Now these provisional structures have, in some cases, remained standing for the better part of a human lifetime.

This makes for considerable stability in markets as long as the conventions hold .

You can see, they clearly hold their own and, in some cases, they're more potent than the actual drugs.

Basically, I want to be able to play, The Day the Earth Stood Still, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, War Of the Worlds.

Similarly, EU competition policy has stood firm for many years against monopolies and abuse of dominant market positions.

True, thanks to falling prices, the purchasing power of workers remaining income has held up, but it is still down by more than 10 .

While US imports are declining sharply, German imports are holding up without any economic stimulus plan.

After two months of refusing any food, Adnan's vital organs may cease to function at any moment, but his spirit remains unbroken.

Though the market shares of Chinese exports seem to have held up quite well, this is attributable to price cutting in foreign markets, which is not sustainable.

Moreover, the US housing market appears to be stabilizing....Overall, the US mortgage market has remained resilient, although the sub prime segment has deteriorated a bit more rapidly than had been expected.

With the EU helping to keep global markets open, European exports have held up rather well, with the EU maintaining its market share.

In light of the United Kingdom's attempts to circumvent its international obligations, the Working Group called upon the Committee to remain steadfast in continuing the dialogue and discussions with the administering Power and the Overseas Territories.

Kenya has suffered the inevitable democratic backsliding, the continued corruption, and the unfulfilled reform agendas that remain persistent themes elsewhere on the continent.

But the stock market does not guarantee returns it does not even guarantee that the stock values will keep up with inflation and there have been periods in which they have not.

Both lead organizations that, despite increasingly difficult circumstances and regulatory efforts undercutting civil society activities, have managed to stay afloat and continue defending journalists and human rights activists both on and offline.

As a result, Ukraine barely survives, while Putin has the first mover advantage. He can choose between hybrid war and hybrid peace, and Ukraine and its allies are struggling to respond.