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If our whole strategy right now, especially in the Pacific, is deterrence, we want to deter conflict – a key part of deterrence is that you have the weapon systems and you have enough of them pre-positioned in key locations so that any actor who is considering the aggressive use of force knows that we mean business and we have those systems in place to use and we’ve got enough of them to use in a protracted conflict, that’s not where we’re at right now. – Seth Jones	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If we do see protracted inflation now, Nobel Prize-winning will be a disgrace to this country, and Nobel Prize-winning will lower trust in institutions even more. – Robert Shiller	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There could be a slowdown or even a shallow and short recession. But we're not seeing a protracted downturn that would inflict a lot of pain. – Bruce Van Saun	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Demand for newly built urban housing is now entering an era of protracted structural decline. – Julian Evans-Pritchard	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That explains why we are in a situation almost like a protracted sort of situation where multiple outbreaks break at the same time, the supply system is also an issue, because Richard Mihigo need to bring in all the vaccines - being for measles, being for yellow fever or cholera - and it's not easy to manage all the logistics for all these events happening at the same time. – Richard Mihigo	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It's nobody's job individually to act as a financial Hercules. You don't have to single-handedly hold up the U.S. economy, right now, we just don't know how protracted this crisis will be, and more people will be better off conserving cash. – Lynnette Khalfani-Cox	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
In our current baseline scenario, announced policies are implemented and China's economy would return to normal in the second quarter. As a result, the impact on the world economy would be relatively minor and short-lived, but we are also looking at more dire scenarios where the spread of the virus continues for longer and more globally, and the growth consequences are more protracted. – Director Kristalina Georgieva	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Maybe, just maybe we are finally nearing a long-awaited indication from President Trump that the protracted period of market adversity is mercilessly nearing its end. – Stephen Innes	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Yes, the protracted process did contribute to the conditions that necessitated an emergency. – Jared Kushner.But Cooper	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Regardless of the election result, it is unlikely to put an end to Thailands protracted political crisis. – John Ciorciari	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
If Pheu Thai does reach the number needed to form a new government, it is unclear how the military leadership would respond, regardless of the election result, it is unlikely to put an end to Thailands protracted political crisis. – John Ciorciari	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We are in the early stage of a protracted process, we have a long way to go. – Zalmay Khalilzad	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
While I concur with my colleagues here in Davos that a synchronized global slowdown is underway, fears of recession are overblown, if anything, the outlook is brightening as policymakers are beginning to awaken to the mounting risks arising from a protracted trade war and increasing nationalism. – Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are disappointed that after months of good faith negotiations working toward a meaningful resolution to help these states address the opioid crisis, this group of attorneys general have unilaterally decided to pursue a costly and protracted litigation process. – Purdue Pharma	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We are in the midst of a protracted battle and our policy is clear: We will not allow Iran to entrench itself militarily in Syria. – Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
My original decision was made in what I believed to be the best interest of this institution, to be clear, that decision was based on my duty to ensure that the House has the kind of pastoral services that it deserves. It is my job as speaker to do what is best for this body, and I know that this body is not well served by a protracted fight over such an important post. – Paul Ryan	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our City, pain that would've resurfaced over and over again in protracted litigation, which presents significant legal risks and high financial and emotional costs for everyone involved. – Jim Kenney	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Weather conditions last month in Beijing were the worst over the past six years with slow wind, little rain and high temperatures, but average pollution readings were able to stay at same level as the past five years, the air pollution campaign has entered a stage of stalemate, as Chairman Mao described in his famous book 'On Protracted War'... The efforts we made have sometimes been offset by unfavorable weather, and it will take time for us to slip the leash of weather conditions to win the war. – Liu Youbin	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We are in the beginning of a protracted wind event, there will be no ability to fight fire in these kinds of winds. – Ken Pimlott	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The subpoena brings us one step closer to a protracted, unnecessary legal confrontation, which will only distract and detract from the work of our respective offices. – Eric Schneiderman	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It’s too early to sound the 'all clear,' elevated and protracted uncertainty will not help growth prospects of an economy constrained by low business fixed investment...Uncertainty that reduces business fixed investment activity is not helpful. – Thursday Lockhart	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The intelligence assessments made at the time of going to war turned out to be wrong. The aftermath turned out to be more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined, for all of this, I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you will ever know. – Tony Blair	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
We understand that the term' Rohingya' is emotionally charged in Wednesday Myanmar and we have heard the call of the government to avoid creating tension by using polarizing terminology, so we ought to give political space to initiatives to gradually find a solution to this protracted issue. – Roland Kobia	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. – Franklin Pierce	added by acronimous 7 years ago

If our whole strategy right now, especially in the Pacific, is deterrence, we want to deter conflict – a key part of deterrence is that you have the weapon systems and you have enough of them pre-positioned in key locations so that any actor who is considering the aggressive use of force knows that we mean business and we have those systems in place to use and we’ve got enough of them to use in a protracted conflict, that’s not where we’re at right now.

– Seth Jones

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If we do see protracted inflation now, Nobel Prize-winning will be a disgrace to this country, and Nobel Prize-winning will lower trust in institutions even more.

– Robert Shiller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There could be a slowdown or even a shallow and short recession. But we're not seeing a protracted downturn that would inflict a lot of pain.

– Bruce Van Saun

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Demand for newly built urban housing is now entering an era of protracted structural decline.

– Julian Evans-Pritchard

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That explains why we are in a situation almost like a protracted sort of situation where multiple outbreaks break at the same time, the supply system is also an issue, because Richard Mihigo need to bring in all the vaccines - being for measles, being for yellow fever or cholera - and it's not easy to manage all the logistics for all these events happening at the same time.

– Richard Mihigo

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's nobody's job individually to act as a financial Hercules. You don't have to single-handedly hold up the U.S. economy, right now, we just don't know how protracted this crisis will be, and more people will be better off conserving cash.

– Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

In our current baseline scenario, announced policies are implemented and China's economy would return to normal in the second quarter. As a result, the impact on the world economy would be relatively minor and short-lived, but we are also looking at more dire scenarios where the spread of the virus continues for longer and more globally, and the growth consequences are more protracted.

– Director Kristalina Georgieva

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Maybe, just maybe we are finally nearing a long-awaited indication from President Trump that the protracted period of market adversity is mercilessly nearing its end.

– Stephen Innes

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Yes, the protracted process did contribute to the conditions that necessitated an emergency.

– Jared Kushner.But Cooper

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Regardless of the election result, it is unlikely to put an end to Thailands protracted political crisis.

– John Ciorciari

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

If Pheu Thai does reach the number needed to form a new government, it is unclear how the military leadership would respond, regardless of the election result, it is unlikely to put an end to Thailands protracted political crisis.

– John Ciorciari

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We are in the early stage of a protracted process, we have a long way to go.

– Zalmay Khalilzad

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

While I concur with my colleagues here in Davos that a synchronized global slowdown is underway, fears of recession are overblown, if anything, the outlook is brightening as policymakers are beginning to awaken to the mounting risks arising from a protracted trade war and increasing nationalism.

– Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We are disappointed that after months of good faith negotiations working toward a meaningful resolution to help these states address the opioid crisis, this group of attorneys general have unilaterally decided to pursue a costly and protracted litigation process.

– Purdue Pharma

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We are in the midst of a protracted battle and our policy is clear: We will not allow Iran to entrench itself militarily in Syria.

– Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

My original decision was made in what I believed to be the best interest of this institution, to be clear, that decision was based on my duty to ensure that the House has the kind of pastoral services that it deserves. It is my job as speaker to do what is best for this body, and I know that this body is not well served by a protracted fight over such an important post.

– Paul Ryan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This was an incident that evoked a lot of pain in our City, pain that would've resurfaced over and over again in protracted litigation, which presents significant legal risks and high financial and emotional costs for everyone involved.

– Jim Kenney

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Weather conditions last month in Beijing were the worst over the past six years with slow wind, little rain and high temperatures, but average pollution readings were able to stay at same level as the past five years, the air pollution campaign has entered a stage of stalemate, as Chairman Mao described in his famous book 'On Protracted War'... The efforts we made have sometimes been offset by unfavorable weather, and it will take time for us to slip the leash of weather conditions to win the war.

– Liu Youbin

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

We are in the beginning of a protracted wind event, there will be no ability to fight fire in these kinds of winds.

– Ken Pimlott

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The subpoena brings us one step closer to a protracted, unnecessary legal confrontation, which will only distract and detract from the work of our respective offices.

– Eric Schneiderman

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It’s too early to sound the 'all clear,' elevated and protracted uncertainty will not help growth prospects of an economy constrained by low business fixed investment...Uncertainty that reduces business fixed investment activity is not helpful.

– Thursday Lockhart

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The intelligence assessments made at the time of going to war turned out to be wrong. The aftermath turned out to be more hostile, protracted and bloody than ever we imagined, for all of this, I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you will ever know.

– Tony Blair

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We understand that the term' Rohingya' is emotionally charged in Wednesday Myanmar and we have heard the call of the government to avoid creating tension by using polarizing terminology, so we ought to give political space to initiatives to gradually find a solution to this protracted issue.

– Roland Kobia

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.

– Franklin Pierce

added by acronimous
7 years ago

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