That difference is fundamental.

Their role is currently codified by a post 1945 law that gives them enormous influence, even though their membership has dwindled to a mere 8 of employees.

Indeed, probably the most fundamental measure is to transform radically the way trade unions operate.

I mean, most of us know that pitch is a fundamental building block of music.

In Bosnia Herzegovina, EU Turkey cooperation is fundamental to achieving a durable solution.

This mismatch causes fundamental problems.

Majid Khan and there are many more like him is a classic product of the Bush administration s disregard for the fundamental principles of the rule of law.

The Euro faces a second basic challenge.

Political observers have long debated whether economic or military power is more fundamental. The Marxist tradition casts economics as the underlying structure of power, and political institutions as a mere superstructure, an assumption shared by nineteenth century liberals who believed that growing interdependence in trade and finance would make war obsolete.

Political observers have long debated whether economic or military power is more fundamental. 160

Finally, Europe must place more emphasis on basic research.

But the decision we are actually faced with is much more fundamental global monetary and economic reform, or war and revolution.

By doing so, they will push prices close to fundamentals today.

But a more fundamental question is why Russia s politicians, journalists, and analysts (and even some in the West) happily engage in this ruse.

Economists believe that market forces drive prices to fundamentals.

For Europe, this would be a fundamental change for the worse.

Laws that discriminate against one group of people threaten the fundamental rights of all people.

This modern, progressive, and peaceful model is unique and superior to all other currently available approaches to the fundamental questions of political order.

As the emotions in Washington today suggest, the aversion to tax increases runs far deeper than concern about their effect on current economic performance and job growth. In part, it represents a fundamental some would say fundamentalist view that taxes are to government what a bottle of whisky is to an alcoholic.

In part, it represents a fundamental some would say fundamentalist view that taxes are to government what a bottle of whisky is to an alcoholic.

Whether or not the crisis of European solidarity is real is a fundamental question, because the EU will not survive without solidarity, at least not as we know it.

Its signatories recognized a direct link between political and military issues and human rights concerns and that this link is a fundamental component of peace and security.

This prompted the EU to create the new position of Fundamental Rights Commissioner, with confirmation hearings set to begin in January

But where do these differences in attitude toward fundamental issues like inequality come from?

Unless Syria s rulers, like other leaders in the Arab world, begin to appreciate that freedom is a fundamental human right, even the most quiescent people s patience may wear dangerously thin.

At a time of regional uncertainty about Chinese policies including the looming prospect of China s first aircraft carrier Japan s participation in the evolving Asian security framework is fundamental to stability.

The closure of Guantánamo must be accompanied by a fundamental review of the underlying policies that gave rise to its existence.

Cynics may say that nothing will happen to the fundamentals of the global financial system, but they are wrong.

While no one should be under any illusion that Iran has been a model international citizen, or is likely to become one any time soon, this perception of the country s nuclear ambitions involves a fundamental misreading of the dynamics in play.

But there are concerns that, if not fundamentally divisive, are worrying. Should we fear the fact that Europe is no longer a purely Jewish Christian and white continent?

To deny this, to threaten to undo Polish German reconciliation, is to harm Poland s fundamental national interests.

But there are concerns that, if not fundamentally divisive, are worrying.

But they still disagreed on the fundamental demands of the opposition which included the formation of an independent committee.

Our opinion, released in May 1995, deemed food safety a fundamental ethical imperative and called for barring the commercialization of questionable products.

BRUSSELS The euro area confronts a fundamental crisis that attacks on financial speculators will do nothing to resolve.

The second source of the transatlantic divide in attitudes toward fundamental issues like inequality has to do with racial bias.

Unless there is a fundamental change in the posture of the Bush administration, it seems doubtful that partnership will be on offer at all.

We need the political will to tackle malnutrition now, with access to nutritious food recognized as a fundamental human right.

At a time of regional uncertainty about North Korea and China including the looming prospect of China s first aircraft carrier Japan s participation in the evolving Asian security framework is fundamental to stability.

As a result, those Chinese who use the Internet as a source for news awakened to the fact that no account Chinese or Western is flawless. Such skepticism, which is a fundamental attribute of the democratic mind, may have played a role in pushing the government toward more openness in Sichuan.

However, for China to succeed, higher investment in research and development, together with a fundamental overhaul of the educational system, is essential.

Such skepticism, which is a fundamental attribute of the democratic mind, may have played a role in pushing the government toward more openness in Sichuan.

Some economists recommend fundamental changes in the way monetary policy is conducted to avoid ever reaching this zero bound on interest rates. Paul Krugman, for example, calls deflation a black hole once you fall into it, monetary policy becomes ineffective because no amount of monetary expansion can further reduce interest rates.

One could imagine that a spell of unemployment might be a time of reflection, reestablishment of personal connections, and getting back to fundamental values.

Creating a marketplace where such uncertainties are traded and hedged would be a fundamental step toward managing the risks involved.