Instead, it has been slow to respond, often reacting to external pressure rather than being proactive.
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As a result, Japan is unlikely to act to end its 11-year slump without considerable external pressure.
But he does believe it will take strong external pressure of some sort to make it happen.
Often, external pressure, not least from regulators wielding big sticks, spurs recognition of the need to change.
In a speech in Beijing, Li Daokui said China "will not appreciate the yuan solely because of external pressure".
Mr Sharon is pushing his plan because he believes that it will protect Israel from external pressure for a deeper compromise.
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These same coaches face constant external pressure and second guessing from athletic directors, parents, administrators, boosters, the public, and the press.
Evidence nonetheless hints that contagious ideals, propitious leadership and external pressure matter.
External pressure is no doubt responsible for part of that, and will likely provide political cover for more difficult steps in the future.
Increasing external pressure this year could fracture the Iranian leadership on this issue, but no one has adduced any convincing evidence that is happening.
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By re-engaging Pyongyang diplomatically rather than increasing the external pressure, George W. Bush relegitimized the North and gave it yet more time to bargain.
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Because union membership under the NLRA cannot withstand the external pressure of a globalized economy it appears the NLRA has failed in the long run.
But Sinn Fein's grassroots support may be strengthened by external pressure.
"With the recent incidents, it's possible that external pressure will be so high that they'll have to shift, " said Ken Loo, secretary-general of Cambodia's state-run Garment Manufacturers Association.
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But I do not believe that external pressure, particularly pressure which does not have a sustained impact on bottom line, is sufficient to drive meaningful action on sustainability.
Joining Greece and Ireland, Portugal succumbed to internal and external pressure and was forced to accept a bailout after Parliament rejected a fourth austerity package and Prime Minister Socrates resigned.
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But he must also pick candidates who have demonstrated that they understand these questions and possess the force of character to make fair and impartial decisions even in the face of external pressure to rule on other grounds.
Third, once this tool has been used once, there is likely to be external pressure for it to be used again when other European banks get into trouble, an event that is as sure to happen as night following day.
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And in late January Paolo Scaroni, CEO of Italian energy corporation Eni SpA, told the Associated Press that his firm will continue to fulfill its contractual obligations in Iran and feels no external pressure to sever ties with Iran's energy sector.
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This has absorbed White House energies up to the point where other regions of the world, particularly, our Western Hemisphere does not seem to be on the radar of an Administration working under very hectic conditions of internal and external pressure.
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The risk must be that whatever government emerges will only prove an interlude before a fresh crisis, in which external pressure once again is required to force Rome to confront the Italian economy's structural shortcomings, perhaps in return for a deal with the European Central Bank to support the government bond market under its Outright Market Transactions program.
Historically, it has taken some form of external shock or pressure from overseas, known as gaiatsu, to induce rapid and profound change in Japan (as a result of the 1970s oil shock, for example, Japan started liberalising its finance industry).
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This is possible now because of the strong new international pressure against external support to rebel groups, the removal of Ntaganda, the lowered profitability of the trade in conflict minerals and the International Monetary Fund's pressure on Congo to enact governance reforms.
Beyond advice to external organisations, there is increasing pressure on Twitter to bolster its own security.
The opposition's progress, reportedly with increasing external funding and training, has put greater pressure on al-Assad's forces.
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