Word: vibrant
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...especially as exercised by George W. Bush, and wants to build up Europe as "an independent pole" in world affairs. Blair has denounced that impulse as "the most dangerous game of international politics I know." In a major foreign policy speech last week, he stressed keeping the Atlantic alliance vibrant, using Britain as a go-between if necessary: "Call it a bridge, a two-lane motorway, a pivot or a damn high wire, our job is to keep our sights firmly on both sides of the Atlantic." But Chirac said bluntly that Blair had received little in return...
...ROBERT B. REICH Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration We cannot be strong if we're coming apart. We can't have a vibrant democracy if we don't listen to one another. Reach out to those you disagree with. Give poorer Americans more opportunities to get ahead. Be a man of faith, if you wish, but don't use faith to justify your policies. Restore civility to public discourse and tolerance to public life...
...started monitoring gray-market capital flows in Zhejiang. Expecting to find shadow bankers charging exorbitant rates, they instead discovered that underground interest rates were only marginally higher than what banks offer and repayment terms were better. This steady source of finance has given Zhejiang not only China's most vibrant private economy but also the lowest level of nonperforming bank loans in the country. Permitting informal lending allows state-run banks, which provide most of their loans to state-owned enterprises, to "focus on bigger, reliable companies, [while] smaller ones finance themselves in other ways," says Bao Sihu, head...
...Arcieri Blue Point, New York Who Owns the Next Century? Jeremy Rifkin's book the European Dream [Oct. 18] argues that the next century belongs to enlightened Europeans, not money-obsessed, hyperviolent Americans. I wonder whether it has occurred to Rifkin that America's economy and society are very vibrant not because Americans are materialists but because their culture encourages innovation and doesn't stigmatize failure to the degree that European society does. The gross domestic product is a lousy way to measure an economy's true value. Quality of life, including opportunities, open space, freedom, diversity and population density...
...there on issues like media consolidation and campaign-finance reform," says Boyd. Judicial nominations will also be a major issue. "Our real influence is in getting citizens engaged," says Blades. "Looking at new voters being registered, it makes me feel very optimistic that the system is becoming vibrant again...