Urgency
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356 examples of Urgency in a sentence
The European Council, recognizing the
urgency
of this issue, has called for greater electricity interconnection, targeting 10% of generating capacity by 2020 and 15% by 2030, with countries exporting 15 megawatts of power for every 100 megawatts they produce.
All this has taken on more than a little urgency, because it is now more than four months since the Singapore summit and there is talk that President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un will meet again soon.
Such questions are gaining in
urgency
as more and more countries, and the European Union itself, debate whether or not to consolidate financial regulation under the umbrella of one all-powerful body.
The scale and
urgency
of this issue for developing countries was recognized by every member of the Advisory Group, which included heads of government, finance ministers, leading figures from the private sector, and policy experts, most of them with direct and serious experience in public finance and policy.
An old and sick man who was to die a few months later, he acted with a sense of
urgency
to reach a deal that would relieve his inexperienced son of the burden of struggling for the recovery of the Golan Heights.
This has now become a matter of urgency, as the United States and Europe are unlikely to provide much support to Chinese exports.
But it currently lacks the resources to match the WHO's will-power, the
urgency
of the problems, and the operational capabilities of the organization.
On the contrary, serious challenges remain, and they must be addressed with
urgency.
Until now, they have shown little awareness of the
urgency.
North Korea’s nuclear tests, its missile launches and its threats of further provocation lend new
urgency
to this cause.
Unfortunately, these reforms have all too often served as displacement activity – worthwhile in themselves, but failing to answer unambiguously the question posed with increasing
urgency
by international markets: Are the eurozone’s largest and currently most prosperous members absolutely committed to its continuation?
Recently, more radical proposals have surfaced, reflecting a sense of
urgency
and widespread disappointment with the impact of current monetary policy.
Likewise, on the national level, pro-growth economic-reform initiatives – which seem to have lost some
urgency
in the face of overly complacent and excessively accommodating financial markets – need to be revitalized.
PARIS – Exceptional circumstances – namely, the depth and
urgency
of the financial and economic crisis – have contributed to bringing an exceptional man, Barack Obama, to the American presidency.
But a sense of
urgency
is needed.
To help overcome this barrier, governments should treat generational inequality with the same sense of
urgency
as other forms of inequality, accelerating efforts to introduce youth quotas for political parties, parliaments, and other decision-making institutions.
To paraphrase Martin Luther King, Africa confronts the fierce
urgency
of now.
In the summer of 1994, when the Hutus slaughtered the Tutsis by the hundreds of thousands, our cause grew in urgency, as did our fighting spirit.
The IMF began to take notice only in April 2007, when the problem was already erupting, but there was still no sense of
urgency.
The adoption of the MDGs focused increased attention by African governments, non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, international donors, foundations, and activists on the
urgency
of combating poverty, hunger, and disease.
In the new context set by the war in Georgia, the
urgency
of Turkey becoming a real bridge between the nations of the Caucasus is not lost on anyone.
But some are taking key leadership roles and pushing governments and local communities to act with more
urgency.
With the Trump administration proposing to cut the US State Department’s budget and reduce the amount of money various US agencies allocate to the world’s poorest, this debate is taking on a new
urgency.
We also must acknowledge the
urgency
of shoring up faith in global governance from another perspective.
The
urgency
of the climate threat is growing quickly.
Connecting the SolutionsWASHINGTON, DC – The world does not need to be reminded of the
urgency
of this historical moment.
We need to recognize what Martin Luther King, Jr. called the “fierce
urgency
of now” if we are to safeguard millions of people’s livelihoods and hopes for the future.
To say, “I don’t do stupid things,” as Obama did recently in an interview with the New York Times, is not enough, given the complexity, urgency, and scale of the threats America and the West are facing.
Internal inertia, incomplete information, risk aversion, and conscious and unconscious biases combine to impede recognition of the
urgency
and importance of adaptation.
And yet, so far the
urgency
of the appeals has been matched only by the slowness of the response.
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