The region is a major exporter of hydroelectric power.

A major power shift in favor of society has taken place.

But is soft power enough for one of the world s major emerging countries?

But major power shifts within Asia are challenging the continent s own peace and stability.

The result was the end of Macedon as a major power in the Mediterranean.

This approach should favor China s global strategy, which is premised upon Xi s desire to build a new type of major power relationship between China and the US (the Chinese government prefers major power to great power, probably in order to highlight its stated renunciation of hegemonic ambition).

Major shifts in events and power bring about new subjects for discussion and new interpretations.

Russia should be treated as a major power, which means consultations on important global issues.

(This loss of confidence then led to major shifts of power away from the Church.

Vigilance against a resurgence of major Power centrism in certain circles is also in order.

As I argue in my new book The Future of Power, one of the major power shifts of the twenty first century is Asia revival.

The major sources and uses of power in the world today are softer, although not weaker.

Patchy Internet connections are a major hurdle, as are the frequent power outages that Libyans face.

These had the power to ratify the laws of the Major General Council and the Senate.

In Lebanon, the danger of one community monopolizing power over others is avoided because the Lebanese constitution imposes permanent power sharing arrangements on all major communities.

The third major determinant of which scenario prevails will be American power and how it is used.

The inherently erratic behavior of the major renewable energy technologies presents serious problems for power system planners.

Minority ethnic groups are therefore often able to sway the balance of power between major competing forces.

Major power shifts define eras in which key political leaders are likely to make serious foreign policy mistakes.

Venice, aware of its major economic and military power, disliked competition from other maritime cities in the Adriatic.

Although considered a great power, the Italian industrial sector was relatively weak compared to other European major powers.

Mexico s 2012 General Law on Climate Change has put it on course for a major increase in clean power.

Moreover, outside of the oil and electric power sectors, state owned enterprises in Iraq have never been major employers.

Of course, America still wants to contain China and prevent it from becoming a major regional and world power.

The message that is almost certainly going through every major power is be careful what you commit to writing.

Presumably as a result, the dollar has lost value relative to other major currencies or in terms of purchasing power.

Turkey with a young population, high potential growth, and a dynamic private sector seeks to become a major regional power.

In contrast with Mexico s authoritarian past, when an imperial presidency constituted a major obstacle to modernization, power has been dispersed.

LONDON History has no final verdicts. Major shifts in events and power bring about new subjects for discussion and new interpretations.

As the People s Republic becomes a major power, its leaders will have to decide what kind of international system they want.

The challenges faced by a major power like the US require rigorous analysis of information according to the best scientific principles.

Limitations in physical infrastructure especially power, telecommunications and transport are a major obstacle for the activities of enterprises in developing countries.

Americans understand that Europe, as the other major repository of democratic legitimacy, wealth, and military power, has great potential as a partner.

All these factors made Portugal the world's major economic, military, and political power from the 15th century until the late 16th century.

Mexico is considered a regional power hence its presence in major economic groups such as the G8 5 and the G 20.

According to the Dayton Agreement, major administrative power was vested with the Entities, and this included competence for education, science and culture.

The most recent period of direct rule came to an end on 8 May 2007 when power was restored to the Northern Ireland Assembly following April elections and a power sharing agreement among major parties.

Nuclear power is saddled with three major unresolved risks plant safety, nuclear waste, and, most menacing of all, the risk of military proliferation.

To a great extent, this is a nuclear multipolar system possessing nuclear weapons contributes to a country s global status as a major power.

Several major international human rights instruments have been extended to the Territory by the administering Power (see A AC.109 2001 10, para.

He showed it in Paris in 1867, and it was a major achievement because it brought the power density of the engine way up.

There are serious plans to turn the Sahara desert s heat and sunlight into Europe s major power source, supplying energy to half a billion people.

Still, one might say, surely the international community, or the West, or the US as the major Western power, must draw the line somewhere.

Soaring food and fuel prices and major natural disasters played an important role in undermining financial markets, household purchasing power, and even political stability.

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