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Although it must have been sorely tempted, Italy did not accumulate Target deficits.
It is still too soon, however, to conclude that Europeans have finally overcome their fear of Arab democracy and will not be tempted to accept milder forms of “liberal authoritarianism” should the crisis drag on or a military takeover occur.
Anyone watching the IPL, however, might be tempted to conclude that Twenty20 cricket, the “instant” form of the game, is actually an American game deliberately rediscovered by the Indians.
The risk is that the comedy of misguided affection is resolved by punishing both the tempter and the tempted.
I am tempted to absolve these leaders of their reckless rhetoric by blaming it on biology.
Though, for the most part, governments have continued the shift away from dollar debt, the corporate sector, as the Bank for International Settlements has warned, has been tempted by ultra-low interest rates.
If the military refuses to assist the tribes – as is likely – they may be tempted to turn to AQAP.
Interest rates will rise to compensate investors both for having to accept a larger share of government bonds in their portfolio and for an increasing risk that governments will be tempted to inflate away the value of their debts, or even default.
Should Russia recognize Abkhazia’s independence, Saakashvili might be tempted to respond militarily to prevent his country from unraveling.
Adherence to this doctrine prevented postwar German policymakers from being tempted by excesses like those of Hitler and Stalin.
Foreign investors might therefore fear that future US administrations will be tempted to reduce the real value of that debt by allowing a higher inflation rate.
The Dollar Joins the Currency WarsNEW YORK – In a world of weak domestic demand in many advanced economies and emerging markets, policymakers have been tempted to boost economic growth and employment by going for export led-growth.
The moment young people became tempted to join Obama’s quiet revolution was also the moment the doors of Wall Street began closing on them.
But it could be tempted to impose some limits on the ECB and thus set Europe on a path into deeper crisis.
In view of the bloody – indeed barbaric – events in the Middle East (and in Iraq and Syria in particular), one might be tempted to agree, even though such ideas no longer seem to have a place in the postmodern worldview of today’s Europe.
Making matters worse, governments can be tempted to inflate their debts away – a power that has been abused since the age of monarchs, resulting in a uniform inflation tax on asset holders.
Of course, it might be argued that if Greece gets away with an involuntary restructuring, others would be tempted to try it as well.
Of course, others might be tempted to imitate Greece if Greece were indeed better off restructuring than not doing so.
If the problem of procedures and priorities is addressed, the fact that politicians are tempted to misuse scholarly analysis for their own ends will take care of itself.
In other words, because you reap all of the benefits, but suffer only part of the costs, you are tempted to over-exploit the resource.
Twelve years ago, during and after reunification, the question was whether the German colossus would be tempted to establish first an economic and then a political hegemony over the continent.
Europe's politicians will be tempted to simply jack up the fiscal deficit to boost domestic incomes rather than undergo politically painful but necessary rationalization.
It is hardly surprising that many Europeans have been tempted by political outsiders.
Academics and policymakers may be tempted to respond by dismissing what looks like a celebration of ignorance and retreating into ivory towers.
But solving the complex coordination and distributional problems that such adjustments will generate will not be easy, and, convinced that we cannot afford an aggressive mitigation strategy at a time when we are faced with so many other pressing challenges, policymakers could be tempted to defer action on the ground.
America was briefly tempted into real imperialism when it emerged as a world power a century ago, but the interlude of formal empire did not last long.
Had I still been working with them in Uganda, I might have been tempted to join the exodus.
Trumpism and the Philosophy of World OrderHAMDEN, CONNECTICUT – In the wake of the NATO and Helsinki summits, many liberals have been tempted to condemn US President Donald Trump’s behavior in personal terms.
But Abe’s government also recognizes that the world’s geopolitical tectonic plates are shifting, and that many in the US are tempted by the siren song of isolationism.
It does not help when some of those trapped in the poor ghettos surrounding major cities – however small a minority – become tempted by violence and fall prey to terrorist recruiters.
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