Yet he cannot afford to be perceived as indecisive, which would only invite destabilizing financial speculation.

Modi would rather be perceived as embodying Patel s decisiveness than as the destructive bigot his enemies decry.

Investment protection depended on a functioning international arbitration system that would be perceived as fair and equitable.

In the 1930 s, all European governments feared that breaking from the gold standard would be perceived as a sign of weakness.

Many of these pernicious side effects can already be perceived.

Though there might be perceived security concerns regarding the nuclear fuel cycle, they would be viewed in the light of the overall lack of progress in implementing article VI.

Since the European Union has no history of imposing conditionality, and ECB financing could be perceived as a form of bailout, a formal IMF program would be the better approach.

It tends to be perceived globally as supercilious, petulant, and prim.

The man who was perceived to be denying it is now gone.

Authority comes from wide acceptability of decisions perceived to be fair and just.

Opportunities perceived included

The way we French are perceived by others affects how we perceive ourselves, and nothing is more troubling for us than to be perceived with indifference or, worse, not to be noticed at all.

Too often, young people are perceived to be associated with problems instead of solutions.

But Ivanov, who is perceived as strong, would provide unwelcome competition to Putin, who, after all, remains a strong president.

Firstly, exemption shall be granted when requested for activities that clearly may be perceived to be of a religious nature.

(d) The liaison offices would be able to provide valuable insights into local situations and the way in which ethics issues are perceived by other cultures, which may not be readily apparent to staff at Headquarters

But this source of market discipline would cease to work if the government s protective umbrella were perceived to extend to bondholders.

If Europe s political center is widely perceived to be arbitrary and overweening, its authority will be rejected and resisted.

If Taiwan were to declare independence, it is likely that China would use force, regardless of the perceived economic or military costs.

Your reputation is what you are perceived to be your character is what you really are.

This distortion is perceived to be one of the main causes of the 2008 financial crisis.

It is a loose cannon that cannot be justified as a solution to any perceived wrong.

That should be perceived as an essential part of the process of capacity building as well.

The same is true of the OMT program elected politicians fear that triggering it would be perceived as a sign of weakness, implying a cost that they have a strong incentive to delay paying.

Elections are meaningful only if they are perceived to be free and fair, which requires independent referees.

MARSEILLE Many Greek philosophers perceived the world to be in perpetual motion a process of constant evolution.

Bo understands that he should not be perceived as a pitiful loser who gutlessly besmirches his honor.

Well before the crisis, the European Union was widely perceived to be suffering from a democratic deficit.

The outcome of such negotiations can be expected to be and to be perceived to be more balanced, more transparent, more stable, and therefore more sustainable.

Women hear over and over that we have to be twice as good as men to be perceived as successful, deserving leaders.

The Kano model offers some insight into the product attributes which are perceived to be important to customers.

Ensuring that decisions on such standards are free from conflicts of interest, and are perceived to be so

It should not be perceived as a treaty for a few, but rather as a treaty for all.

Requests for exemption need not be justified by the parents in cases where the activities clearly may be perceived to be of a religious nature.

Everyone has an agenda, perceived or real.

Obama s announcement received a decidedly unsympathetic reception from Europeans, who perceived his initiative as a unilateral move that would undermine international coordination of financial regulation.

The perceived need for such self insurance should be seen as a major deficiency of the international financial system.

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

It is perceived as a model of civility.

His heart did not falsify what he perceived .

Reform, if it is to succeed, must justly account for the interests of all and not be or be perceived to be at the expense of anyone.

(a) The importance of maintaining the highest ethical standards would be more readily perceived as a matter affecting all staff worldwide and not as a purely Headquarters issue if ethics liaison offices were established at other duty stations.

China still has a long way to go before it will be perceived as a responsible stakeholder in the world.

But, so long as Russia is perceived as an energy blackmailer and not a partner, such cooperation will be impossible.

The result should be a contract that is as fair as possible under the given circumstances and perceived as such.