Witnessed
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I went ahead with my plan and
witnessed
a girl being circumcised.
We need to strike a balance between regulation to correct the failings that we have
witnessed
and the need to preserve dynamic and innovative banks and markets.
Unfortunately, the past ten years have
witnessed
a painful setback in many areas.
The last six months have
witnessed
a proliferation of incidents along the 2,520-mile (4,057-kilometer) Sino-Indian frontier.
The Arab street has changed the calculus of fear not only in the countries that have
witnessed
major protests, but also in the rest of the Arab world, where rulers are on notice that discontent need not remain submerged forever.
His generation confronted the scourge of domestic terrorism and
witnessed
revolution in Iran, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the rise of Solidarity in Poland.
After an act of despair such as what Poland
witnessed
this month, the first priority should be to mourn the victim.
You can add this to the list of previously unthinkable things that we have
witnessed
lately.
Haffner, later a journalist and author, was a law student who
witnessed
how the Nazi dictatorship became lethal, again incrementally, like the persecution of Jews in Italy.
The world has
witnessed
an explosive expansion of private international capital markets.
But they clearly express the changes that Europe has
witnessed
over the past half-century, changes for the good that all Czechs now want to secure for themselves, having been denied the fruits of European peace and prosperity for so long.
As if that were not bad enough, the final session
witnessed
new lows in unruly behavior, with microphones broken, scuffles in the well of the house, and a legislator releasing pepper spray to prevent discussion of a bill he opposed.
Playboy and the MullahIndonesia recently
witnessed
a pair of dramatic releases: one a radical Muslim cleric from prison, the other a saucy men’s magazine from its editors.
This is emblematic of a deeper resurgence in corporate spending – as
witnessed
in durable goods orders.
On those visits, I
witnessed
firsthand the commitment of the continent’s leaders to undertake reforms and boost investment in education.
But if the US-China trade and debt relationship merely picks up where it left off, what will prevent recurrence of the same unsustainable dynamic that we just
witnessed?
For example, whereas the Islamists had essentially focused on political themes, highlighting participation, inclusiveness, and democratic reforms, the recent election campaigns
witnessed
a rhetorical shift to economic aspirations.
In only a few decades, the people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia have
witnessed
profound political and economic changes.
A recording of the telephone interview was played in court; sworn testimony was heard from the reporter who conducted the interview and from two editors who
witnessed
it; the official record from the telephone company was submitted as evidence of the call; and an expert witness concluded that the voice on the recording belonged to Tomy Winata.
In my former professional roles, I
witnessed
as few others did the entry of Poland and Hungary into the Euroatlantic institutions.
Syria’s people may have no predilection for violence, but the birth of freedom, once witnessed, is not easily forgotten – or trumped by state handouts and vacuous statements by a distant, self-isolated leadership.
As a staff economist at the Fed in the 1970s, I
witnessed
first-hand the birth of the Great Inflation – and the role played by inept central banking in creating it.
Mexicans responded accordingly, punishing the PAN for overseeing an economy that has grown only 1.5% per year on average over the last 12 years, as well as for a level of insecurity that Mexico has not
witnessed
since its revolution 100 years ago.
The type of social unrest recently
witnessed
in Greece may spread, because the downturn is likely to take a disproportionate toll on Europe’s young people, who are seeking jobs at a time when hard-pressed European businesses will be able to offer them very few.
With the rise of political leaders who had not
witnessed
the terrifying consequences of WWII, it was inevitable that Germany’s emotional bond with its European mission – born of guilt and the quest for redemption – should gradually disappear.
The early and mid-1990’s
witnessed
another wave of optimism.
Likewise, France
witnessed
riots in Vaux-en-Velin, near Lyon, 20 years ago.
I
witnessed
this firsthand as an adviser to Manuel Valls, who served as Prime Minister in Hollande’s government.
Based on some disputes that I witnessed, contractors appeared to outrank soldiers.
This is a brutal process – the men are strapped onto restraint chairs twice a day and force-fed, in a facility that I
witnessed.
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