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Witnessing in sentence

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And, as we are now witnessing in the Middle East, the same is true of political systems.
CAMBRIDGE – The twenty-first century is witnessing Asia’s return to what might be considered its historical proportions of the world’s population and economy.
Just when France began its rebellion in 1789, Mary Wollstonecraft, who had been caught up in witnessing it, wrote her manifesto for women’s liberation.
Of course, economic nationalism is obvious in America, with its nervousness about China and hostility to global agreements; but Europe, too, is now witnessing both a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment and rising resistance to helping poorer countries.
The costs of the government’s failure to support farmers can be seen in the stunted bodies of children and the poor diets of adults, even in a year when Malawi is witnessing bumper harvests of corn, the country’s staple.
Is the price increase justified, or are we witnessing a bubble?
After all, people in 1990, witnessing recent high growth rates, would have expected Japanese GDP to grow rapidly in subsequent decades.
The supposed victims of the Pussy Riot “prayer” – mainly the security guards – testified that they could not sleep after witnessing the performance.
If we are witnessing this kind of transformation, then piecemeal reformers who try to address specific grievances about immigration, trade, or income inequality will lose out to radical politicians who challenge the entire system.
Until we know the answers to these questions, it seems premature to decide that we are witnessing the beginning of the end of variant CJD.
Risky AdviceBRIGHTON – Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises?
Indeed, it appears that the world is witnessing a triple conflict.
What we are witnessing is a European population that feels fed up with politicians who do not address people’s daily concerns.
Poland is witnessing a populist backlash against foreign ownership of banks.
Indeed, we are now witnessing a slow-motion repeat of the Cuban missile crisis.
That is why we are witnessing such resistance from the industry.
On the Bombing of AleppoNEW YORK – The world is witnessing in Syria a humanitarian catastrophe of historic proportions.
Indeed, the world is witnessing an extraordinary mobilization of national-level projects and policies that are shifting economies onto a low-carbon path.
But we must refuse to bow before the altar of tolerance when it comes to what is truly unacceptable, wherever it occurs, and this is what the world is witnessing passively in Afghanistan.
What we are witnessing is thus not “emerging” Asia, but the “re-emergence” of a continent that comprises 60% of humanity.
The coming months will reveal whether we are, indeed, witnessing the dawn of the post-Oslo era in Palestinian politics, and whether a new leader, with new supporters, will be required to revive the Palestinian cause.
Instead, we are witnessing the birth of a non-polar order, in which America’s chief competitors remain too busy with problems at home and in their immediate neighborhoods to shoulder the heaviest international burdens.
Indeed, we are witnessing one of the most dramatic revolutions in modern history, and it is occurring almost unnoticed.
In the developing world, India is witnessing the decline of the Indian National Congress, the party of the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who led the country to independence from the UK.
In short, we are now witnessing a stunning concentration of power that is unprecedented in French republican history.
International politics is witnessing exceptional and far-reaching change.
Listen to what comes out of Washington and Brussels, or read the financial press, and you would think you were witnessing a straightforward morality play.
And, more often than not, what we are witnessing is individual achievement – the deeply concentrated agility and courage of the downhill racer or the finely disciplined movements of the gymnast – rather than true team effort.
We are simultaneously witnessing the re-emergence of the multigenerational extended family, with as many as 22% of American adults in the 25-35 age group living with parents or relatives.
What we are witnessing today is a shift from a Muslim identity to an Islamist identity.
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