Teeth
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It now seems clear that if we want a non-proliferation treaty with more
teeth
– for example, tougher monitoring and surveillance – countries with nuclear weapons will have to honor what others believe is their side of an unfair bargain.
Krugman thought the “bond vigilante” claim might be valid for a few countries, such as Greece, but argued that the “confidence fairy” was no less imaginary than the one that collects children’s
teeth.
America’s Democrats continue to argue for complete withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq within 18 months, despite the fact that no rational observer believes that Iraqi forces will by then be able to secure Iraq’s borders and face down the country’s numerous militias, which remain armed to the
teeth.
To achieve a sustainable compromise that all sides accept (even if with gritted teeth), the negotiations must be accompanied by diplomatic steps aimed at building trust both in the region and beyond.
To halt further encroachments, India will need to bare its own
teeth.
The ESDP first cut its
teeth
in the Balkans.
Goodhart’s Law still has
teeth.
But we need a system with
teeth.
The multilateral surveillance on global imbalances that the Fund launched in 2006 was an interesting step in this direction, but it has lacked commitment by the parties, as well as
teeth.
Not only did people have to put up with being kicked in the teeth; they also had to thank their tormentor and lament his death.
The main terms of this historic agreement, concluded in the
teeth
of opposition from Israel, Iran’s regional competitors (particularly Saudi Arabia), and the political right in the United States, seek to rein in Iran’s nuclear activities so that civil capacity cannot be swiftly weaponized.
CAMBRIDGE – Perhaps it is a pipe dream, but it is just possible that the ongoing BP oil-spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico will finally catalyze support for an American environmental policy with
teeth.
The IMF’s advisory role should be given
teeth.
Inflation and unemployment will remain high until the government acquires the will and authority to carry through on structural reforms in the
teeth
of opposition from both the conservative/revolutionary establishment and the vested economic interests spawned by the revolution.
Global rivalry between superpowers armed to the
teeth
is the stuff of computer games but, except in rare circumstances, such clarity is not the pattern of world politics.
From a child who is yet to lose all her baby teeth: “I worry about [global warming] because I don’t want to die.”
Indeed, the UK outstripped the other G-7 economies in terms of growth last year, and its unemployment rate, which never rose as high as the rates in the US and Canada in the
teeth
of the crisis, currently stands at roughly half those of Italy and France.
Relations with India have improved, the Kashmir insurgency supported by Pakistan has been scaled back, a women’s protection bill was passed in the
teeth
of Islamic opposition, and a virulent public school curriculum that emphasized jihad and martyrdom has been toned down.
The euro’s survival in 2012 – if only by the skin of its
teeth
– confounded skeptics who forecast Greece’s exit from the eurozone and the single currency’s collapse by the end of the summer.
But, rather than study the flashy predators – with their sharp teeth, stealthy approaches, and impressive sprinting abilities – I focus on their food.
Even if she persists, she may break her
teeth
on the same bones of contention that kept her predecessors from achieving security and peace.
Mao Zedong used to say that his country and North Korea were “as close as lips and teeth” – a fitting description, given Chinese troops’ role in averting an American victory in the Korean War.
One could almost hear the collective gnashing of
teeth
in the US, especially in the Congress.
But evidence also suggests that some Neanderthals buried their dead with grave goods (items presumably intended to help the deceased in the afterlife), produced complex tools (such as stone armatures mounted with mastics), and developed personal symbols (including manganese oxide pigments and pendants made from animal teeth).
Annan once made the point by citing an old Ghanaian proverb: “Never hit a man on the head when you have your fingers between his teeth.”Today’s
Perhaps, it is because the debt scarecrow has
teeth.
Europe needs a central intelligence authority with
teeth.
“We must sharpen our teeth,” Pan Yue, SEPA’s deputy director, said when the agency halted the dam projects.
When income inequality began to rise in the 1980’s and 1990’s, those of us who cut our
teeth
on the long march of North Atlantic history expected to see a political reaction.
Now, it will have to deal with a Palestinian society that is armed to the teeth, with poverty rates reaching 70% and unemployment at 35% .
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