implosion and its slow degradation, a swift, clean break typically offers better prospects for a new start.
The backlash was swift, and they had to back off.
The commission’s roughly 700-page report, completed in only 29 days, urged the government to take swift, far-reaching action.
Having failed for six years to resolve the Greek financial crisis, the EU finally appears to understand that its very survival depends on swift and decisive action.
Biofuel subsidies contributed to rising food prices, and their swift growth was reined in only when models showed that up to another 135 million people could starve by 2020.
Compared to other forms of education, targeted professional training can offer swift results when economies are undergoing transition.
Sadly in mental health, effective treatments are neither swift nor easily learnt.
Clearly, the need for international intervention in crises is often time-specific and a fairly swift response is frequently required.
In addition to the lack of an adequate civilian and security presence to reassure every community of its safety, the overall lack of legal mechanisms to deliver swift justice for crimes committed during and after the intervention created additional tension.
And, though wrong or false information spreads just as quickly as true information, corrections are often swift as well.
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