The geopolitical backdrop remains a driving factor.

In Switzerland, the leverage ratio is now central.

Cost is a definite factor in making our decision.

9 11 must have been the defining moment of their childhood.

Supporting and contributing to an innovative political start up would be their generation s defining act.

Consideration should be given to the metrics that define access to include utilization criteria.

The fear of being associated with me became the defining factor in our relationship.

As the world s largest economy, American leadership will remain crucial.

The Union must see to it that this border is not a new wall dividing Europe, and that the zone of stability and prosperity it has created for its members spreads to the EU's eastern neighbors as well.

The intangibles of freedom will determine the vitality and future of Hong Kong.

Membership in the EU should not be the determining factor in European statecraft.

Political commitments can make a critical difference in conflict affected countries and regions.

A reporter asked me tonight whether this would be a defining moment for Twitter.

That uncertainty will be a major factor in how Mexico's economy does or does not develop.

Another factor determining the viability of oil extraction from the oil sands is the price of oil.

That suggests that the fourth political determinant of the future will be the evolution of European policies and power.

Other countries must then tell America that the state can't stand back and let the market do this job accurate business information is a governmental responsibility. Moreover, the greed of bosses cannot be the sole determinant of managerial remuneration.

We are not defined by our central properties, by the bits that make us up.

Moreover, the greed of bosses cannot be the sole determinant of managerial remuneration.

As a result, developments in southern European will remain a key factor determining Europe s course in 2013.

NEW DELHI Political transitions in East Asia promise to mark a defining moment in the region s jittery geopolitics.

And a key determinant of whether they will have good health or not is access to clean water.

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall that stark, concrete symbol of a world divided into hostile camps is such a defining moment.

What is certain is that how Russia develops will be a key factor determining the character of this century, no less than the last.

Maintaining good US China relations will be a key determinant of global stability in this century.

The evidence may not be conclusive, but it is too strong to be ignored any longer.

The third major determinant of which scenario prevails will be American power and how it is used.

But individual voting remains in place, so Carney is not in sole charge of policymaking, as he was at the Bank of Canada.

The Strategic Energy Policy Challenges study puts enormous weight on the threats of a similar disruption today. The 1970s embargo was evidently a defining moment in the strategic thinking of Messrs. Cheney and Rumsfeld.

The Palestinian Arab defeat in this endeavor, and the resulting refugee problem, is a defining moment for Palestinians.

NEWPORT BEACH Imagine for a moment that you are the chief policymaker in a successful emerging market country.

Governance the way in which decisions that affect the public interest are made has emerged as a key factor in determining a country's pace of development.

Generation consciousness, unlike the class consciousness of old, is obviously not a defining factor in people s political preferences.

The 1970s embargo was evidently a defining moment in the strategic thinking of Messrs. Cheney and Rumsfeld.

So it is plausible that the solar driven ocean warming between 1900 and 1950 started things off by shifting the equilibrium toward higher concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere, accelerating global warming since then.

This is because societies in which opportunities and inequality are inherited are considered to be less fair than societies in which family background is less important. Social mobility in Lebanon, it seems, is extremely low and family background is a key factor in determining social outcomes.

ROME An effective tax policy that ensures adequate domestic revenue is a crucial determinant of a country s ability to pursue development policies.

Even if confidence were the single most important factor, deficits are not the only, or even the most important factor determining investor confidence.

This era s major states, developed and emerging alike, have the ability to reach accord on today s defining issues.

Social mobility in Lebanon, it seems, is extremely low and family background is a key factor in determining social outcomes.

Another defining event in 1989 was the Tiananmen Square massacre of pro democracy protestors in Beijing.

As with Germany in the 1950 s, the nature of Russia s links with its immediate neighbors is turning out to be the defining factor in shaping the country s international image.

If the Americans, four points down starting the 12 singles matches, get off to a hot start, Mickelson's match could prove absolutely crucial.

Although Judge Pierre Leval has distinguished the first factor as the soul of fair use , it alone is not determinative.

It doesn t condemn the EU, but as French President Nicolas Sarkozy likes to say, it doesn t save it, either. The member states political authority remains the motor of European policymaking, with all that this implies in terms of coordination, compromise, and negotiation.