The Commission reached this conclusion by assuming that the cost of not embracing its recommended policy would be massive.

Keynesian economics, in turn, abstracted from the problem of official incompetence and corruption by assuming that governments were run by omniscient, benevolent experts.

The classical economics of the 1920 s abstracted from the problem of unemployment by assuming that it did not exist.

assuming greater global responsibilities.

Assuming EUR 7.17 tCO2.

Developing countries have already begun assuming more responsibilities by drawing up their own development strategies.

And Egyptian activists are assuming that these technologies for surveillance are still being used by the transitional authorities running the networks there.

Today s new classical economics abstracted from the problem of uncertainty by assuming that it could be reduced to measurable (or hedgeable) risk.

The World Bank avoids this problem by assuming that the poverty rate of any country without such data matches the region s average.

We are assuming that our societies are going to be based on mistrust.

Assuming power only stoked their paranoia.

Assuming that conceptual issues are solved, there remains the major issue of data availability.

Are security and political interests so overwhelming that they justify assuming large and unlimited liabilities incurred by political systems over which they have no control?

For China, leadership means assuming additional risks.

Assuming that a plan passes muster, the money to support it would quickly be disbursed.

It also formed a National Defense Council (NDC), dominated by the military (11 army commanders versus six civilians assuming that the interior minister is a civilian).

Of course, before being bailed out by governments, banks had never made any return in their history, assuming that their assets are properly marked to market.

After three months, it became evident that Kondo Inc. could not repay the debt (informants or whistle blowers, assuming that the bad loan contract was reported by a bank employee).

Assuming that risk is the job of venture capitalists and others in finance, not public officials.

Today, the most serious challenge is that the culprits are assuming the role of the prosecutor.

But, assuming that the obstacle thrown up by Ireland s voters can be overcome, experience has shown that the EU s future evolution will be marked by increasingly centralized power in Brussels and the retreat of individual states.

That is why, for example, so many keep assuming that a normal rapid recovery is just around the corner.

Assuming a steady rate of discharge, this alone is sufficient to raise global sea levels by 0.2 mm per year.

And they went early in determination , assuming themselves able .

And they went early in determination , assuming themselves able .

By assuming away the damage that highly leveraged megabanks can do, the myth of a good crisis merely makes political pressure on central banks all the more likely.

Still, even assuming that the American public would tolerate such a presence, the Iraqi public would not.

Surprisingly, my father gave me the permission, assuming that I would be bored and leave at once.

It differs from the classical approach to design by assuming a small probability of failure instead of using the safety factor.

An invasion force, assuming that one could be mustered on short notice, would raise the stakes higher still.

Assuming that all States are multicultural, the Special Rapporteur believes that there are three main ways of protecting and promoting multiculturalism.

Radically alter Mexico s drug policy by legalizing drugs and assuming the consequences in the United Nations and in relations with the US.

The Security Council must reflect the international reality of the twenty first century by including Member States capable of assuming peacekeeping responsibilities.

Progress by FARDC in assuming effective responsibility for security nationwide would also constitute a key benchmark guiding the exit strategy for MONUC.

The Court further denied that the ordre public was infringed by the fact that, in a related action between the same parties, the Regional Court had refused jurisdiction, assuming the validity of the arbitration agreement entered into by the parties.

Thus, legal logic and precision are challenged by assuming that one could propose peacebuilding operations for situations that are not contemplated or even defined by international law, such as pre conflict situations, destabilizing social unrest and the breakdown of society.

More generally, measures that credibly signal stronger public finances in the future are desirable assuming, obviously, that governments still have some credibility.

Assuming that Ahmadinejad seeks re election, this line up lacks any candidate with clear appeal to the youth vote.

Meanwhile, Brazil is intent on assuming a regional and global political role that corresponds to its growing economic weight.

Activists in America are now accustomed to assuming that their emails are being read and their phone calls monitored.

Now polls show that men tell twice as many lies as women assuming the women they ask told the truth.

Now, for the first time, a Jesuit has become pope and has compounded the novelty by assuming the very un Jesuit name of Francis.

The gaseous phase of water is known as water vapor (or steam), and is characterized by water assuming the configuration of a transparent cloud.

Assuming international responsibility for stability, growth, and sustainability, including tackling climate change.

Assuming international responsibility for stability, growth, and sustainability, including tackling climate change.