For example, by stating their willingness to take any territorial disputes to the International Court of Justice, Japanese authorities could help to dispel perceptions of militarism.

Troubling perceptions of climate change

The fairness of the competition improves perceptions of legitimacy.

Most of these hallucinations consist of basic perceptions (shapes, colors).

Both perceptions would be false, both reactions dangerous.

Both perceptions distort reality, though both contain a kernel of truth.

The power of culture resides in its ability to transform perceptions.

Europeans should remember that perceptions of strength and weakness change fast.

Likewise, US perceptions of France and of Europe are only slowly improving.

Our perceptions of self interest are always filtered through the lens of ideas.

Politics is not just about facts, but also about perceptions.

Such perceptions are often mediated by ideas and previous experiences.

This clash of perceptions has caught the world s policy experts and analysts off guard.

Lack of accountability has both encouraged corruption and fed perceptions that abuse remains unpunished.

Given those differing cultural perceptions, the reform proposals were extremely ambitious.

In the 2007 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Armenia ranked 99 of 179 countries.

These perceptions in turn are the foundation of our specific learning strengths, or learning styles.

These perceptions of insecurity also prevent many displaced Kosovo Serbs from returning to their homes.

I want to end by applying the idea of Middle World to our perceptions of each other.

Public perceptions of the risk of violence associated with mental illness are at odds with the facts.

Yeboah rode 380 kilometers across his country to raise awareness and change perceptions of the disabled.

Furthermore, indigenous communities from around the world share similar perceptions about the nature of these challenges.

(ii) To promote positive perceptions and greater social awareness towards persons with disabilities

Contrary to some perceptions, Europeans have not remained inactive over the last year.

Bad perceptions only complicate future peace efforts, making a breakthrough even less likely.

But the two have different sets of concerns and herein lie their inherently different perceptions of the situation.

However, minority communities' perceptions of their security have as much impact on freedom of movement as objective assessments.

These findings, while running contrary to popular perceptions of Saudi culture, are less startling than they appear.

No one knows how Greece s problems will affect market perceptions of government debt in other eurozone countries.

(2008) 'Global health why cultural perceptions, social representations, and biopolitics matter' Tucson The University of Arizona Press.

By promoting a shift in public perceptions, such programs can catalyze fundamental behavioral changes.

Today s anxieties, too, are fed by perceptions and fears, by real and imagined concerns.

We must make conscientious efforts to do away with wrong perceptions, misunderstandings and ignorance.

In some countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Oman, perceptions of corruption are linked to the absence of meritocracy.

Silly Bahraini Girl reports on the how accent still plays a big part in people's perceptions of others

Perceptions are rapidly coming into line with the reality that sustainability must become a critical ingredient of growth.

But, in order to foster such a partnership, they must first alter their negative perceptions of each other.

A more subtle reason for Western executives perceptions is their subconscious frame of reference when assessing Chinese officials.

In 2011, Russia ranked 143 out of 183 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index, published by Transparency International.

In 2011 the country has been ranked 66th by Transparency International with a Corruption Perceptions Index of 4.0.

The problem is rooted in divergent perceptions among the various players in the labor market.

Transparency International, for example, has since ranked Indonesia below 100 in its Corruption Perceptions Index.

Perceptions, threats and challenges obviously change over time, and they will continue to do so.

It is the ideology of fear that incites fear and conflictive perceptions of other peoples, with the very harmful effects with which we are familiar, in relations among political, cultural and religious communities and which takes advantage of that fear and erroneous perceptions to achieve its ends.

It also notes with concern the persistence of cultural and traditional perceptions of girls that limit their access to education.