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weak
emperor (the president of the French Football Federation) chose an incompetent general (the coach Raymond Domenech), who failed to inspire mercenaries (the players) or to instill in them a sense of collective sacrifice and duty.
If China fails to rebalance,
weak
external demand from a crisis-battered developed world will continue to hobble its export machine, forcing it to up the ante on a credit- and investment-led growth model – in effect, doubling down on resource-intensive and environmentally damaging growth.
Whatever route it takes, Europe in the coming years will have to address the
weak
representation of the common interest – or else admit that no such common interest can justify remaining on the path of integration.
Add to that America’s
weak
response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and it is no wonder that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have dismissed its peace overtures.
For starters, monetary-policy normalization in the developed economies – a process that has now been underway for 30 months in the US – looks likely to continue at a slow pace, owing to adverse demographics, high debt levels, and
weak
productivity growth.
So QE would produce some – probably
weak
– balance-sheet effects.
If anything, inflation is now falling further globally as commodity prices adjust downward in response to
weak
global growth.
The opposition, still smarting from its narrow defeat in last autumn's election, accuses him of not having told the truth about Germany's
weak
economy and the consequences for the national budget.
Reckless budget deficits can lead to a
weak
currency; so can low interest rates.
Until the recent crisis in Greece, the US benefited from a
weak
dollar/euro exchange rate.
When dealing with a leader whose credo is defined by the notion that “the
weak
get beaten,” Western governments must demonstrate their resolve, without sacrificing flexibility.
But Europe is too
weak
and too divided to be effective globally, with its leaders unwilling to pursue a common policy based on their countries’ own strategic interests.
For example, Japan’s nuclear regulatory authority was not sufficiently independent, and oversight of the plant operator, TEPCO, was
weak.
Party discipline is weak, and Congressmen must themselves raise most of the money that they need for re-election – and that happens every two years for members of the House of Representatives.
Doing nothing means allowing US investment funds to pursue enormous compensation cases – likely in the billions of dollars – against a future Ukrainian administration, which, even in the best-case scenario, will be on
weak
domestic political footing and already saddled with an unpopular austerity program and loan-repayment schedule.
Similar success can be obtained in the Middle East only if all parties focus on finding a solution, and do not let the strong Israelis dictate to the
weak
Palestinians.
A Good Fight for Hard TimesVIENNA – Of the many problems that
weak
global economic conditions have brought into relief, corruption is among the most persistent.
Millions of AIDS orphans in Southern Africa live with grandparents too old and
weak
to produce food or to secure it.
Simply put, a
weak
state cannot enforce contracts and property rights, while a state that is strong enough to enforce them must control its own bureaucrats.
After all, blocked export opportunities,
weak
government institutions, and high levels of corruption are worldwide problems.
Power in Russia is a product of inertia and personal willfulness, and a generally apathetic public has traditionally surrendered to the country’s paradox of tyranny: a
weak
state believes that it can function as a strong state by depriving citizens of basic liberties and the ability to make their own decisions.
In his view, the West is far too weak, divided, and obsessed with national electoral calendars to offer anything more than harsh words and ineffective action.
On the international stage, Putin is tapping anti-American sentiment, which exists whether the US is strong or
weak.
By contrast, the European Central Bank’s inadequately tough stress tests in 2010 were widely panned for leaving eurozone banks too
weak
to provide adequate credit.
Since 2011, the ECB’s analysis of
weak
eurozone growth has stressed the negative impact of an impaired and fragmented financial system, with high sovereign-bond yields and funding costs for banks resulting in prohibitive lending terms in the peripheral countries.
And, however regrettable the uneven application of the EU’s fiscal rules, the European Commission’s recent decision to give France more time to reduce its budget deficit to 3% of GDP is welcome, coming as it did against the backdrop of a
weak
economy.
Even though a
weak
US response is the biggest risk on the economic side, what happens in China may well have deeper and more lasting consequences on the broader historical canvas.
Far from improving citizens’ access to health care,
weak
IP protections are exacerbating India’s formidable health-care challenges.
With private investment remaining weak, owing to the corporate sector's heavy debt burden and banks' huge volume of bad assets, the government has clearly decided to jumpstart the process through infrastructure spending.
The problem is that, as long as violence prevents moderate forces from restoring local services and administrative structures, people’s capacity for resistance will remain
weak.
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