Sentences with phrase «recent economic catastrophes»

Our in - house counsel clients were already tearing their hair out regarding increases in rates without equivalent increase in value — and that was before the recent economic catastrophes.

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In fact, in recent years it has become difficult to find fictional presentations of the near future that do not feature decaying cities, a ruthless ruling class, economic collapse, and impending ecological catastrophe.

Understanding the factors that lead clever people to make bad decisions is beginning to shed light on many of society's biggest catastrophes, including the recent economic crisis.

«Thailand has arguably been hampered in recent times by political upheavals and environmental catastrophes, such as recent flooding, but nevertheless still presents sizeable opportunities for economic and outbound tourism growth.

Construction of a planned dam on the Kura (Mtkvari) River in the Turkish province of Ardahan would redirect much of the river's water from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea, leading to «an ecological and economic catastrophe» in Georgia, officials from the Georgian Green Party are cited as claiming in a recent article by the Georgian publication Democracy & Freedom Watch.