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Hardliners who feel most threatened by the internet's free flow of information were the people emboldened by the nationalistic
waves
of anti-American sentiment that swept China.
In particular, the survey shows that individuals who participated in both
waves
of voucher privatization, as well as those who received property through restitution, and also those who took advantage of the new economic freedom to become entrepreneurs, have views often sharply different from the rest of the population.
Those who participated in both
waves
of voucher privatization (79% of respondents in the survey) firmly declare themselves to be more satisfied than those who sat out at least one wave, with 56% of participants in both
waves
satisfied with the course of reform, versus only 37% of those who participated in neither or only one wave.
When asked, for example, whether prices should be more tightly controlled than currently, 43% of participants in both
waves
of voucher privatization disagree.
Those who took part in both
waves
of voucher privatization are 50% more likely to favor a free market; restituents are 42% more likely to do so.
Before the advent of the euro, there were many fiscal crises in individual nation-states in southern Europe, which produced
waves
of high inflation.
In successive
waves
of painful crisis – in Latin America in the 1980’s, and in East Asia after 1997 – countries learned a better approach to economic policy and developed a more sustainable framework for managing public-sector debt.
Hence the paradox that earlier
waves
of reforms from the left – Keynesianism, social democracy, the welfare state – both saved capitalism from itself and effectively rendered themselves superfluous.
However, whereas previous
waves
of terrorism in Europe stemmed from internal conflicts, today’s deadly surge is linked to instability outside the continent.
In 2012 alone, Arctic sea-ice dipped to a new low, as an area larger than the US melted; unprecedented heat
waves
struck Australia, and other areas; record floods hit China and Japan; and the United Kingdom had its wettest year on record.
There was an exodus by air, towards the Seventh Fleet patrolling the South China Sea; an exodus by sea saw
waves
of barges, fishing boats and other makeshift vessels.
After twenty five years of collapsed expectations, you feel a raw energy in the roar of motorbikes that weave through improvisational
waves
of traffic, in the spirit of a city revived.
Anti-Semitism comes in waves, and each historical epoch provides its motives.
We risk a world of suffocating heat waves, severe droughts, disastrous floods, and devastating wildfires.
The benefits to humanity – measured in terms of marginally less flooding, an almost negligible reduction in heat waves, and so forth – total roughly $1 billion annually.
As a result, many institutions had to write off much of their loan portfolios and take heavy losses, sending shock
waves
through the industry and the investor community – and causing the poor to suffer.
Owing to the tsunami, some of the refuse will ride the
waves
of the Pacific, reaching Hawaii and the West coast of the United States in a year or so.
Heat waves, droughts, floods, forest fires, retreating glaciers, polluted rivers, and extreme storms buffet the planet at a dramatically rising rate, owing to human activities.
Today’s mega-cities, for example, already have to confront dangerous heat waves, rising sea levels, more extreme storms, dire congestion, and air and water pollution.
Intense heat
waves
are currently hitting many parts of the world.
Marginalizing MalariaSAN FRANCISCO – Last fall, Bill and Melinda Gates sent shock
waves
through the global health community when they announced the audacious goal of eradicating human malaria from the face of the planet.
How all this plays out is important not only for Turkey, but also for other emerging economies that already have had to cope with
waves
of financial contagion.
Africa’s Post-Brexit OpportunityLONDON – The entire world felt the shock
waves
from the decision by voters in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, and Africa was no exception, especially given its close historical ties with many EU member states.
Some have suggested that the president’s departure is the result of his making too many
waves
with his anti-corruption agenda.
During heat waves, urban temperatures in India can be extreme even at night, making sleeping agonizing for those without proper shelter or modern cooling methods.
When heat
waves
hit developed countries, the authorities advise people to stay indoors, shower often, drink plenty of fluids, and keep cool with fans and air conditioning.
Still, there are things that Indian authorities can do to protect the poor during heat
waves.
Chaos, a resurgence of terrorism, the rise of radical Islamism, and massive
waves
of immigration towards Europe are just a few of the potential threats to the European Union that are now being contemplated.
To be sure, photographic and video images relayed by the media have shown trees swept away by
waves
and water-drenched lands.
Other reports have mentioned wildlife that escaped the destruction, as some sort of instinct seemed to tell them to seek higher ground prior to the arrival of the tsunami
waves.
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