This situation might well get worse in the run up to the elections.

Financial crises almost always occur around the time of elections.

The number of candidates is certain to increase as the elections near.

As Sudan s referendum approaches, the world holds its breath.

PARIS As France s presidential election looms, the country is approaching a breaking point.

Chillingly it seemed to get louder and louder, as if they were edging nearer and nearer.

The Court must have a solid financial basis as its business came to a close over the following year.

With panic subsiding towards the end of 2008, gold prices resumed their downward movement.

As the December 18 presidential elections approach, the front runners could not look much different from one another.

Generally in such situations a pregnant woman worker herself seeks to terminate her employment as she approaches term.

Further increases in isolated violent incidents are expected with the approach of the National Assembly and provincial council elections.

NEW HAVEN As America s election season nears its finish, the debate seems to have come unhinged.

But we need immediate and generous support even before that  especially with the approach of the rainy season, which threatens to impede our operations.

FLORENCE As the Cancún climate change summit approaches, discussions about the viability of carbon trading systems is intensifying.

However, as the Tribunals are moving closer to their completion dates, it is expected that the number of departures will increase further.

Politicians acknowledge, in their more rational moments (yes, they have them), that they can t be trusted with the interest rate weapon, especially as an election approaches.

With the deadline to pay for the damages of his son s accident fast approaching, hopes of getting the money needed were slim.

CAMBRIDGE With America s elections less than six weeks away, it is time to think seriously about what will be done afterwards to deal with the nation s fiscal mess.

With the final stage of the World Cup approaching, now is a good opportunity for a mid tournament appraisal.

Syria is not Libya, and the political context has changed significantly, with America s presidential election approaching and a deepening economic crisis in Europe.

If that wasn t enough, the No side has also been able to associate the EU with rising fuel and food prices as the campaign draws to a close.

After all, China and Taiwan have struggled politically even as their economies become increasingly unified.

NEW YORK With interest rates near zero, the US Federal Reserve and other central banks are struggling to remain relevant.

As Eid Al Fitr (the end of Ramadan) approaches, women in Egypt are bracing themselves for even more sexual harassment than what has already become a disturbing norm.

Movement between the West Bank and Gaza was virtually impossible, especially with the forthcoming disengagement from the Gaza Strip by the Israelis.

Nein merely brings calamity closer.

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Second, as our military involvement in Afghanistan nears completion, we must look ahead and develop new capabilities for a new era.

The order of colors varies widely from school to school, but kyu belts are denoted with colors that in some schools become darker as a student approaches shodan.

Reunification With German reunification approaching on 3 October, 1990, the East German SPD held a final party congress on 26 September 1990, and decided to merge with the West German SPD.

But, with Congressional elections in 2006 and a presidential election in 2008, five years is too long.

As Egypt gears up for its 2011 presidential elections, a group of bloggers have launched a new campaign to make people believe that they can usher in change and make their voices heard through voting.

As the time approaches for the Egyptian presidential election, there have been calls not only in Egypt but also around the Arab world for televised presidential debates.

It is held culpable for the near financial meltdown.

Near schools men wait in their cars for young girls to approach them.

You could have said that that first limit so the limit as x approaches infinity of 4x squared minus 5x over 1 minus 3x squared is equal to the limit as x approaches infinity.

LONDON As the third anniversary of the start of Syria s civil war approaches, there is a race against time to deliver a groundbreaking education project to the conflict s hardest hit victims hundreds of thousands of child refugees.

As the deadline approaches, development experts are debating a new question What comes next?

COPENHAGEN As winter approaches, many people in Central and Eastern Europe remember the chill caused last winter by Russia s deliberate cut off of gas supplies.

NEW DELHI With America s presidential election looming, perhaps its most striking aspect from an Indian point of view is that no one in New Delhi is unduly concerned about the outcome.

World War II Heading into the Second World War, the Nazis introduced new policies that not only caused the unemployment rate to drop, it created a competent war machine in clear violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

It is regrettable that those efforts are now being thwarted by the renewed outbreak of violence in Gaza with the approach of the occupying Power's disengagement, which is to take place in August.

With the approaching end of the Bush presidency and uncertainty about his successor s policy, the window of opportunity for Israeli action is seen as potentially closing.

Proximity still matters in terms of transport and logistics costs.

As parliamentary and presidential elections loom, everyone wants to figure out just what he is up to.