Until the deadlock is resolved, Italy will remain a country adrift, its government unable to formulate the policies it needs (most urgently, a strategy for boosting economic competitiveness).

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The postponement "is to allow the new government time to formulate its policies" before the meeting, foreign ministry officials said.

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And these have to greater or lesser degrees impaired the US's ability to formulate and implement rational policies in the region.

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It therefore recognizes that States have the right to formulate and implement policies that encourage equitable access to all cultural expressions of the world, and, in so doing, necessarily promotes openness to those expressions of other cultures.

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The basic reality that the US is being led by a radical ideologue who clings to his views in the face of overwhelming proof of their falsity is the most fundamental fact that world leaders must reckon with today as they formulate policies to contend with the Obama administration.

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Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said it would help the government to formulate environmental policies.

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Now the third article which may tie all of this together in a way that should cause government agencies some pause before they formulate or implement any policies to interfere with public communications, even at the scene of mass disorder or criminal acts of violence.

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The Institute of Medicine, a group that uses scientific research to formulate public health policies, currently recommends an Adequate Intake, or AI, rather than a specific daily amount of vitamin D.

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Given the urgency of rapid deterioration, we must accelerate the pace of our work -- to train professionals, to build institutional capacities and to formulate effective public policies.

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