On top of Argentina s bestseller list isThe Myths of Argentine History, Volume Two.

In the accepted classification of sciences, mathematics is thought to be the queen, and the most difficult to grasp, followed by physics, chemistry, and, finally, biology.

First, Palin is not at the top of the ticket.

The most difficult problems in Poland are unemployment, which hovers around 20 the highest rate in the EU and the growing divide between rich and poor.

On top of Argentina s bestseller list is The Myths of Argentine History, Volume Two . In second place is The Myths of Argentine History, Volume One .

A decade ago, defense of Russia s territorial integrity and restoration of governability topped the list of priorities.

Also at the top of the AKP s agenda is choosing a president in tune with its worldview.

The list of urgent concerns is topped by global warming, but also includes terrorism, pesticides, and the loss of biodiversity and seems to have virtually no end.

Such complaints have been expressed most vociferously when sitting heads of state are accused of crimes.

It is also the world s top exporter of merchandise and the second largest exporter of goods and services.

Secondary and higher education are rightly near the top of the agenda list of the new government.

High on this list is the failure to improve maternal health in the poorest countries.

The security necessary for access to vulnerable groups and victims is the foremost priority in regard to improving humanitarian conditions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It s an ambitious list, but its capstone is Goal 8, which calls for a global partnership for development.

The other essential step is to place resolution of the Israel Palestine conflict at the center of America s foreign policy agenda.

The list of disputes between the two countries is almost endless, but Iran s plan to enrich uranium now stands above everything else.

American relations with North Korea, and the ongoing six party talks, certainly belong at the top of the list.

Secure and decent employment is surely at the top of most personal agendas, as it should be with respect to national agendas.

They can take on more risk running a more highly leveraged business with less shareholder capital.

Investment in human capital is equally important to create a basis for economic diversification and to foster evolution towards knowledge based economies.

But making global warming the world s top priority means that we shuffle other major challenges down our to do list.

The origin of most venture capital comes from Armenians in Armenia, Russia, United States, France, Australia, Iran, and the Middle East.

When production exceeds domestic demand, producers are compelled to expand exports, creating an export oriented, capital intensive industrial structure that supports rapid economic growth.

Violence on the streets went to levels never seen, putting Caracas on the top of the list of the most dangerous cities in the world.

Incompetence and corruption are rampant Iraq routinely scores among the bottom ten countries in Transparency International s list of the most corrupt countries in the world.

The problem is that conveying accurate information about the economy is far down the list of priorities for normal news reporters.

The same addiction that became the top preventable cause of death in Western countries has made big inroads in developing countries.

Mr. Arrad (Bahrain) said that combating terrorism should be a top priority for all nations because terrorism was not only a threat to peace and international security but also an obstacle to development.

The French commentator Hervé Juvin extolled this new attitude towards the body in his 2005 surprise bestseller, L avènement du corps (The Coming of the Body) .

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There is some empirical research on the consequences of capital controls in countries such as Chile, Colombia, and Malaysia, but very little systematic research on the appropriate menu of options.

I have a storybook on hold to write, and another on hold to be published.

His name is on a UN list of terrorists, and undoubtedly Indonesia and the rest of the world would be safer if he were still in prison.

Denying rumors that such a rule will be promulgated soon, SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently told lawmakers that this issue is not at the top of her list of priorities.

It may thus appear naive and counterproductive to raise the bar and suggest that we need to go beyond trade and move investment to the top of our priority list.

Mennad's head was on his pillow.

The type of institution that we have in mind should be a stand alone organization operating as a registered investment bank and subject to capitalization, regulatory, statutory, and other requirements.

This is surprising in an era when treatments that work should supposedly be used with some uniformity. In fact, despite a consensus that ECT is the most effective treatment for severe depressive disorder, it comes at the bottom of the list in most treatment regimens for mood disorders.

Brazil has been aggressive in terms of capital restrictions, twice increasing its tax on financial inflows.

As above, firm value is enhanced when, and if, the return on capital exceeds the cost of capital.

But if that were the objective, clearly a long list of countries should have been drawn up, and it is hardly certain that Iraq would have come out on top.

Sami shouldn't have come.

So change comes slowly. But it does come, and once a policy consensus has been established, it tends to be durable.

So that brings the idea of some kind of rating agency, Morningstar type.

Institutions such as Royal Bank of Scotland, which for a time in 2009 headed the list of the world s largest international banks, are being pruned by the EU s Directorate General for Competition.