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And that means ideas which had been rejected as politically untenable are now up for discussion again.

Gorbachev and his group appeared to believe that what was right was also politically manageable.

It is often politically expedient to paint China as an adversary, or worse, a future enemy.

Neither of his wife and children were politically oriented and didn't enjoy a very original suggestion.

Perhaps an account of Yang's family history, if it were ever to come to light, would be more politically threatening than his documentary.

I think your initial decision to honor the contracts was both ethical and financially astute, but it seems to have been politically unwise.

If it does not change course, he said: "The president politically will be in an extremely difficult position to do anything but block it. "

If the proposed convertible bond took Chinalco past this point it would require fresh approval, which could prove politically controversial.

Such a speech made sense politically, too: it was shrewd to emphasise just how dreadful a mess he is inheriting from his predecessor.

Christians, or adherents of any religion for that matter, should refrain from using holy text to fight politically over human concerns.

Mr Black may have been politically incorrect but an objective analysis suggests he might be right.

Friday's bill-signing was the president's second visit in a week to the politically important state of Virginia.

It was an outgunned regulator trying to investigate one of the nation's most politically powerful companies.

I said I was trying to protect myself and my family from intrusive questions in a politically inspired lawsuit that had been dismissed.

Hoover could have issued the proclamation on his own authority but, politically defeated and personally unpopular, he did not.

For crucial to her own self-image was the persona of a woman at perpetual war, politically, nationally, internationally.

That's not going to work politically, and economically it also turns out to be a very poor way to help the world.

Still, analysts complain that as politically difficult as the most recent changes were to enact, they do not go far enough.

"It would be politically short-sighted to come out with strong statements that we should sign that piece of paper. "

By 1770 the North American colonies were economically and politically ready to become part of the emerging self-government movement.

look for her to be a lot more politically active, a lot more vocal. She wants to fight back.

The president's comments seem to acknowledge that the year-long fight for a health care reform bill has cost him politically.

Local media said he appeared to be a gang member, and that the shooting was not politically motivated.

But that is politically unpalatable: European leaders do not like the idea of testing for a wave of defaults they insist will not happen.

It's little wonder deals get bogged down in Washington, given the non-transparent, politically influenced nature of many Chinese companies.

A registered Democrat for most of his life, Dwyer had never been politically active, beyond simply voting.

They also signal something of a revolution in the way Australia tackles this politically charged issue.

Of course, there was no geological shortage of oil, just a politically manipulated one. Nor is there a geological shortage this time round.

Owing to his political connections and obligations, he realized that it would not be wise politically to stand out against what was wanted.

Moreover, introducing a system in which price reflected some sort of cost would often be politically impossible except over time.

Politically it would have been a good thing for him to do.

But here at least Japan offers a ray of hope to China: The rebalancing need not be as politically destabilizing as it sounds.

Attack on Iran would be Obama stabbing Americans in the back economically, and shooting himself in the leg politically.

Of course, there was no geological shortage of oil, just a politically manipulated one.

MEANWHILE, HETEROSEXUAL MARRIAGE SEEMS TO BE AS CONFUSING AND POLITICALLY CHARGED AS EVER.

Whatever you think of Kazan politically, it has nothing to do with the fact that the guy was a great director.

The desires that are politically important may be divided into a primary and a secondary group.

I was beginning to become politically engaged at the time, so it really fitted the moment.

Of course, there have been sighs of despair at the politically correct nature of the debate, as there always are.

As it may be politically infeasible to continue to expect savers to bear all the investment risk, some benefits may have to be guaranteed.

Others said that the question of what would become of the protests, politically or otherwise, was missing the point.

China would have had to make politically painful adjustments, but could have claimed that it had won promises of U.

All that said, just as these Olympics were significant politically, they were also very significant competitively.

Glib, politically correct talk finds no place in Huntington's analysis, and for that readers should be grateful.

This is often referred to as being "politically correct" .

to judge whether people are politically progressive or Backward simply by whether they own property or how much property they own.

This was no doubt a compromise that works politically.

He said the charges were politically motivated.

The baby boomers , who entered adulthood promising a lifetime of activism, have been a politically undistinguished generation.

Politically, the general probably had to go: leaving him in place would have been seen as weakness.

He said Huawei aims to be a transparent and politically neutral company: 'We are not a government owned company. . .

This report was published, Iran insisted that there was no secret nuclear weapons program, accusing the report was politically motivated.

Mr. Berlusconi is hoping for a strong victory in the elections that will show that the scandal is not affecting him politically.

Even so, Lula looks stronger politically than looked possible a year ago, when scandal was mowing down his closest aides and his popularity.

The West is trying to demonize China. Why? To ensure an upper-handed position economically, politically, and socially.

Although politically liberal, he was virtually alone among American writers to declare himself in support of the Vietnam War.

In characteristic style he did so with a politically incorrect quip that drew criticism even from his supporters.

Sometimes people get all caught up in being politically correct and just kind of fall off the cliff.

Rapidly expanding, politically directed investment tends to be misallocated.

It used to be said that the emerging middle classes would not be politically active.

However, politically, Mr Osborne has pulled off the CSR as well as he could have hoped.

To the disappointment of his conservative backers, however, Mr Macri has always been politically cautious.

We are technically, politically, legally, and emotionally ready to move management and end-user services to Web Scale.

Three-quarters of a century later, politically inspired protectionism was a worldwide response to the Great Depression.

The trouble is that the merest mention of women's networks seems to turn intelligent women into politically correct, acquiescent fools.

Of course, such a new tax would be a two-edged sword: a highly efficient tax, but politically dangerous.

However, if a politically-minded managing director decided to cut the interest rate , it could jeopardize the bank's solvency .

In addition, if these habitual exporters were to become serious importers, it would be politically easier to hold back protectionism.

It would be politically unstable in the short term, and over the longer haul would likely lead to a repetition of this past month's events.

UNCTAD acknowledged it would be hard to set up a "constant real exchange rate" system both technically and politically.

All my politically correct posturing about the evils of globalisation, Nestle, Coca-cola and Doritos vanish and I'm buying what I can carry.

Politically, the reputational strategy seems to be working.

The Falklands War set her up politically to fight the final battle for the soul of the British economy. The impact would be worldwide .

It has been a very good summer for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, politically speaking.

It may be that tax hikes, particularly for the better off, are politically necessary to ensure popular acceptance that pain is being shared.

Should it come to the worst, any significant ECB losses on the SMP would have to be met through a politically toxic recapitalisation.

Animals trust their instincts in this regard, and do not think they must be politically correct, as the conscious mind of man does.

He also treats his fans with disdain and coldly urges the Democratic Party to do the wrong thing if it might be politically advantageous.

It has portrayed the British charges as a politically motivated fabrication aimed at undermining Russia's reputation.

He supported me politically and liked me well enough, but I think he always thought I wasn't quite good enough for her.

Governments in countries such as the UK have also been active politically in trying to remove obstacles to internationalisation of the law.

And the concept of a woman ruling without man is politically correct.

It has been a grim month for Mr Singh, who has been politically hurt by personal attacks on his uncharismatic style of leadership.

No doubt it would be politically awkward to offer the obvious and real explanation for the job crisis.

Neither policy seems politically viable in the U. S. , at least for the time being.

Mrs Merkel wants to introduce reforms, but whether and when she does so will depend on her keen sense of what is politically possible.

China is still behind the infamous Great Firewall, the system that filters and censors websites with politically sensitive content.

You can't get much of anything done politically here if you don't have the support of at least a few people.

This week America can claim more credibly than any other western country to have at last become politically colour-blind.

This week America can claim more credibly that any other western country to have at last become politically colour-blind.

Despite her powerful support and her wholehearted enthusiasm for her work, Siao was not trusted politically.

Politically, he acknowledges, Beijing's leadership may not have had any other realistic choice when the developed world collapsed last fall.

Some of this wealth is stashed offshore for safe keeping by the well-to-do from politically turbulent parts of the world.

As a result, these large groups do not fight very hard politically against the small per capita taxes used to subsidize farmers.

It might seem sensible (or at least politically useful) to ensure that taxpayer dollars would be used exclusively to support American jobs.

All this points in a politically as well as philosophically ambitious direction.

And I think it would be a politically major setback for Serbia, for Kosovo and for the region ". "

The US deficit with China, America's most politically sensitive trade partner, continued to swell in June, rising to a 21-month high.

Legally speaking you could live with it, but politically speaking I don't think you can.

But the world is neither scientifically nor politically ready to consider such geoengineering.

this is not just a " politically correct position " for me to take , it is truly and simply the correct position.

Thanks to years of politically motivated lending, the banks have bad debts of up to 4 trillion yuan.

Henry used to be totally apolitical, but I think he is now politically more aware.

Turning to Nigeria, Muna described a complex country with a dynamic free press, able to correct itself politically.

But it could be a politically unpalatable development during a recession that already has thrown millions of workers out of jobs.

But it has also been a success, economically and politically.

Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said the appeal-court verdict was politically motivated.

Countries would sign an agreement that would have no legal force but would be "politically binding" .

But the world is neither scientifically nor politically ready to consider such geo engineering.

And these countries want your organization to help them solve one of the world's most complex and politically sensitive problems.

This isn't the set-up for some sort of politically incorrect Catskills stand-up joke circa 1960.

The opacity of SWFs has been a key focus of western critics, who fear politically driven investment decisions by largely autocratic states.

Prof. WIENER: Well, he understood that this whole deportation thing was politically motivated.

Our discussions were not revolutionary, but they were far beyond the limit of what was politically permissible.

Alive in me, inside of me, a part of me screams politically.

Politically, this might be a more palatable alternative for leaders under stress.

Politically sensitive inflation edged up in September on higher food costs but incomes also rose strongly.

First, the changes, which are nearly always politically inspired, often seem to annoy the locals as much as anyone else.

For both substantively and politically, the tasks over the next four years may be harder than handling the crisis itself.

He has repeatedly said the charges against him are politically motivated, accusing his successor, Ma Ying-jeon, of leading a witch hunt.

But the sort of increase required--perhaps 25%--is politically unaccepted because it would put many exporters out of business overnight.

This has fuelled allegations that prepublication leaks of parts of it were politically motivated. The government has denied this.

Ideally, efficient water use would be encouraged by charging for it, but attempts to do so have mostly proved politically impossible.

"Politically I think the power is now in the hands of the ANC, " he said.

Moreover, stepping up the fight against the guerrillas may prove to be politically convenient for Mr Lugo.

If India has modernised itself politically it may be inspired to undertake economic modernisation as well.

But it also made possible a politically and morally aware citizen- soldiery capable of discrimination and restraint as well as destruction.

gualified politically and competent militarily and that have a fine style of work, strict discipline and adequate logistic support.

These days, the politically correct term seems to be "age-gap relationships, " and they're not just for movie stars.

Embryonic stem cell research has also been a politically sensitive topic, because it involves the destruction of a human embryo.

Second, regulatory agencies are often captured by the politically powerful and used to stamp out competition.

A person involved in the sale process said the acquisition had become too politically sensitive for Kookmin to consider.

MAC also disseminated a politically neutral "cover story" that Jia's decision to split from his tour group had been caused by depression.

But politically speaking, such a division would be disastrous.

A more efficient anti-obesity tax, in principle, but utterly infeasible politically, would be a head tax measured by weight.

The fact that Hitler's Nazi concept conquered the youth is a typical case that the youth can be guided and easily controlled politically .

and outlined a new vision for a more economically integrated and politically stable South and Central Asia, with India as a linchpin.

Politically, he had wrung out of the Democratic Party some of the excesses that had kept it from winning elections.

Another brother, Uday, said the verdict was politically motivated.

The Post article also reported Churchill was politically radicalized as a result of his experiences in Vietnam.

As a student in Napierville he was politically active, running his own campaign to become elected student president, twice, she recalled.

The Union of politically empowered citizens that Washington described was an aspiration more than a reality.

But there is no doubt that the leaks are politically pretty damaging.

I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork.

10 years on and a great britain is a politically correct, unjust, over-governed, over-taxed and unrecognisable shadow of its former self.

This sort of scandal in international banking has been politically costly.

Gaining permission to invest in Germany would require a dramatic shift in the bank's standing politically.

Take a pill. remembers her friends now sitting in prison on what most consider to be a politically-motivated charges.

There is no doubt that the leaks are politically pretty damaging.

Moreover, I despised terrorism, as did the American people; politically, there was a lot more downside than upside to the decision.

But the politically charged atmosphere in the run-up to this year's games meant that Lenovo had little choice but to lie low.

More often than not, the big parties are unable to form politically coherent "centre-right" or "centre-left" coalitions.

I agreed with labor on the merits, but a gas-tax increase would have been far less politically damaging than what I did.

That would be politically unthinkable, and most politicians in Rome duly refuse to think about it.

The cap-and-trade bill does not do nearly enough to limit carbon emissions from politically powerful industries.

One hope of many of the euro's founder members was the obverse : that the club would become more politically and economically integrated.

A politically savvier man might have proposed an oversight board including members of Congress and legendary investors.

"Politically and economically it was just awful, so I applied to lots of jobs that would take me abroad. "

And a politically intrusive army has been firmly returned to its barracks.

The air in the room was politically charged, and everyone there was anxious to hear the news.

They were old, but still politically active, and it seemed to me a sensible precaution .

While taxing these specific groups may be politically doable, it cannot be good for capital accumulation and economic recovery.

But even they could benefit politically from a global trade liberalization agreement, she said.

But I did not feel it emotionally and therefore did not fully understand it politically.

In a recession, measures to increase taxes or reduce public spending would be politically impossible and economically foolish.

In the case of politically inspired suicide, the motives are at once more obvious and more elusive.

Several Chinese policies have led to a massive transfer of income from politically weak households to politically powerful companies.

And one more injustice that we may lament: it's become fashionable in science to be politically correct instead of seeking the truth.

The U. S. was an extraordinarily different place politically in 1850, but it didn't lack contradictions.

Businesses buying emissions permits in a global market would be politically more palatable than official development aid.

However, it was reactivated two years later as the politically motivated urge to splurge once again took over.

The Norsemen were not one politically united people, but consisted of several diverse tribes, each with its own leader.

Imagining anything worse would be tricky politically; it also goes beyond what most officials view as a plausible worst-case scenario.

Politically, it is enough to know that Mr Fletcher has pardoned lots of his own people and refused to testify.

Politically, the evolving dynamic holds both promise and peril for the White House, not to mention for BP.

They point out that the Chevalier had a number of politically well-connected friends in Venice who could have offered a bribe.

He said societies would not only compete politically, but also would be competitive in technology.

Perhaps the greatest difference between the two countries, culturally and politically, is their attitude toward change.

For the same money, I could axe six or seven more junior people, which might be easier politically.

Politically, the Internet has been able to massively empower individuals suffering under oppressive governments.

Connecting the initial idea of a political union with developments currently under way is both logically flawed and politically dangerous.

Third, to provide strong and explicit support for a more politically united Europe through an updated joint Atlantic Charter.

He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in congress.

Again, I understand the difficulty in conducting research on such a politically sensitive topic.

Tell me of any politician who delivers a politically binding agreement.

Poland needs strong, politically neutral institutions and a more open and deregulated economy.

The alternative would be a politically explosive operation to recycle fleeing outflows via public sector inflows.

If their tenure is to be so brief, why worry about the dangers of politically motivated lending?

Politics Anybody who can be a good pretender, a hypocrite, will become your leader politically, will become your priest religiously .

The takeover of Awilco, while likely to be far less politically sensitive, is a sign that oil rigs are themselves valuable resources.

Such a strategy is financially reckless and politically irresponsible.

In each of the past five months, politically sensitive food prices have risen more than 10 per cent from a year before.

For both developed and developing world governments, it would be a lot more politically palatable than carbon cuts.

Still, he warned that trade imbalances between the U. S. and China are 'politically unsustainable. '

I mean, I understand politically its tough to stop it, but theoretically, what would be the right thing to do in your view?

Were it to be lost, the consequences would be felt not just in the markets, but politically too.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Yes, a free-market does well in politically free countries, but it has also thrived under dictatorships.

A joy for people with him, but he also made use of it politically .

To his defenders, Benedict is a rare, politically incorrect voice in a world cowed by intellectual conformity.

Or take climate change. It would be politically suicidal to force higher energy prices on Americans without bipartisan cover.

And strengthening the public finances to deal with an ageing population remains politically fraught.

Hundreds of euphemisms have sprung up to cope with politically incorrect vocabulary.

But it actually referred more politically to all of the male citizens, and in Greek cities, by tradition, only men were citizens of a city.

But it would also have allowed the authorities to stop people accessing politically sensitive websites. . .

Politically all countries should respect and consult one another and should not seek to impose their will on others.

Yet it would at least be feasible, fiscally and politically, for rich ones.

But you must say what you need to say when you need to say it. If it isn't politically correct, so what.

A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically.

But that position is wilting as leaders gently prepare the public for the idea of a politically unpopular bailout.

Militarily, strategically, politically and diplomatically it has been an abject failure on its own terms.

Politically, this will surely be the price of any bipartisan agreement.

Taxing that at a politically nice-sounding rate of 1 per cent nets Washington $22bn-odd a year.

Suddenly, Salafi spokesmen are all over the media and are organising politically.

Part of it, I suspect, is that in his milieu the politically correct thing is to pretend that nothing good happened until Reagan came along.

Here's some advice to help you choose your words wisely and survive in a sensitive and politically correct world.

He must have wondered whether Goldman would have been better off politically had it incurred giant losses, like Citigroup.

But Mr Cannon's conservatism is nuanced: he supports more welcoming immigration laws even if it hurts him politically.

In few countries is the word "pornography" as politically charged as in Indonesia.

This was a wise and politically farsighted decision which served the interests of both countries and world peace.

It makes clear that China must be more open to European companies if relations are to be "politically and economically sustainable" .

Obama, however, decided to elevate another complicated, politically fraught issue first.

Politically, the avian flu is creating renewed awareness of good governance, especially transparency and accountability.

China has also become much more aggressive in doing energy deals, including in parts of the world that are politically sensitive in the US.

The other alternative is to raise consumer prices or impose austerity measures. History shows that such moves can be politically dangerous.

Topical politically inspired masks are often hot items, as are the latest pop-culture inspired procession of zombies and vampires.

But unless reform also ensures income adequacy for the old, the reductions are unlikely to be politically sustainable.

Nowadays it would be politically incorrect to view it like that and the engraving is a little bit confessional.

I'd be tempted to dismiss it as paranoid lunacy if it weren't so obviously a crass, politically-motivated smear.

But any significant divergence between them will make their alliance politically untenable.

In a crowded field, "The Afrika Reich" stands out as a rich and unusual thriller, politically sophisticated and hard to forget.

I am not saying that ICJ is politically motivated. I said this decision was politically motivated.

Yet few states are prepared to accept costly and politically unpopular curbs on the consumption of fossil fuels.

What was important politically in the first phase was demonstrating credible outrage at the fat-cats and empathy with the regular folks.

That is bound to bring more fiscal-policy control from Brussels, turning the euro zone into a more politically integrated club.

Politically, Qatar is evolving from a traditional society into a modern welfare state.

Yesterday's acquittal allows the KMT to depict the indictment as the results of a politically motivated DPP campaign.

And in the situations where countries have been politically stable and honest, they have been able to move forward.

Politically inspired trade restrictions would be a good way of changing that.

Shareholder rights have been trampled underfoot as bureaucrats and executives have cobbled together politically expedient banking mergers.

Mr. Bloomberg attacked the notion that using Chinese-made technology to promote green energy in the U. S. was politically objectionable.

Politically, climate change is no longer the most pressing of issues in Britain. Scientifically, it still is.

Israel's leaders need to recognize that if Hamas cannot be beaten militarily, then it must be engaged politically.

These people are totally out of touch with global relations, internationally---both politically and economically.

It has drawn up and sent to Congress a reform of the private-pension system, an important and politically complex issue.

With more of the world's oil locked up in politically less stable regions, Chinese partners will be more appealing.

Tolerance is the civilized acceptance of a division between people - politically, religiously and socially.

He condemned the judge hearing the case was politically motivated, are conspiring to remove him from office.

In the face of rich, armed, and politically connected criminals, the parks simply lack the resources to stop this, Patel added.

Annan bristled at the criticisms, which he called politically biased and ideologically inspired.

Even though the practice is widespread, recruiting private providers to run publicly-funded services is politically contentious.