These are difficult times for the Balkans.

For China is a country of enormous hidden tensions and cleavages, and these may erupt into open conflict in difficult economic times.

He may have gained popularity back home, but in today s difficult economic times, the temptations of cheap populism are more dangerous than ever.

CAMBRIDGE The United States is going through difficult times.

Forecasting is always difficult, but especially so in troubled times.

The United Nations has recently gone through some difficult times.

Difficult economic times will make it hard to generate support for trade pacts, despite the current importance of export oriented firms for the American economy.

PARIS In difficult economic times like these, one principle should be given the same prominence as the headline grabbing issues of high deficits and austerity packages.

Communication among the isolated cities was difficult and, at times, dangerous.

That pitfall was avoided despite a difficult and at times disappointing discussion.

They use it to get to the truth, and they do what mature leaders do everyday they have difficult conversations with difficult people, sometimes during very difficult times.

Good times and these are good times for the global economy are rarely the moment for concrete initiatives to deal with difficult problems.

In developing countries, it is said that good times are bad times for economic reform.

Protectionism normally thrives in times of economic peril.

Without the industrialization drive, economic takeoff becomes quite difficult.

Two economic surprises prolonged the good times in 2005.

This frequently occurs in times of rapid economic change.

In these difficult economic times, Switzerland serves as a handy scapegoat, enabling financially challenged states to discharge their frustrations and divert their citizens attention from shortcomings in their own complicated and inefficient tax systems.

This inter state rivalry at times bordering on acrimony is what makes the politics of European integration difficult.

Younger leaders are more likely to be able to cope with the chop and change of difficult times.

Measuring the quality of output is difficult, although The Times Higher Education Supplement attempts to do so every year.

Unfortunately, this is difficult to do, because boom times make people who warn of risks seems like doom mongers.

BERKELEY By any economic measure, we are living in disappointing times.

Steps like these may have been overlooked in better economic times.

But in times of slow economic growth, policymakers options are grim.

In these times, difficult and unpredictable but full of hope, the world needs Turkey and the EU to work together.

And one of the first victims of difficult economic times, I think, is public spending of any kind, but certainly in the firing line at the moment is public spending for science, and particularly curiosity led science and exploration.

The socio economic and financial situation of the Central African Republic remains difficult.

BEIJING Even in the best of times, it is difficult for China s small and medium size enterprises to get bank loans.

Easy travel plus hard economic times means that immigration rates may accelerate to the point where social friction exceeds general economic benefit. Similarly, hard economic times may worsen relations among governments, as well as domestic conflicts that can lead to violence.

History teaches that global economic order is difficult to establish and maintain in the absence of a dominant economic power.

With tougher economic times inevitably come tougher positions toward foreign competition and outsourcing.

Honduras expresses its solidarity in these difficult times and raises its voice so that the Haitian people will not be forgotten again.

The Guatemalan people welcomed MINUGUA with open arms, standing by the Mission in difficult times and engaging actively in the peace process.

At times of serious economic distress, policymakers thrash about seeking solutions, and some people lose confidence in the economic system itself.

But the space shuttle has proven far more difficult and costly to operate than anticipated, flying only four times per year on average.

At peak times, over 7 million refugees were living under difficult conditions, mostly in neighbouring countries, burdening the social fabric of those populations.

Causes of violence are most often alcoholism, post trauma war syndrome or difficult economic situation.

But the sort of integration that occurs in times of economic crisis is often destructive.

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According to the New York Times, the videos have been widely shared in international media although it is difficult to independently verify their claims.

We call on the international community to make a common effort to provide intensified humanitarian assistance to help those countries through these difficult times.

In fact, today in your capital, in difficult times, some who mind the nation's purse want to cut life saving programs like the Global Fund.

There is no quick or easy way out of this problem, especially in bad economic times.

In these tough economic times, we are all acutely aware that security comes at a price.