And if those meters are unable to do so, then it would be consumers who pay the price for any failures.

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And we'll hold them to that, and take whatever steps are necessary to meet those goals if they're unable or unwilling to do so.

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Moreover, in those areas where poor countries could benefit from world trade rules, they are often unable to do so.

ECONOMIST: Trade and development

So many parties in this desperate drama have to believe that the crisis will resolve itself soon that the fact those in charge made a clear statement of their ability to fix things and were proved almost immediately unable to do so, has not caused a further immediate crash.

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It was as if I was in one of those movies when a scene strikes a subject so hard that all he can do is marvel in slow motion, unable to process the myriad of overwhelming stimuli.

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