Tony learns about the ontologically promiscuous, the epistemologically anxious, the ethically dubious, the metaphysically ridiculous.

Tony learns about the ontologically promiscuous, the epistemologically anxious, the ethically dubious, the metaphysically ridiculous.

Their relationship is dubious.

And they are more dubious than confident.

And so he looked very dubious, Asanga did.

The very existence of decoupling arguments is a warning that they should be concerned about the continuing robustness of Europe s economy. Special interests would not be peddling such dubious pabulum if they felt confident about the economy s future.

But some dubious assertions have, through constant repetition in recent, often breathless, accounts about the two economies, become part of conventional wisdom. Much of what really goes on inside these two large countries is often left out.

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Leviathan faced an uphill public relations battle. But Leviathan's bleak portrait of contemporary Russian life actually confirms many of the reasons why Americans have been largely dubious about Russia's ability to reform following communism's collapse.

Politico all over this story reported in May on advisers' penchants for strategically feeding dubious information to the president.

But many observers are skeptical about China s official GDP data and dubious of its ability to sustain 6.5 growth. That skepticism reflects a variety of recent news indicating weak output in parts of the Chinese economy for example, headlines about reduced industrial production, declines in manufacturing exports, and shutdowns in particular industries.

Up to 300 votes were dubious or the result of personation, where a person votes while posing as someone else.

And a lot of licit banks were also happy to accept deposits from very dubious sources without questions being asked.

More meaningful analysis would be obtained by having more reliable data for fewer countries, rather than imputing data using dubious methods.

And when the book came out, I was heralded as Africa's answer to Frederick Forsyth, which is a dubious honor at best.

CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA Political scandals sometimes perform a valuable function in cleansing governments. They destroy the political careers of individuals of dubious character.

It s been that sort of campaign, FactCheck.org s analysts wrote, filled from beginning to end with deceptive attacks and counterattacks, and dubious claims.

Accordingly, DPP concluded that it was dubious that the alleged statement could be proven to be in violation of section 266 (b).

It s been that sort of campaign, FactCheck.org s analysts wrote, filled from beginning to end with deceptive attacks and counterattacks, and dubious claims. nbsp

ABU DHABI Speeches by politicians on inequality tend to be short on facts and long on ideological assertion. In developing and emerging economies, one charitable explanation for the poor quality of public discourse about income inequality is that data on income distribution are often unavailable or dubious.

In view of these systemic weaknesses, China s ability to overcome its labor deficit by shifting to an innovation and productivity driven economy remains dubious.

Developing a new set of non proliferation mechanisms would be a waste time that we cannot afford, because any new protocol would have a dubious legal basis and encourage further imbalances in implementation. If we are serious about saving the non proliferation regime, the time to act is now.

Indeed, on closer inspection, it proves to be dubious, when not simply wrong. The nation state, with both its strengths and weaknesses, is alive and well.

Many African countries under democratically elected Governments are grappling with the repayment of these debts, which the President of Nigeria once described as dubious and immoral .

But monetary policy typically focuses on domestic recovery. And, though unconventional measures have reduced financial instability, their effectiveness in countering widespread deflationary pressures or restoring growth remains dubious.

Against that background, spending 200,000 to give a patient in an affluent country a relatively short period of extra life becomes more than financially dubious. It is morally wrong.

The pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait 17 years ago have the dubious honour of being the first time that ethnic cleansing was utilized in what was still a Soviet space.

Economic sanctions alone are dubious against the world s most sanctioned country. And threatening more sanctions in the future raises the question of why those sanctions have not already been imposed.

It would, however, have a more lasting impact on democratic development than a dubious process by which a limited number of people go to the polls to elect an ineffectual central government. Such a strategy might even lead to an outcome about which those who want Iraq to join a free world can genuinely say mission accomplished.

Three months from now, when Mexico s new president Felipe Calderón takes office, many will consider it a dubious honor. These are perhaps the only two certainties in Mexico s politics right now.

The answer to all of these questions is We really don t know. Given the dubious benefits of still lower real interest rates, placing central bank credibility at risk would be irresponsible.

And this can create great natural shelters for animals, but they've also been appropriated for some rather dubious human uses, including a bar, a prison and even a toilet inside of a tree.

Whether democracy will ensue is much more dubious. Judging on the basis of Pakistan, and much of the rest of the Muslim world, periods of (corrupt) civilian rule will alternate with cleansing military coups.

For Cœuré, trying to maintain financial stability is in the too difficult box. Even macroprudential regulation is of dubious value supervisors should confine themselves to overseeing individual institutions, leaving macro level policy to the grownups.

But Russia s muscle flexing behavior leaves Western leaders perplexed and wary, which seems a dubious way for the Kremlin to secure Russia s new stature. Contentious foreign policy makes contacts uneasy and agreements difficult to reach.

They said supplicate for us unto thy Lord that He make manifest unto us whatever she should be, for verily the cow hath become dubious unto us and verily we, if God will, shall beguided.

They said supplicate for us unto thy Lord that He make manifest unto us whatever she should be, for verily the cow hath become dubious unto us and verily we, if God will, shall beguided.

Some were talented and believed that the new subsidies and incentives rendered long term investments in the industry highly attractive. Entrepreneurs of dubious quality no doubt entered as well, thanks to the generosity of the state.

However, the laudable effort to prevent such a thing from recurring has had unfortunate consequences. For, in our zeal to learn lessons from history, we often learn the wrong ones, or distort history towards dubious ends.

and their saying 'We slew the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary', the Messenger of Allah whereas in fact they had neither slain him nor crucified him but the matter was made dubious to them and those who differed about it too were in a state of doubt! They have no definite knowledge of it, but merely follow conjecture and they surely slew him not,

and their saying 'We slew the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary', the Messenger of Allah whereas in fact they had neither slain him nor crucified him but the matter was made dubious to them and those who differed about it too were in a state of doubt! They have no definite knowledge of it, but merely follow conjecture and they surely slew him not,

So for instance, today, in Ghana, courageous reformers from civil society, Parliament and government, have forged a coalition for transparent contracts in the oil sector, and, galvanized by this, reformers in Parliament are now investigating dubious contracts.

Countries like Russia, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Turkey used the space available for credit expansion to support consumption, without a corresponding increase in investment. China s non financial corporate debt increased dramatically, partly owing to dubious real estate investments.

It becomes much more dubious when it interferes with sexual acts between consenting adults. What adults choose to do in the bedroom, many thoughtful people believe, is their own business, and the state ought not to pry into it.

Unfortunately, there has been little progress on either front. Moreover, even if the political will to launch third arrow structural reforms were suddenly to strengthen a dubious proposition any productivity payback would most likely take a long time to materialize.

But what really matters is legitimacy and informed public opinion. Do you really believe the increasingly dubious notion that megabanks, as currently constituted, are good for the rest of the private sector, and thus for economic growth and job creation?