The existing institutions were looking increasingly irrelevant in normal times, and ineffective in times of crisis.

The difficulties are multiplied when attempted in times of economic crisis.

This might be appropriate in times of systemic crisis, but it is not sustainable in normal times.

Times of crisis, however, like the approach of an execution, concentrate the mind.

But, in times of crisis, the trade spillovers have the opposite effect.

The EU is good at circumventing treaty obligations in times of real crisis.

In times of crisis, it is always important to keep a level head.

But the sort of integration that occurs in times of economic crisis is often destructive.

It has been argued that Europe s institutions move forward only in times of crisis.

The direct leadership of heads of state and government is needed, at least in these times of extreme crisis.

Bad news can crowd out good news, especially in times of serious financial crisis and political unrest.

Times of joy, times of pride Bangladesh savar.

The truth of the matter is that all of humanity needs to stand united in addressing the crisis of our times.

KYIV Since World War II s end, France has consistently risen to the challenge of restructuring Europe in times of crisis.

The principal reason is that in times of crisis people fall into predictable but avoidable errors, largely because of panic.

Indeed, it seems to be most effective in times of crisis in more normal times, as we have seen, the G 20 struggles to get things done.

In times of crisis, the best guides are theory, which captures the essence of a problem, and the lessons of past experience.

The hallmarks of this narrative are familiar to anyone who has studied the transmission of certain story categories in times of crisis.

First, the frequency of meetings should be increased, especially in times of crisis, and the level of a few of these meetings enhanced.

It is in times of crisis that Utopian ideas about ways of guaranteeing human happiness flourish, often claiming some scientific basis.

This would not be, however, the first time that America s values prevailed over the threat of populism in times of economic crisis.

Concerned about the excessive volatility of speculative short term capital flows and the contagion effects in financial markets in times of crisis,

But the current economic crisis may provide a severe test of the euro s ability to survive in more troubled times.

A nuclear Iran might even threaten America s capacity to project conventional military force in the Gulf in times of crisis.

Indeed, at the peak of the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, gold prices fell sharply a few times.

This is how the best of times meets the worst of times.

This increased domestic focus at the expense of foreign investments is compounded by a contraction in assets under management during times of crisis.

And, while that would jeopardize Germany s own interests, practical political action is not always rational, particularly in times of serious crisis.

By contrast, we in Latin America and Eastern Europe know that democracy has trouble surviving in times of crisis, poverty, and isolation.

Through this so called designation mechanism which has never been used the IMF can ensure certainty of access to global currencies in times of crisis.

Today, Malaysia s income is 7.8 times that of Ghana, more than five times that of Honduras, and more than 2.5 times that of Egypt.

Anatomy of a Crisis

Europe s Crisis of Leadership

A Crisis of Trust

A Crisis of Understanding

Origins of the crisis

The year 1956 was the best of times and the worst of times for Khrushchev.

SEOUL Last year saw the worst of times in South Korea since the end of the Korean War, with Asia's crisis bringing a devastating 33.8 drop in per capita GDP, from 10,307 to 6,823 and mass starvation in North Korea threatening stability on the peninsula. Times of crisis, however, like the approach of an execution, concentrate the mind.

So 1907 became a comforting mantra in times of financial stress a crisis cannot happen as long as the central bank understands the problem of liquidity.

The first lesson of European unity is that times of crisis must draw the continent closer together, not divide it through protectionism, competitive devaluations, and expulsions of immigrants.

If this rhetoric sounds familiar, it's because it has affected the old continent, when in times of crisis, in a cyclical pattern for centuries.

This is one of those times.

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I went there dozens of times.