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In October 2003, Putin cracked down on Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the CEO and main owner of Yukos oil, Russia’s most valuable company, who was thrown into prison on dubious charges of tax fraud after backing Putin’s political opponents.
But, for many ordinary users, such recognition can be valuable and appreciated, even if it is not accompanied by special gifts or benefits.
But to use that expertise – the most valuable asset a globally competitive financial institution has – investors need to control the operations of firms in which they have a stake.
The SED is one valuable tool in combating protectionist sentiments.
It is time to launch concerted global efforts to protect some of the oldest, most vulnerable – and most valuable – species in our seas.
The valuable role of civil society in giving voice to communities that governments cannot reach is also recognized, but its relationship with government and business is often characterized more by conflict than cooperation.
In another sense, however, it is valuable to think of governments as being in competition--providing a more effective service to their people than other governments.
But what about all of the things that you enjoy doing, or that you think of as valuable, that do not maximize your earnings?
This implies a risk that the world will waste valuable time on yet another debate about lofty goals.
Hollande’s election offers us a valuable opportunity to meet the challenges that the EU faces.
For example, whenever I tell Gabriel that something is unbelievably valuable (even, say, a great painting in a museum), he invariably says, “But Bill Gates could buy it, right?”
The rise of “capital,” which Piketty documents in France and other countries, is caused mostly by the appreciation of real estate, simply because good locations become more valuable in an increasingly networked economy.
While it would be counterproductive to respond to anger with more anger, the EU does need to send a clear message that its partnership with Turkey is highly valuable, but not unconditional.
Chen squandered six valuable years as his administration engaged mainly in polemics with its opposition parties while he pandered to the extreme wing of the DPP and mobilized his government to “de-Sinicize” Taiwan culture.
Nonetheless, the deal is valuable: it spurs action now, while acting as a platform for further commitments later.
A country’s most valuable resource is its people.
Even as a child, Julia Wise felt that if each person is equally valuable, she should not care more for her own wellbeing than for anyone else’s.
Natural resources should not have been privatized until these valuable sectors could be handled honestly, fairly, and transparently.
For most middle-class people in developed countries, the home they own is their most valuable asset.
The remaining 80% constitutes a huge untapped source of potentially valuable liquid and solid waste.
Further, as low-end, low-cost labor jobs morph towards higher-end, higher-cost jobs, China will move not only into more valuable manufactured goods, but also into the service industries, such as design.
This is a little like justifying the confiscation of your shares in a company with the argument that the company is providing valuable services to you and others.
Turkey's secular, capitalistic, democratic order has become especially valuable to the Bush administration as it seeks to integrate the wider Middle East into the world system by liberalizing its economy and democratizing its polity.
As a result, the US is wasting some of its most valuable assets, with some young people – bereft of skills – turning to dysfunctional activities.
But they should not discount the valuable lessons offered by advanced-country central banks’ recent monetary-policy innovation.
The problem is straightforward: As valuable as scientific breakthroughs may be, it takes a lot of work to turn them into marketable drugs.
But by pursuing its new fiscal plan and the COFINA deal, the oversight board has squandered valuable time, ensuring that Puerto Rico’s decade-long struggle will both continue and grow worse.
When gatherings like the G7 summit are convened to discuss the world’s most difficult challenges, the people closest to those challenges, who are likely to have the most valuable insights concerning how to overcome them, should be in the room.
Lack of opportunity means that its most valuable asset – its people – is not being fully used.
They would bring home skills, technology, and connections that are as valuable as the skills that Eto’o, Essien, or Messi bring back to Cameroon, Ghana, or Argentina.
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