Sentences with phrase «than the war with»

Drezner narrows the gap between us a bit, saying that most members of the FPC are more skeptical about the effectiveness of military force than they used to be (though of course, plenty of members in good standing are pushing for a war with Iran that's even more certain to fail than the war with Iraq), and saying

Not exact matches

Troops bringing the American flag back to Iraq in 2003 or deploying to Afghanistan in the same time period received just a little more than their Persian Gulf War predecessors, with $ 1,064.70 for soldiers with less than four months of service and $ 1,150.80 for the seasoned veterans with four months or more under their belts.

Prince William and his brother Harry did more than just play with lightsabers when they dropped by the set of the next «Star Wars» movie in April 2016.

New prime minister Malcolm Turnbull brings with him a better working knowledge of how Western Australia functions than any of his predecessors since the days of war time PM John Curtin, who died in 1945.

This is more than the Cold War's simple fixation on Russian villains, however, with StudioCanal producing, for example, «The Tracking of a Russian Spy,» which sees Logan Lerman play a journalist who travels to Russia and becomes a tool of the Kremlin, in a film which sets out to tackle ideas of fake news and disinformation campaigns.

In the past year, major cities have occasionally seen bidding wars — not for homes but for prime rentals, with choice units renting for higher than asking price.

For more than two decades, Sudan has been ruled by the Islamist government of Omar Hassan Ahmad al - Bashir, who spent decades locked in a brutal civil war with Christian separatists in the south.

More than 310,000 people have been killed in Syria since the war began with anti-government protests in March 2011.

According to Headlines & Global News, the film industry ended the year with more than $ 11 billion in domestic box office sales, buoyed by heavy hitters like Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Deadpool and Zootopia.

It explained how War had come to be flooded with far more prescription pain medicines than its population could ever reasonably or safely consume.

With «HDR» lighting (high - dynamic range) being employed by upcoming games like «Gears of War 4» and «Scalebound,» the Xbox One S is capable of making games look better than ever.

The last skirmish in the work - life war ended in a saw - off, with the realization that our careers, like our kids, will always demand more attention than we can reasonably give, and we have to make choices.

Couple that with a trade war and China's GDP could drop faster than many people think.

The Remain campaign would have us believe the EU would impose tariff barriers in retribution, but the truth is we import nearly # 70bn more from the continent than we sell there, so it would be an absurd act of economic self - harm for the EU to start a trade war with Britain.

And all of this, of course, is to say nothing of his easy flirtation with nuclear disaster; today we seem closer to war with North Korea than ever before.

The price war with Walmart comes at a time so - called food deflation is already pinching all these chains» sales and profit margins: Dollar General said prices for milk fell 8 % and more than 50 % for eggs during the quarter.

«When the war is over, then there will be in all countries a pursuit of secret war preparations with technological means which will lead inevitably to preventative wars and to destruction even more terrible than the present destruction of life,» Einstein wrote.

The question has been asked by nearly every Apple watcher following a brutal two - week stretch that began with a worse than expected earnings report, quickened after the ouster of a high - profile executive and culminated with news this week that it had fallen behind competitor Samsung in the smartphone wars.

Thiel stated during the campaign that Trump offered a better hope of peace than Hillary Clinton, but Trump's closest adviser has said he expects to go to war with nuclear - armed China within a decade and envisions a civilizational clash with the entire Muslim world as well.

Should a trade war ensue, retailers with vast global supply chains may suffer less than others.

With its warnings of depleted bank reserves, weak governance, and political uncertainty, the IMF's account reads more like the analysis of a war - ravaged economic basket - case than the prospects for a developed economy in one of the richest economic zones in the world.

Hinton has logged more than 7,000 flight hours with World War II fighters at air shows all over the world.

As China and the United States got closer to a full - blown trade war on Wednesday, with China threatening to impose tariffs on 106 more U.S. products after a similar U.S. move on Tuesday, one major question is looming larger than ever over the world's...

«I think that everybody agrees, except the lawyers, that it's in everyone's best interest to settle in advance than go to war,» says Jonathan Feldman, partner with Goodmans LLP in Toronto.

That ship carries troops and more than 30 planes, including the F - 35 stealth fighter — one of America's most advanced attack aircraft and one that would almost certainly be used if war with North Korea were to break out.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

But if Mr. Legere's previous commitment to a mobile price war is an indicator, consumers may end up better off with this deal than without it.

In the high - profile tussle for 6,000 wireless patents from bankrupt Nortel Networks, Google kicked off the tug - of - war with a stalking horse bid of $ 900 - million — far greater than anyone expected.

They find it absurd that Mr. Trump is risking a trade war with Europe, the United States» biggest trading partner, rather than joining forces to rein in Chinese trade practices they both oppose.

Top of the risk charts was the US's new - found protectionism, with trade tariffs having the potential to batter investor confidence — especially if the US's trading partners, rather than adopting a mollifying stance, choose instead to meet fire with fire by launching an all - out trade war.

Also, Canada has much more to lose in a bilateral trade war with the U.S. than the Americans.

Our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the Cold War.

The decades - long conflict that is currently raging over short - termism and activist hedge funds strikes me as analogous to the Thirty Years» War of the 17th Century, albeit fought with statistics («empirical evidence»), op - eds and journal articles rather than cannon, pike and sword.

Price wars with Amazon can be worse than brutal.

With decades of experience in both the business and environmental spheres — helping companies braid them together profitably for more than 15 years — Shel helps you identify profitable business opportunities within your organization's existing expertise and interests that help turn hunger and poverty into sufficiency, war into peace, and catastrophic climate change into planetary balance.

As I sat with a few people and «war - gamed» what the next recession will look like, a general agreement emerged that the credit markets will be far more volatile than they were last time, even though banks are better capitalized today than they were 10 years ago.

With debt already higher as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) than at any time other than the aftermath of World War II, this new debt is likely to slow economic growth and hasten the country's fiscal deterioration.

Though California's overall economy is less dependent on exports than those of many states, the California counties most likely to be harmed by the potential emerging trade war with China include many that are already struggling economically.

From toasters to pillows, there's more Star Wars home decor items than you'll know what to do with.

As China and the United States got closer to a full - blown trade war on Wednesday, with China threatening to impose tariffs on 106 more U.S. products after a similar U.S. move on Tuesday, one major question is looming larger than ever over the world's two biggest economies: Once you're in a trade war, how do you get out of it?

With a debt - riddled and a larger «explosion» than the one that hit in 2008 percolating throughout the U.S. financial system, it seems that Washington's policy alternative of choice is, «when all else fails, start a war.»

The fund - raising has also taken place against a more compressed time period, with Zenefits boosting its war chest in less than a year from a previous financing round.

Homes in these areas have been selling much faster than the national average, and with multiple offers and even bidding wars in some cases.

As China and the United States got closer to a full - blown trade war on Wednesday, with China threatening to impose tariffs on 106 more U.S. products after a similar U.S. move on Tuesday, one major question is looming larger than ever over the world's two biggest economies: Once you're in a trade...

It is characteristic nowadays to talk with horror of killing rather than of murder, and hence, since in war you have committed yourself to killing — i.e. «accepted an evil» — not to mind whom you kill.

why do people speak of the egyptian army as powerful?what war have they won?in 1967 they ran with their tails between their legs in front of a very tiny nation.you can have the hardware but if you are not courageous enough during war, then you are worst than a coward

The «War on Christmas» is nothing more than a device Fox News uses to real in viewers so they think they are being persecuted (even though they are the majority), and to try and marginalize others who disagree with their views.

Not all military coflticns are religious coflticns, but I'd be much more comfortable with a chain of command that realizes that than I would be with one that thinks that this war or that war will usher in the end times.

Of course, when it comes to persecution, nobody does it better than the Christians what with their inquisitions, holocausts, crusades and innumerable religious wars.

Adhering to Muslim Law by burying bin Laden at sea had nothing to do with showing a dead terrorist mercy for his body or fulfilling bin Laden's wishes; it had to do with showing the world we are respectful of religion and cultures that may be different than our own; our war on terror has nothing to do with culture or religion.