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Most of the Arab Awakening countries lack buffers to
withstand
further economic shocks.
“But Latin American countries, from a credit standpoint, are a lot better off than they have ever been to
withstand
turbulence and weather global market problems.”
By delaying, they provide information to the other group about their willingness to
withstand
the pain.
Next June he could carry some of the popular vote (mostly from elements of the intelligentsia), but the question is whether he could
withstand
a candidate embodying the protest vote without massive financial backing from Russia's new "moneyed" elite, backing which now looks unlikely to come his way.
But any financial system must be able to
withstand
shocks, including big ones.
Though the US economy is doing much better than most of the other advanced economies, it is not yet on sound enough footing to
withstand
a prolonged period of a substantially stronger dollar, which would undermine its international competitiveness – and thus its broader economic prospects.
Given that the US Constitution prohibits the government from establishing any religion, it remains to be seen whether this provision of the order will
withstand
judicial scrutiny.
People were left to
withstand
the gales of change alone.
The key areas of weakness in Europe’s financial markets, including undercapitalized banks in core countries, were not addressed, and the system was not able to
withstand
the second wave of the crisis, triggered by the peripheral countries’ loss of credibility in financial markets.
But very little was done to strengthen the financial system’s ability to
withstand
a default of any significant magnitude.
The US financial system can
withstand
any shock, because the US can print the money that it needs.
Putin will not be able to
withstand
mounting dissent from affluent urban areas and the country’s burgeoning middle class.
Before that happens, governments must seize the policy initiative, thereby strengthening global financial markets’ confidence in Asia’s ability to
withstand
the ill wind from the West.
Savvy investors will look for companies that can
withstand
the current populist revolt against globalization and take advantage of incipient economic and technological trends.
New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner thought that banks had enough capital to
withstand
the potential losses.
Indeed, the transcripts themselves show that Fed leaders were worried about an economic downturn and were ready to employ their macroeconomic tools, but that they thought the banking system was well capitalized and could
withstand
more stress.
In this context, it’s important to stress that the world economy may not be nearly as resilient as the consensus seems to believe – raising questions about whether it can
withstand
the challenges coming in 2018.
Historically, such V-shaped recoveries have served the useful purpose of absorbing excess slack and providing a cushion to
withstand
the inevitable shocks that always seem to buffet the global economy.
On the other hand, Germany, with its record-high current-account surpluses (exceeding 8% of GDP) could
withstand
an appreciation.
Such a state cannot protect those unable to
withstand
competition, and cannot provide for their needs.
As a result, the region was able to
withstand
the ravages of the global financial crisis.
Russia cannot
withstand
another four years of plunder and destruction.
Many other components of marine biodiversity – especially corals, marine mammals, seabirds, and turtles – are also struggling to
withstand
human pressures.
When business, civil society, and government team up to help countries
withstand
disasters, they save lives, boost stability, and create opportunities that enable markets and people alike to flourish.
But there was also a common denominator: a structural weakness in the banking sector – already one of the economy’s most regulated sectors – that left highly regulated banks unable to
withstand
economic perturbations as well as unregulated financial institutions.
The new Greek government's argument that this is an unreasonable target fails to
withstand
scrutiny.
With the ability of Hezbollah to
withstand
the Israeli onslaught and the rise of Iran as a prospective nuclear power, Israel’s existence is more endangered than at any time since its birth.
The long overdue UN Resolution 1701 may, with its adoption, indicate that all parties are fatigued, or could no longer
withstand
international pressure.
Indigo, a Boston-based “agtech” firm, creates microbial products that help plants
withstand
drought conditions.
Markets and economic activity can
withstand
a great deal of political stress and uncertainty – up to the point that the international order breaks down.
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