Gazprom is buying up oil (Sibneft), gas, and power companies at knockdown prices, reinforcing its monopoly.

The table shows that from 1971 through 2012 the British pound has lost about 92 of its buying power.

This change, however, is also creating anxieties about shifting power relations among states.

But their choice boils down to buying US dollars or buying US goods.

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So would an agreement by all sides to elect an interim president for two years, buying time until the regional balance of power changes or solidifies.

Peter is buying a tomcat.

For the use of hard power resources, two skills are particularly important organizational capacity and a Machiavellian proficiency in bullying, buying, and bargaining to form winning coalitions.

In Pakistan, a discredited military was forced by public opinion to withdraw from power, creating political space for elected representatives.

Sami was buying and selling cars.

Chinese buying reversed the euro s decline.

Well, I for one ain t buying!

Yet this has been portrayed as buying news.

In short, there are many strands to an effective long term strategy for creating soft power resources and promoting conditions for the development of democracy.

By buying a space that was 420 sq. ft.

Are you seriously thinking about buying that old car?

These transactions highlight the broader strategy of buying time.

China and Japan shied away from buying such paper.

The case for buying gold had several strong components.

By you buying our sisters from the refugees camps?

Public Campaign Against Buying and Controlling the Vote is a site that collects news, updates and advice on how to combat vote buying and other violations.

Creating and satisfying new consumer desires keeps the system going by absorbing the labor and purchasing power released by the increasingly efficient satisfaction of old ones.

A few months ago I told him I'd stopped buying Al Masry Al Youm, and tomorrow I am going to tell him I'll stop buying Al Dostour

At Coreana Supermarket buying my kimchi because I like kimchi.

Buying mesquite charcoal will not actually make that much difference.

Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need.

Perhaps the Portuguese time buying strategy points the way ahead.

They are just buying real estate because they need it.

The Bank of England is buying UK government bonds ( gilts ).

Doctors and dentists started selling stocks and buying gold coins.

It therefore did not distinguish between who is buying whom.

Russia is literally buying its way back into the international system as a preeminent actor, one that is regaining power and clout by replacing nuclear weapons with oil and gas and substituting greed for fear.

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In short, the effect of these constitutional acts was to overturn the constitutional order by abrogating the Constitution and dissolving the National Assembly and creating a power structure designed to remove all power from the democratically elected Head of State.

But they're not just buying the juice they're also buying the carbon in the trees to offset the shipment costs associated with carbon to get the product into Europe.

By contrast, an intellectual property regime rewards innovators by creating a temporary monopoly power, allowing them to charge far higher prices than they could if there were competition.

This means that the state will decide which interpretations of history should be considered true, creating endless opportunities for manipulation to serve the agenda of those in power.

We're not buying those jeans. It's throwing good money after bad!

Buying up whole enterprises triggers angry speeches in the US Congress.

Only seven percent said that they wouldn't consider buying a Skycar.

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