Russia could claim a victory of sorts.

But the Globe and Mail's Senior Media Writer, Simon Houpt, shared some bad news

Are the East Midlands really an appropriate unit of self government?

We would still only get a one room apartment we couldn t seek any more than that.

Germany is too big to abstain from leadership in Europe.

But financial markets which do not have much to lose from unemployment, but are affected by inflation are typically well represented. And yet financial markets hardly have a monopoly on technical competency.

Yes, all countries need vigorous private sector led growth as well as social programs, but there are many ways to reach those goals.

And yet financial markets hardly have a monopoly on technical competency.

Otherwise, sovereign owners can claim only 12 nautical miles of territorial waters.

No single institution can hope to define the right strategy for economic development.

A male online commenter summed up the laudable evolution of Taiwan's political scene

How can you pretend to be acting to change the world if you no longer understand it?

The Franco German couple could no longer claim to speak for the EU as a whole.

There are three respects in which Europe can no longer claim to be a special seat of wisdom and responsibility.

Political decisions can or at any rate, should never claim to represent the truth.

From this perspective, Western Europe appears to have at least as good a claim to the title of Good Society as does the US.

But as a gesture for peace and a better future, it certainly would allow Japan to claim the moral high ground.

The only contemporary European who can lay claim to the mantle of greatness is German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the European Union s de facto leader.

I have to say, we hardly understood each other... We were unpleasantly surprised by the chaotic nature of his views, which were rather vague.

Khrushchev s speech also ignited the feud between Mao s China and the USSR, for it allowed Mao to claim the crown of world revolutionary leadership.

He also implied that the countries of the Balkans should become virtual members of the European Union, even before they could possibly qualify as real members.

This gesture elicited hundreds of Internet postings from Arabs condemning the award as treachery and lamenting the pitiful state of leadership in the Arab world. To cite only one comment, addressed to the King Shame on you for claiming to be Custodian of the Two Holy Sanctuaries in Mecca and Medina.

If China makes a bid for regional hegemony, it will find it difficult to resist the structural constraints placed on it within this hierarchy.

To cite only one comment, addressed to the King Shame on you for claiming to be Custodian of the Two Holy Sanctuaries in Mecca and Medina.

The good news is that Tzipi Livni, Israel s main negotiator, recently stated that Israel would not claim isolated settlements on Arab land.

Europe s main power could no longer claim a special role within NATO and abstain from all military operations beyond its territory.

If China claimed such a zone for each of the sites it occupies, it could close off most of the South China Sea.

Such an apotheosis, of course, served the political interests of the emperor s successors, who could claim a godly lineage while aspiring to be raised to godlike status themselves.

President Clinton presided over eight years of successful fiscal management and prosperity, so George W. Bush could not claim this middle ground. Instead, he moved further right, with massive tax cuts as his main economic proposal.

If a homeowner defaults, creditors can take the house, but they cannot take other property or income to make up any unpaid balance.

President Clinton presided over eight years of successful fiscal management and prosperity, so George W. Bush could not claim this middle ground.

The west can no longer claim to be morally superior. It cannot hide its face behind the mask of liberal universality. Mohammed Suliman ( JabaliyaRefugee) November 9, 2016

But its defenders are willing to claim victory on the basis of the weakest possible evidence the economy is no longer collapsing, so austerity must be working!

First, for some individuals, working fewer hours reduces incomes enough to entitle them to a larger government subsidy for health insurance.

LONDON The World Court s recent ruling on Kosovo s unilateral declaration of independence is being widely touted as giving a green light to secessionist movements to gain statehood.

The bill supported by Cistac was seen by many as a way to promote local governance and maintain peace between the government and the country's largest opposition party. Although Cistac had offered his services to the ruling party in the past, relations had soured.

Either the desired service is performed from abroad telemarketing, for example or the work is sent abroad for processing and later imported to the home country (in Europe, more and more industrial work is being outsourced from West to East). Outsourcing keeps terrorists and other foreigners who would get expensive welfare subsidies at bay without sacrificing the benefits of globalization.

Outsourcing keeps terrorists and other foreigners who would get expensive welfare subsidies at bay without sacrificing the benefits of globalization.

(b) Any other person who can show that he or she is entitled to rights under the regulations of the Pension Fund by virtue of the participation in the Fund of a staff member of such member organization.

Whether Hamas can claim a victory and whether Palestinians will believe them will be determined by the type of ceasefire that is eventually agreed, if a formal one is eventually agreed.

Bernanke doesn t take orders from the US president, and King doesn t take orders from the British prime minister (and it s not even clear who would claim to tell Trichet what to do).

The team captain says she's hugely proud of the fact so many of her compatriots have not only made the team, but, in some cases, will be challenging for medals and competing to make finals.

Countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone which fall under West Africa and are part of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) experienced military help from the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG).

Based on his experience, he declared that here we face an issue that goes back centuries, a process older than 200 years that we won't be able to eliminate in just three.

Indeed, these extremists can hardly claim to espouse Hinduism, which stands out not only as an eclectic embodiment of tolerance, but also as the only major religion that does not claim to be the sole true one.