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...fastest-rising public debt in western Europe over the past ten years, and its 22% youth unemployment rate is one of the highest on the continent. Sarkozy was chosen by an electorate looking to cure the malaise. Assuming he has the courage his predecessors have not had to withstand the inevitable protests and demonstrations, the President-elect will liberalize labor markets, cut taxes, relax the 35-hour-workweek laws and create more flexible contracts...
...long-range problems, from racism to lung cancer, of which the colonists were unaware. Yet they survived. Key aspects of the Jamestown template--chiefly the lures of religious liberty, private ownership and a measure of self-rule--guaranteed that British North America would be populous enough to withstand challenges from France and Holland and, finally, the power grabs of the mother country...
...largest source of blood donations in Massachusetts. “At least in my case I’ve been able to find a higher moral standard as a member of the lodge,” says Bolcome. “Our generation hasn’t had to withstand any tough times. We don’t know what hunger really is, what it means to go through the Depression or be drafted. There’s more to life than being comfortable. Today there’s a search for more.”Others emphasize the more...
...difference between love and lust, and the confidence to demand the former in situations where they are pressured to compromise themselves for the latter. The mysterious allure of virginity is not rooted in an image of innocence and purity, but rather in the notion of strength: the ability to withstand temptation even in the face of societal norms and expectations...
...varieties, but only 10 or so?including arctic raspberry, cloudberry and blueberry?are commercially important. And while the arctic berries are related to their American counterparts, each one is a distinct species with an entirely unique composition. As Skyn Iceland founder Sarah Kugelman puts it, "Because they have to withstand extreme temperatures, they've developed properties that make them superhearty...