Change is inevitable.

As a result, recession seems certain.

But growing inequality is not inevitable.

But that was not inevitable.

Fourth and finally, even dead cats bounce.

(If chemical weapons are deployed, intervention will become inevitable.)

Given that this is unlikely, supply shortages are inevitable.

Nuclear energy is thus an important and inevitable option for India.

The change in message after the disaster of the Copenhagen summit was probably inevitable.

In the less dynamic ones, like Japan, Germany, and Italy, near stagnation seems inevitable.

To overcome the marginalization of the developing countries, their empowerment through reform of the Security Council remains imperative.

Such steps will make far reaching transfers of sovereignty unavoidable.

In fact, this investment will never be repaid in full, so a large write off is inevitable.

By 2001, a combination of devaluation (exit from the currency straitjacket) and partial default was inevitable.

If Islam, particularly in the Middle East, is on a similar trajectory, long term instability in the region is all but assured.

The rise of new economic powers with lower costs made employment loss in old industries like textiles, iron and steel, and shipbuilding inevitable.

Given that the fight against the common enemy, the secularist old guard, has been decisively won, an eventual break between Erdoğan and the Gülenists is perhaps inevitable.

Compromises were inevitable, but we have laid a solid foundation as we seek to rebuild the United Nations so as to enable it to meet the challenges of the twenty first century.

Whether or not the renminbi is added to the SDR basket this October, a gradual transformation of the global system to accommodate China seems all but inevitable.

This scenario is not inevitable, and it certainly will not be on the minds of Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Moscow.

This appears to be another replay of the Greek scenario, with targets for reducing the debt burden repeatedly missed, until more drastic steps become inevitable.

Yes, Syria s secular opposition is weak and divided, while the jihadis are more dynamic but jihadi supremacy in the event of an opposition victory is not inevitable.

These models provided the supposedly scientific underpinning for policy decisions and financial innovations that made the worst crisis since the Great Depression much more likely, if not inevitable.

(The sheer number of people does make one wonder whether misuse of personal data for blackmail or other private purposes is inevitable.)

They are convinced, according to recently published public opinion polls, that their new president will not keep some of his untenable promises, and they seem to accept this as inevitable.

That, in turn, strengthened its two fold belief that its brand of state steered capitalism offers a credible alternative, and that its global ascendance is inevitable.

And the US Federal Reserve s quantitative easing (QEII) made the demise of the ideology of unfettered markets inevitable money goes to where markets think returns are highest.

Last winter, an entire five week session was lost without a single day s work, because the opposition parties united to stall the House, forcing adjournments every day.

This slump may be inevitable, but it can be mitigated. Implementing policies to facilitate and reward long term investments will be key to exiting the current crisis and boosting the world s growth potential.

But growing inequality is not inevitable. There are market economies that are doing better, both in terms of both GDP growth and rising living standards for most citizens.

The rise of new economic powers with lower costs made employment loss in old industries like textiles, iron and steel, and shipbuilding inevitable. But Britain s signal failure was in not replacing these old nineteenth century industries with new twentieth century successors.

This scenario is not inevitable, and it certainly will not be on the minds of Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Moscow. China is in the throes of an identity crisis as it faces an almost inevitable economic slowdown and the need to implement a new growth model.

Partisan disagreement about the proper scope of government remains, but there is no overall rejection of state intervention. Often, it is not interests or ideologies that make public spending cuts unavoidable just facts.

So, over time, fiscal accounts worsen automatically, creating a vicious circle monetized fiscal deficits lead to inflation and a widening gap in the parallel exchange rate market which worsens the fiscal deficit.

Given that the fight against the common enemy, the secularist old guard, has been decisively won, an eventual break between Erdoğan and the Gülenists is perhaps inevitable. Unfortunately, regardless of which side emerges victorious, the outcome will not be good news for Turkish democracy.

Monetary union was always a risky bet, but it did not necessarily have to produce mass unemployment (more than half of all young people in Greece and Spain do not have a job). A significant part of the problem reflects the eurozone's flawed design, and that failure, too, is political.

The change in message after the disaster of the Copenhagen summit was probably inevitable. But the real change that is needed is the realization that drastic, early carbon cuts are a poor response to global warming no matter how they are packaged.

But that depends on whether nationalization brings about an increase in production. It seems clear that it will not, unless the government decides to inject massive fiscal resources into YPF at the expense of other pressing needs.