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Xi’s recent crackdown could hurt business sentiment among both domestic and foreign investors, many of whom are already nervous about the political environment, xi wants to both revive the Chinese economy and enhance the party’s leadership of private business. These goals are not mutually exclusive, but the latter is likely to constrain the former. – Neil Thomas	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Maybe even higher, that is going to constrain business investment, that is going to constrain hiring, and that is going to constrain consumer spending. And so that will lead to weaker economic activity going forward. – Gregory Daco	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think we’re a big enough nation to do more than one thing, to continue to fight against AIDS in the continent of Africa and to support the Ukrainian freedom fighters does not constrain our capacity to help our own citizens. I don’t understand why there’s any resistance to a program like PEPFAR unless we’ve lost our compassion. – President Bush	Found on CNN 1 year ago
A robust Saudi missile program would introduce new challenges to constraining other missile programs in the region. To take just one example, Iran's missiles, which are a major concern to the U.S., would be more difficult to constrain in the future without parallel constraints on a growing Saudi program. – Ankit Panda	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Historically, the development of the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs have accelerated during periods when the country was not bound by any agreement with -- or involving -- the US to constrain the country's WMD programs. – Laura Rockwood	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We generally try about 500 matters to a jury or court trial every year. Because of the pandemic, The Waukesha victims've had to constrain some of The Waukesha victims, and that, in turn, affects other parts of the system. – District Attorney John Chisholm	Found on CNN 2 years ago
America is great because of two reasons; this country nurtures innovative minds that drive progress on a global scale, and American people who seek to embrace constructive criticism, critical Race Theory is creating the indoctrination environment that will constrain children's creative sense of self and consequently limit their analytical productivity as adults. – Deana Wang	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It’s a signal of intent that they want to be involved in that region more politically, economically, militarily, there is a sort of grand vision of the UK as a balancing power, helping to stabilise the Asia-Pacific region, and constructing rules to constrain the rise of China. – James Kane	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
The Saudis appear to be redoubling their efforts to constrain global supplies, in response to this week's sell-off. – John Kilduff	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Ongoing trade disputes that constrain market access and/or result in elevated tariffs ultimately reduce the volume and value of U.S. meat exports. – Glynn Tonsor	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think its only a matter of time before the nuclear option is invoked and upheld because Musk just will not constrain himself. – Erik Gordon	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
So these measures are gestures that resemble disarmament, but they don't actually constrain North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. – Jeffrey Lewis	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We will not fall only for the position of the First Vice President in this negotiation. We are focusing more on structural and institutional issues to constrain Kiir's regime both in the executive and legislature. – Puok Both Baluang	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This will significantly constrain the NY AG's reach, yes, the AG can sue on a common law fraud theory and have six years, but then it must prove much more, including an intent to defraud. – John Coffee	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We must not risk the loss of mutual capability or weakening of collective effort across Europe, i don't do politics but it is of course political arrangements, laws and treaties that permit or constrain what we can do together as agencies protecting our countries and Europe. – Andrew Parker	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
If the norms and interests of the deep state, however you want to define them, are seen as being threatened by some powerful actor — in this case, the president himself, it is both accurate and kind of scary to notice that people can use secrets to try and stop him. If you oppose Trump, you might be willing to forgive these transgressions because a greater good is served. You might. Or you might wonder what will happen if the U.S. elects a president whom you might support, but who wants to, say, cut off an important mechanism for obtaining secrets used by the NSA or constrain the military’s ability to bomb targets overseas, in the case of Trump, a lot of the leaks seem to be coming from within his own circle. Some obviously come from secret-keepers who are genuinely worried about his mental capacity. Others — who knows? There is no organized conspiracy, but the threshold for disclosing information to people seems to be a lot lower. – Marc Ambinder	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The acquisition terms reflect paying a very high valuation multiple and the deal could constrain inorganic investment in the pharma division at a time when the future pipeline of this division is a key concern for investors, following a future integration of Monsanto, Bayer could find itself with a weakened pharma business. – Asim Rahman	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The fall in consumption in Japan is mainly down to slower economic growth, at the same time, increased focus on energy efficiency is really starting to constrain imports. – Jeremy Wilcox	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In the context of a market waiting for supply-side cuts, a stronger dollar is only going to weigh on the cost curve and constrain the pace at which cutbacks are made. – Nicholas Snowdon	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The cheer was heard all the way from Bay Street to St. Clair where I am, it's the regulators saying you're OK, you're not going to be covered under these new regulations that will force you to have more capital that will constrain your ability to grow. – Barry Schwartz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This should not constrain industry's freedom in any way that current regulations and statute don't already require, and it will have the benefit of ensuring more frequent and effective communication between industry and government. – Frank Kendall	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The economic outlook for South Korea remains challenging. Household consumption growth has not recovered, while weak global demand is forecast to constrain trade. – Ronald Man	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our partners fear that a trade agreement with an enforceable currency discipline could constrain the ability of their monetary authorities to conduct appropriate macroeconomic policies, and that is a risk they are unwilling to take. – Treasury Secretary Jack Lew	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Sanctions are sanctions, as far as sanctions are concerned .... (they're) about the need to constrain our development. – Vladimir Put	Found on CNN 9 years ago

Xi’s recent crackdown could hurt business sentiment among both domestic and foreign investors, many of whom are already nervous about the political environment, xi wants to both revive the Chinese economy and enhance the party’s leadership of private business. These goals are not mutually exclusive, but the latter is likely to constrain the former.

– Neil Thomas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Maybe even higher, that is going to constrain business investment, that is going to constrain hiring, and that is going to constrain consumer spending. And so that will lead to weaker economic activity going forward.

– Gregory Daco

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think we’re a big enough nation to do more than one thing, to continue to fight against AIDS in the continent of Africa and to support the Ukrainian freedom fighters does not constrain our capacity to help our own citizens. I don’t understand why there’s any resistance to a program like PEPFAR unless we’ve lost our compassion.

– President Bush

Found on CNN
1 year ago

A robust Saudi missile program would introduce new challenges to constraining other missile programs in the region. To take just one example, Iran's missiles, which are a major concern to the U.S., would be more difficult to constrain in the future without parallel constraints on a growing Saudi program.

– Ankit Panda

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Historically, the development of the DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile programs have accelerated during periods when the country was not bound by any agreement with -- or involving -- the US to constrain the country's WMD programs.

– Laura Rockwood

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We generally try about 500 matters to a jury or court trial every year. Because of the pandemic, The Waukesha victims've had to constrain some of The Waukesha victims, and that, in turn, affects other parts of the system.

– District Attorney John Chisholm

Found on CNN
2 years ago

America is great because of two reasons; this country nurtures innovative minds that drive progress on a global scale, and American people who seek to embrace constructive criticism, critical Race Theory is creating the indoctrination environment that will constrain children's creative sense of self and consequently limit their analytical productivity as adults.

– Deana Wang

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It’s a signal of intent that they want to be involved in that region more politically, economically, militarily, there is a sort of grand vision of the UK as a balancing power, helping to stabilise the Asia-Pacific region, and constructing rules to constrain the rise of China.

– James Kane

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

The Saudis appear to be redoubling their efforts to constrain global supplies, in response to this week's sell-off.

– John Kilduff

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Ongoing trade disputes that constrain market access and/or result in elevated tariffs ultimately reduce the volume and value of U.S. meat exports.

– Glynn Tonsor

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I think its only a matter of time before the nuclear option is invoked and upheld because Musk just will not constrain himself.

– Erik Gordon

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

So these measures are gestures that resemble disarmament, but they don't actually constrain North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.

– Jeffrey Lewis

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We will not fall only for the position of the First Vice President in this negotiation. We are focusing more on structural and institutional issues to constrain Kiir's regime both in the executive and legislature.

– Puok Both Baluang

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This will significantly constrain the NY AG's reach, yes, the AG can sue on a common law fraud theory and have six years, but then it must prove much more, including an intent to defraud.

– John Coffee

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We must not risk the loss of mutual capability or weakening of collective effort across Europe, i don't do politics but it is of course political arrangements, laws and treaties that permit or constrain what we can do together as agencies protecting our countries and Europe.

– Andrew Parker

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

If the norms and interests of the deep state, however you want to define them, are seen as being threatened by some powerful actor — in this case, the president himself, it is both accurate and kind of scary to notice that people can use secrets to try and stop him. If you oppose Trump, you might be willing to forgive these transgressions because a greater good is served. You might. Or you might wonder what will happen if the U.S. elects a president whom you might support, but who wants to, say, cut off an important mechanism for obtaining secrets used by the NSA or constrain the military’s ability to bomb targets overseas, in the case of Trump, a lot of the leaks seem to be coming from within his own circle. Some obviously come from secret-keepers who are genuinely worried about his mental capacity. Others — who knows? There is no organized conspiracy, but the threshold for disclosing information to people seems to be a lot lower.

– Marc Ambinder

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The acquisition terms reflect paying a very high valuation multiple and the deal could constrain inorganic investment in the pharma division at a time when the future pipeline of this division is a key concern for investors, following a future integration of Monsanto, Bayer could find itself with a weakened pharma business.

– Asim Rahman

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The fall in consumption in Japan is mainly down to slower economic growth, at the same time, increased focus on energy efficiency is really starting to constrain imports.

– Jeremy Wilcox

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In the context of a market waiting for supply-side cuts, a stronger dollar is only going to weigh on the cost curve and constrain the pace at which cutbacks are made.

– Nicholas Snowdon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The cheer was heard all the way from Bay Street to St. Clair where I am, it's the regulators saying you're OK, you're not going to be covered under these new regulations that will force you to have more capital that will constrain your ability to grow.

– Barry Schwartz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This should not constrain industry's freedom in any way that current regulations and statute don't already require, and it will have the benefit of ensuring more frequent and effective communication between industry and government.

– Frank Kendall

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The economic outlook for South Korea remains challenging. Household consumption growth has not recovered, while weak global demand is forecast to constrain trade.

– Ronald Man

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our partners fear that a trade agreement with an enforceable currency discipline could constrain the ability of their monetary authorities to conduct appropriate macroeconomic policies, and that is a risk they are unwilling to take.

– Treasury Secretary Jack Lew

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Sanctions are sanctions, as far as sanctions are concerned .... (they're) about the need to constrain our development.

– Vladimir Put

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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