Later, the Basel accords whetted banks appetite for more government bonds by ruling them virtually risk free.

Virtually every continent has some sort of freedom of movement and or visa free zone, most of which originated or still exist on the principle of free trade.

Moreover, because competition between financial intermediaries steadily drives down the price of risk, the future became (in theory) virtually risk free.

NAIROBI Until the global financial crisis erupted four years ago, sovereign bonds had traditionally been viewed as reliable, virtually risk free investments.

Every Israeli citizen who is HIV positive is entitled to virtually free of charge treatment in any one of the seven regional AIDS centers.

They could have bought an accurate, lightweight, maintenance free quartz watch that can run for five years, keeping virtually perfect time, without ever being moved or wound.

As much as 97 per cent of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries' exports to the European Union enter duty free, and tariff escalation is virtually non existent.

In the last 16 years, however, the Democratic and Republican presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have offered virtually the same take free trade all the way.

One study of seventeen patients with intractable cancer pain found that thirteen were virtually pain free and only four required opioid analgesics on release from hospital after the intervention.

Standards distribution and copyright Because developing standards costs a lot of money, time, and resources, virtually all standards are distributed on a commercial basis rather than being provided for free.

That was a positive sign. Public education was virtually free and every time a public school was opened, particularly in a rural area, it gave girls a greater opportunity to be educated.

Everything in between is virtually useless.

In the first controlled study, researchers reported a 50 decline in symptoms of depression within two hours of a ketamine infusion, and one third of patients were virtually symptom free within a day.

It would be easy and virtually costless.

Classic inter State wars have virtually ended.

To stop the protests now is virtually impossible.

Comparing the two Korean economies is virtually meaningless.

Smaller trade markets exist in virtually every community.

Partnering with the commercial sector is virtually nonexistent.

This has apparently consumed virtually all of their attention.

There is virtually no handrail. It doesn't pass any standards.

Moreover, the soft power of communist ideology had virtually disappeared.

Incentive structures that encourage excess risk taking remain virtually unchanged.

Iran has virtually no friends among the Sunni Arab states.

Georgia has received no military support and is virtually undefended.

The level of resources requested for UNMIS was virtually unprecedented.

Free Trade, Free Labor, Free Growth

But, so far, virtually nothing has been done in this respect.

The use of force among advanced industrial democracies is virtually unthinkable.

Virtually every Japanese policy was interpreted in the worst possible light.

By 1990 the government had virtually lost control over economic conditions.

Judge Møse At this stage, I have virtually nothing to add.

These figures are expected to remain virtually unchanged during 2003 2005.

Gone are the days when the Court's docket was virtually empty.

And everything about Wikipedia is managed by virtually an all volunteer staff.

Crucially for Europe, world trade has been virtually stagnant in recent months.

Some large firms, such as Apple, hold virtually no debt at all.

First, it is virtually impossible to assess individual plants risk profiles correctly.

The recent G 20 summit occurred with virtually no real preliminary work.

First, virtually the whole of Ireland is united against what has happened.

Perhaps officials noticed that virtually everything in Europe is already heavily taxed.

569) on 2 July 1942 and virtually completed on 30 June 1943.

The depression had devastating effects in virtually every country, rich or poor.

The yellow ribbon was worn in person, but also virtually on Facebook.

By virtually any measure, official Japanese debt is the highest in the world.