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The fact remains that, beyond the cachet of his DNA, Kim Jong-un has no military or political heft.

I won't be compensated for any injuries I might sustain if I heft your bag into the overhead compartment for you.

A big drop's size and heft give it a faster terminal velocity. Because it overcomes air resistance better than a small drop.

Interlink as much as possible to spread the word. You can link the petition site back to Facebook and your blog to give it more heft.

The size and heft of current fuel cells has been a major obstacle to making them practical for use in automobiles.

Indians in the capital much prefer to talk of the economic boom, of India's flourishing trade and its growing international heft.

Although a little extra heft is no big deal, many Americans are so ample that it ruins their health.

Coyotes used to be a much more fearsome bunch, with thicker skulls, broader snouts, wider teeth, and 1. 5 times the heft.

Neither man, of course, is a neutral judge of the new treaty's heft.

His left arm was still strong enough to heft an axe, however, and he was busy digging a zai.

Body-mass index (BMI), the height-to-weight ratio used to measure adult heft , seemed irrelevant to people whose bodies are still growing.

All right, so he needs to look emaciated, which makes a little more sense than people being unhappy with his present heft.

What does it mean to put on the uniform, navigate the streets, heft the weight, and learn the city from a unique and intimate perspective?

But Wal-Mart's heft continued to pay off, as the world's largest retailer gained more ground on competitors such as Target.

A gaping growth gap between the emerging and rich worlds will, of course, shift economic heft more quickly towards emerging economies.

Beijing could also use its heft to corral developing nations into pushing the Doha Round of global trade talks to a conclusion.

Even when its major stakeholder is out of office, Mediaset's large audiences give it political heft.

Some business professors avoid stories in their teaching and research, concerned that stories lack credibility or intellectual heft.

Here says the sugar, is the carbohydrate general name, the sugar is divided into the polysaccharide, double to heft, the monosaccharide.

Lord Turner's is one of the few voices with real intellectual heft.

Increases the movement to be able obviously to reduce the adult trouble to heft the danger which the urine gets sick.

The relationship between economic weight and political heft is not invariably symmetrical.

But Singapore has little geopolitical heft and it's unlikely the U. S. and Europe would back a candidate from an authoritarian government.

But her parents had no doubts about Mao's leadership, pointing to the country's growing industry and international heft.

Will China be peaceful and friendly and abide by the rules of international law and conventions, or will it use its heft to get its way?

But some nimble Chinese companies without the heft of the multinational giants are poised to ride the Olympic boom, too.

But as China gains international heft, its lack of globally-recognized brands threatens its dream of becoming a superpower.

Mr. Davis's opinion carries some heft, as his council would have to approve any lines painted on the sidewalk.

He or she will need heft to lead reform and to persuade the public to place its trust in a cleaned-up Commons.

Chinese officials could be eager to demonstrate their new wealth and diplomatic heft, analysts say.

But it does not necessarily generate geopolitical heft.

That global economic governance urgently needs to catch up with the growing heft of poorer countries is undisputed.

A reform of the "quotas" that determine countries' heft will increase the clout of emerging economies.

Scientists think that this speed coupled with the planet's heft yields strong gravitational tugs that can alter the planets orbit.

But even symbols of such massive heft can be interpreted in various ways.

Females have more heft in the neocortex , a higher-order region that wires them for complex tasks like nurturing and reading social cues.

Finding a successor who can match both the heft and experience of Mr. Fujii will be a daunting task for Mr. Hatoyama.

She showered public praise on President Lee to remind Beijing of South Korea's economic heft and strategic importance.

give their union the political heft to match its might as a trading and regulatory power.

But it now appears to be stabilizing, in large part because of the speed and heft of the country's stimulus spending.

The new media provides the speed, the social media provides the emotion, the mainstream media provides the heft.

Going public allowed investment banks to get bigger, which then gave them the heft to mold the regulatory system to their liking.

Germany, the EU's biggest country, has both the heft and the money to loosen budgetary policy.

Those backing the idea say it would better reflect China's growing heft in the global economy.

China, which won that war, knows that its military and economic heft gives it huge negotiating power.

But the list will almost certainly be topped by the dramatic shift in global economic heft.

When subjects heft the equal-weight, different-size balls, they will typically perceive the bigger one as being lighter.

Over that period the heft of emerging economies has increased dramatically.

They have the heft of balsa wood. They are as porous as a sponge, brittle as a coffee mug dropped on the floor . . .

a bank of cite ' s heft and complexity cannot change overnight , mr prince says , with reason.

Having heft and an international presence will help.

Even so, regulators still fret that banks might use their combined heft to overcharge.

The firm may enjoy a certain "bully advantage" , given its heft, he admits.

India grows faster than many countries, but often finds itself in the shadow of China's even greater heft.

To stomach trouble patient, the most important is the heft that should notice to take food, is not alimental soft tough question.

Adds heft to a party often seen as lightweight.

There is a lack of heft; a lot of the book consists of previously published essays and travelogues.

JBIC encourages Japanese firms to form consortiums to increase their heft.

Both firms hope their combined heft will help them move into China and other fast-growing markets.

They are steadily climbing up global rankings, symbols of China's growing industrial heft.

A combination of American and Japanese heft could, say TPP advocates, entice other countries, such as Canada, to join the group.

Quite literally, over time, our brains lose their heft.

Of Lei Jun " mental cacique " does heft have multiple?

Japan's desire for international heft also has something to do with it.

Exporters also have more political heft.

the largest tipped the scales at a gorilla like heft of 80 kilograms.

Outsiders, especially in the West, promote its heft so it can serve as an emerging rival to China.

Because of the material's heft, an oversized jacket will make you look like a 10 year-old acting tough by wearing his father's clothes.

Japanese bosses recognise that in order to compete globally, firms require more heft.

It's got the heft you'd expect from a $65 scholarly tome.

Hyundai's 3. 8-liter V6 is actually pretty peppy when you consider the heft it's dragging around.

On the other hand, imposing rules that are so tough that the industry shrinks may lead to another diminution of Britain's global heft.

And Glencore adds heft to Hong Kong's underdeveloped resource sector, giving investors another way to bet on Chinese demand for commodities.

the political heft necessary to carry weight in the continent;

Shen Dingli maintains that China has yet to gain the military heft to challenge America's security commitment to Taiwan

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Emerging economies now have greater heft on many measures than developed ones

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