Described
by observers as the most powerful Chinese official in decades, Xi last year was recognized as only the fourth person to earn the designation of «core» leader.
Is this remarkable episode, variously described
by some observers as a Tea Party «hostage - taking» or even «suicide bombing,» going to end in the unthinkable?
Some ethnic communities, particularly immigrants of Chinese heritage are being blamed
by some observers as being responsible for high urban real estate prices in Vancouver.
An ex-Mormon who was excommunicated from the church, she is often seen
by some observers as an obsessive agitator.
This election, in contrast, was praised
by observers as being generally smooth and peaceful, with the country's Constitutional Council confirming Monday that Ouattara scooped 83.66 percent of the vote.
The ultimatum handed down by Cuomo and the legislature on the prevailing wage issue in June 2015 — which put developers and construction unions in the position of having to agree on an extremely contentious issue — has been painted
by some observers as doomed from the start.
Instead, the party went with a placeholder candidate in what was viewed
by observers as a snub to the mayor.
The Howe Caverns Casino and Resort in Cobleskill is viewed
by observers as the «longshot» in the Capital Region casino race.
Those who scored higher on a test of general intelligence were also rated
by observers as being significantly funnier.
The likely rate of novae in the Milky Way is about 40 per year, [1] but of these only about 10 per year are discovered
by observers as of the 2000s (decade).
At the same time, the public stocks are seen
by some observers as a proxy for interest in — as well as the hype around — the tech by traditional investors.
Not exact matches
Not surprisingly, many
observers are calling out the move
by the Times — which has been at the forefront of the current wave of sexual harassment reporting that has sparked numerous firings elsewhere —
as hypocritical.
At least one portfolio company has reacted: Havenly, a startup backed
by Binary, reportedly asked Caldbeck to step down
as a board
observer.
But some
observers expect Russia's strongest efforts may be reserved for Serbia, which has close cultural and religious bonds with Moscow — and whose membership in NATO or the European Union would be seen
by the Kremlin
as a severe blow.
As I've chronicled extensively, Exondys is an extremely controversial treatment, and the FDA's decision to approve the therapy over the objections of the agency's own scientific staff stunned many
observers last year, raising questions about whether or not the FDA had succumbed to a well - orchestrated and heart - wrenching PR campaign
by patients and advocates.
Agora was accredited
as an international
observer by Sierra Leone's National Electoral Commission (NEC), which provides the official election count.
The closest
observers of trade politics and policy were mostly unmoved
by Trump's negotiating list, however normal people might be surprised to learn that Canada's bankers have
as much reason to fret
as loggers and dairy farmers.
The best part is,
by becoming less reliant on our southern neighbour, numerous
observers argue, we won't be
as exposed to regional downturns
as we tap more and more of the wealth contained in our vast territories.
As has been pointed out
by several
observers of Fowler's claims over the past few days (to the genuine surprise of many) an HR department's primary allegiance is to the company, not to its workers.
Even if such a step is seen
as unlikely
by most officials and
observers, Pakistan's ability to shape the destiny of America's longest war is a reminder of how much leverage the country maintains at a time Trump is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance.
For a country that has long considered a plain vanilla 25 - year mortgage from a bank to be the foundation of the home - buying industry, the potential changes wrought
by these new entrants and product innovations strike some
observers as puzzling, and perhaps dangerous.
He said the ruling is quite clear, however, in prohibiting a direct tariff on Alberta imports of B.C. products,
as has been suggested
by some
observers of the dispute.
His organization runs one of the most visible and high - profile private equity funds in the world — industry
observers put it in the same class
as those run
by legendary buyout giants Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts and Blackstone.
The «uncanny valley «phenomenon, coined
by famed Japanese robotics pioneer Masahiro Mori, postulates that
as facial features look and move almost, but not exactly, like natural beings, they cause a response of revulsion among some
observers.
Other
observers believe the reorganization will give investors better insight into how the company is spending its money, since side - project expenditures aren't
as likely to be obscured
by the main business anymore.
The deal hatched
by Canadian and US and negotiators this week might do much to ease the concerns of Canadian and US governments and corporations, although many
observers agree that they might just
as likely hate it once they fall under it.
The move struck
observers as odd because most plaintiffs seeking damages usually hope to settle the case
by leveraging the deep pockets of an insurer.
The hearings generated much heat but little light,
as was predicted
by Zeynep Tufekci, a professor at the University of North Carolina and one of the keenest
observers of Facebook and our evolving digital landscape.
Most
observers of the Australian (and others») experience with financial liberalisation have concluded that: (i) ideally, good risk management practices — including hedging — would be established before full liberalisation, so
as to mitigate subsequent risks to financial stability; but (ii) it was difficult to develop such practices until entities were actually exposed to some risk; and (iii)
as a result, a somewhat disruptive period of learning
by your own mistakes was inevitable.
The SEC finding in July that DAO tokens are a security, and subject to federal securities laws was welcomed
by cryptocurrency industry
observers as an indication the agency is developing laws to apply to cryptocurrencies.
After a year that has seen Apple's reputation tested
by controversy over the way its Chinese production partners treated low - paid workers,
observers said Cook might have seen an opportunity to bolster the company's image
as a socially responsible and progressive force.
Many analysts and independent
observers suggested indications that Apple had cut its outlook for the iPhone 5
by as much
as half seemed extreme, given recent reports of strong smartphone sales
by Verizon Wireless and AT&T.
Canadian house prices may be seen
by some
as among the most inflated in the world, but
observers on the home front don't see problems on the horizon.
Zeisser, who has been chairman of U.S. investments there since 2013, is expected to be replaced
by another Alibaba hand, Peter Stern, who is likely to replace Zeisser
as board
observer at Magic Leap and Lyft.
Wen has worked
as board director /
observer — and sometimes
as a co-founder — with the entrepreneurs at AEye, Ambiq Micro, Amprius, Amyris (AMRS), Bloom Energy, Crossbar, Desktop Metal, DJI, General Radar, LuxVue Technology (acquired
by Apple), mCube, Motiv, Pavilion Data Systems, Qumulo, relayr, Ripcord, Shoof Technologies, Spatial Photonics (acquired
by Himax Display), SpinLaunch, Tidal Systems (acquired
by Micron Technology) and Voltafield.
And
as Canada's leading global investment bank, we were again named Dealmaker of the Year
by The Financial Post, and received other citations
by notable
observers — such
as Euromoney, Bloomberg, and Thomson Reuters — for our leadership in virtually every area of capital markets.
While some
observers will point to recent equity market volatility
as a sign that investors should remain defensive when selecting stocks in the region, Philippe Brugere - Trelat, executive vice president and portfolio manager, Franklin Mutual Series ®, says he's encouraged
by recent developments.
I read an interesting article today written
by a quantum mechanic claiming that the new direction in such scientific studies is that we can't be sure there is an objective reality but can only hope so, because what we perceive
as reality is shaped
by the
observer.
Many careful
observers believe that human economic activity is already at an unsustainable level in many parts of the world and even globally,
as indicated
by global warming.
Six months later, January 1963, having just signed a historic treaty, they again attended a mass together at Reims, and «Some
observers referred to the ceremony
as «the marriage of the two old men,» because Adenauer and de Gaulle knelt at the front of the congregration, side
by side, on a prie - dieu before the altar
as would a bride and bridegroom.»
But things are getting interesting
as observers wait to see which case will soon be picked up
by the U.S. Supreme Court.
observer You continue to argue against the attributes of God
as recorded
by the Chosen Ones in the Old Testament.
The point event,
as considered
by how it would appear to some
observer, would look like something which no sooner came into existence than it went out of existence.
One way is to say that if you introduce the consciousness of the
observer as one of the variables of the world you are still in a regress since it implies that there is an awareness of the consciousness
by a further
observer who sees his state of consciousness, and so on.
I suspect that a future
observer, looking back from some distance on the church in 20th century America, will not be half so impressed
by the decline of the «60s and «70s
as by the astounding boom period of the late «40s and the «50s.
The joint inquiry
by therapist and patient highlights one of Sullivan's lasting contributions to psychiatry, namely that of the therapist's role
as «participant
observer.»
These were people undetectable
by the casual
observer but secretly organized in rings or cults dedicated to the violation of children, whether recreationally or
as stipulated
by satanic rites.
UN
observer Lorne Gunter comments: «Rather than the People's Assembly being comprised of members or deputies from around the world, elected
by and accountable to the people they represent [
as is at least theoretically the case with the General Assembly], it would likely be made up of the heads of civil society NGOs, and, under most scenarios, only those NGOs accredited
by the UN.
Yet some
observers supported the UK's decision, with reasoning such
as, «He's just being kept alive
by a machine!»
These objections are likely to be reinforced in the minds of those who make them
by the qualifications which Buber sets for the philosophical anthropologist: that he must be an individual to whom man's existence
as man has become questionable, that he must have experienced the tension of solitude, and that he must discover the essence of man not
as a scientific
observer, removed in so far
as possible from the object that he observes, but
as a participant who only afterwards gains the distance from his subject matter which will enable him to formulate the insights he has attained.