As a result, growth has weak underpinnings.

Opponents of decriminalization have argued their case largely on moral and religious grounds.

Construction of the bridge approaches began in 2003, and construction of the bridge itself began in February 2005.

By late December 2011, the tower's foundations had been completed, and its steel construction had risen above the 30th floor.

Even if not, the flight of millions of Sunni refugees will weaken the foundations of neighboring states, including Jordan.

But, while Western analysts and Iran s neighbors raise the alarm, the regime s authority is in fact built on insecure foundations.

So, does Germany want to hold together the monetary union and thus preserve the EU, or will it allow dithering and a lack of vision to hasten the erosion of Europe s foundations?

But it is no less clear that this aspiration is far from being met, and that the country s poor governance is laying a dangerously weak foundation for international engagement.

For national public education a big change needs to come, times of post conflict require it. Without a national education system that positions itself for the reconstruction of the country, it will be more difficult to lay down the foundations of peace.

BERLIN During the long night of negotiations over Greece on July 12 13, something fundamental to the European Union cracked. Since then, Europeans have been living in a different kind of EU.

The specific sanitation activities referred to in Albert David s letter forms the most fundamental basis of modern human infrastructure. Without a means to safely dispose of our urine, our bodies would rapidly acquire acute and chronic diseases, and eventually die as we rotted in our own excreta.

The most likely explanation for this public investment shortfall is fiscal constraints. And, indeed, debt and unfunded non debt liabilities increasingly weigh down public sector balance sheets and pension funds, eroding the foundations of resilient, sustainable growth.